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Vaccines and Biologics: Questions Remain
Vaccinations for patients with autoimmune diseases -- specifically patients being treated with biologics -- bring with them a variety of issues, including disease-specific, medication-related, and vaccine-associated factors, researchers suggested.
May 24, 2014
FDA Warns of Toxic Tomalley in Maine Lobsters
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA warned today against eating the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of Maine lobsters, called tomalley, which is considered a delicacy by some. But the meat of the claw and tail were not part of the caution.
Jul 28, 2008
State Warns Against Drinking Metromint Flavored Bottled Water
SACRAMENTO -- The California Department of Public Health has warned against drinking Metromint, a flavored water bottled in California and sold on the Internet and in grocery stores nationwide, because of possible contamination with Bacillus cereus.
Dec 06, 2007
Grand Jury Refuses to Indict New Orleans Doctor Charged with Killing Katrina-Stranded Patients
NEW ORLEANS -- Almost two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged this city, a grand jury here refused to indict Anna M. Pou, M.D., in the deaths of four elderly patients at Memorial Medical Center.
Jul 25, 2007
AAAAI: Lady Beetle Allergy Bugging More Patients
MIAMI BEACH - There has been a significant rise in allergic sensitization to ladybugs, an aphid-eating friend to farmers, in many parts of the U.S. because the insects swarm indoors to get out of the cold, several research teams reported here.
Mar 06, 2006