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Cronobacter Sakazakii: The Bacteria Behind the Baby Formula Shortage

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Infection can occur when infants consume contaminated formula or other food products. If approved, state and local governments will need to adjust their reporting laws and processes for doctors to report cases to health departments, which will then forward reports to the CDC.

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Black Women’s Group Launches Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson Over Targeted Baby Powder Ads

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Concerns of asbestos contamination in Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based formulations have been around since the 1970s, with the company accused of ignoring and failing to report them to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Health Highlights, Nov. 4, 2020

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After voters approve the measures, the state legislatures usually will need to set up regulations in each state. One would let doctors prescribe marijuana for 22 different conditions, the other would do so only for terminally ill patients, CNN reported. Right now, 11 states have fully legalized marijuana, CNN noted.

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Black History Month: Recognizing the Revolutionary Contributions of Black Individuals in Science

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Hollmann was a doctor at the Kalihi Hospital in Hawaii who wanted to find a way to extract the active ingredients of chaulmoogra oil so that it could be effectively administered to patients. He even became known as the “the plant doctor” among local farmers as he had the ability to improve the health of their fields, orchards and gardens.

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Hitting Pause on Criticism of the FDA, Just for Today

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As my greater advocacy initiatives have worked to implore the FDA to bring more balance, commonsense and fairness to regulating and providing consumer education about personal imports of prescription drugs, I’ve realized that I should practice the same in how I talk about the FDA. The medications that we obtain in the U.S.,

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101 Toxic Food Ingredients – New Conversion Breakthrough

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every day are contaminated with at LEAST ONE TOXIC ingredient. Brace Yourself: What I am about to share with you goes AGAINST what all the popular nutritionists, diet experts, and doctors will tell you to do. These ingredients can be harmful and even LIFE THREATENING. These ingredients are responsible for putting your health at risk.

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PFIZER REPORTS STRONG FIRST-QUARTER 2021 RESULTS

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down 21%, driven by a negative impact from the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in a decline in patient visits to doctors for preventative health purposes, as well as the loss of patent protection in the U.S. Hospital products, which grew 10% operationally to $2.3 down 7%, which reflects relatively stable U.S. Chantix in the U.S.,