Saturday, December 1, 2012

[Health] Glass in Generic Lipitor Halts Production

Glass in Generic Lipitor Halts Production
http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/ranbaxy-gereric-lipitor-production-halt/1/190283.html
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.

Grand jury probing meningitis-linked pharmacy: newspaper
http://www.wina.com/Grand-jury-probing-meningitis-linked-pharmacy-news/11458736?newsId=180413
BOSTON | Sat Dec 1, 2012 9:52am EST. BOSTON (Reuters) - A grand jury is investigating the compounding pharmacy at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday.

Time for a ban on cigarette sales?
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Mailbox/Story/A1Story20121129-386574.html
SINGAPORE - The Australian government should be lauded for mandating that cigarettes be sold in plain olive-coloured packaging printed with health warnings and big pictures of various diseased organs ("Australia's 'disgusting' cigarette packs a big ...

Veggie Patch brand The Ultimate Meatless Burger recalled due to Listeria scare
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/veggie-patch-brand-the-ultimate-meatless-burger-recalled-due-to-listeria-scare-1.1061812
TORONTO -- The Veggie Patch brand Ultimate Meatless Burger is being pulled off store shelves because of possible Listeria contamination.

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