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 Food Information - January 9, 2009
| The Food and Drug Administration of Maharashtra, in India, has prohibited sale of the well-known Australian energy drink "Red Bull," following a complaint about an ingredient. FDA Commissioner, M Rameshkumar, has confirmed to the media that Red Bull was not being sold in Mumbai, and the FDA was seeking certification from the manufacturers to prove that taurine, an amino acid used in the drink, was synthetically manufactured | | Scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, find certain drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease can have unusual side effects, including causing patients to become addicted to gambling, among other things. The drugs, called 'dopamine agonists,' also have been found to boost patients' appetites for sex, food, and alcohol | | After nearly one month on life support, a transgender woman has died after receiving illegal silicone injections during a party at a private home in San Diego. Patricio Gonzalez, and at least nine others, were injected at a so called "pumping party" on June 19, where she received silicone injections to her hips, buttocks, cheeks and lips | | After nearly one month on life support, a transgender woman has died after receiving illegal silicone injections during a party at a private home in San Diego. Patricio Gonzalez, and at least nine others, were injected at a so called "pumping party" on June 19, where she received silicone injections to her hips, buttocks, cheeks and lips | | After nearly one month on life support, a transgender woman has died after receiving illegal silicone injections during a party at a private home in San Diego. Patricio Gonzalez, and at least nine others, were injected at a so called "pumping party" on June 19, where she received silicone injections to her hips, buttocks, cheeks and lips | |
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