Friday, November 30, 2012

[Health] Glass in Generic Lipitor Halts Production

Glass in Generic Lipitor Halts Production
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/generic-lipitor-production-halted-clear-glass-capsules/story?id=17844590
Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc., the company that makes a generic version of the cholesterol-controlling medicine Lipitor, has agreed to stop producing the drug because it is unable to explain why some of the tablets are laced with tiny pieces of glass.

Aspirin May Lower Liver Cancer Risk
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Aspirin-cuts-death-risks-from-liver-cancer/articleshow/17429099.cms
Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDS may help prevent serious liver disease including cancer, new study found.

Two Prayers on World AIDS Day
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/30/3941202/ukraine-fights-spreading-hiv-epidemic.html
World AIDS Day is deeply emotional for me. In Lusaka, Zambia, people gather at the Cathedral of the Child Jesus for a candlelight service to remember loved ones killed by AIDS.

Recession Left Baby Bust as U.S. Births Lowest Since 1920
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-29/recession-left-baby-bust-as-u-s-births-lowest-since-1920.html
Getty Images. The U.S. birth rate in 2011 was 63.2 per 1,000 women of childbearing age, according to preliminary numbers. That's down by almost half from a peak of 122.7 in 1957 during the postwar baby boom.

Ariz. Mom Sought After Pulling Child From Cancer Ward
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/11/mom-sought-after-pulling-child-from-hospital-cancer-treatment/
Police in Phoenix are searching for an 11-year-old girl who was removed from the hospital by her mother, where she was being treated for leukemia and still has a catheter in her chest.

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