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Brazil: An Apology for Torture - Sat, 19 May 2012
The Rio de Janeiro State government said Friday that it would apologize to President Dilma Rousseff for the human rights abuses she suffered during the dictatorship that ruled Brazil.
Court Upholds Voting Rights Act in Alabama Case - Sat, 19 May 2012
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a main provision of the Voting Rights Act on Friday, rejecting an Alabama county’s challenge to the law.
Maryland: Same-Sex Divorces Are Permitted - Sat, 19 May 2012
The state’s highest court ruled Friday that same-sex couples could divorce in Maryland even though the state does not yet permit same-sex marriages.
FDA Recalls
Caribe Produce, LTD CO. Recalls Papaya Maradol, Caribena Brand Because Of Possible Health Risk - Fri, 18 May 2012
Caribe Produce LTD Co. of McAllen, TX, is recalling 286 cases of Papaya Maradol, Caribeña Brand papayas packed in 35 lb. cartons marked with the brand “ Caribeña “ and “ Product of Mexico” stamped on the side. The papayas are sold individually, and each one bears a label which states “3112 CARIBENA Papaya MARADOL PRODUCT OF MEXICO
River Ranch Recalls Retail And Food Service Salads Because Of Possible Health Risk - Fri, 18 May 2012
River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC of Salinas, CA is initiating a voluntary recall of retail and foodservice bagged salads,because they have the potential of being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes following routine random retail salad finished product tests conducted in the marketplace by the Food & Drug Administration.
WEST COAST NUTRITIONALS, LTD. Issues a Voluntary Worldwide/Nationwide Drug Recall of Products FIRMINITE, EXTRA STRENGTH INSTANT HOT ROD, AND LIBIDRON due to Undeclared Tadalafil - Fri, 18 May 2012
WEST COAST NUTRITIONALS, LTD is conducting a voluntary recalling all lots of FIRMINITE, EXTRA STRENGTH INSTANT HOT ROD, AND LIBIDRON capsules to the consumer level. An FDA lab analysis of FIRMINITE distributed by West Coast Nutritionals was found to contain undeclared Tadalafil.
FDA Press Releases
FDA approves generic versions of blood thinner Plavix - Thu, 17 May 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved generic versions of the blood thinning drug Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate), which helps reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by making it less likely that platelets in the blood will clump and form clots in the arteries.
FDA expands use for FilmArray Respiratory Panel - Tue, 15 May 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the use for the FilmArray Respiratory Panel, the first test that can simultaneously detect both viral and bacterial causes of respiratory infection from a single sample.
FDA issues alert on potential dangers of unproven treatment for multiple sclerosis - Thu, 10 May 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals and patients about injuries and death associated with the use of an experimental procedure sometimes called “liberation therapy” or the “liberation procedure” to treat chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI).
