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Past illegal blood donation in China linked to hepatitis C virus infection

Research in a rural province of central China has documented that illegal blood donation practices led to high hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rates in blood and plasma donors during the 1980s and early 1990s, and that failure to screen for HCV in transfusion recipients increased their risk of infection as well, according to an article in the November 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Disea...

Illegal trade is propelling rare turtle toward extinction, new report

A new report released today finds that the illegal trade in the Roti Island snake-necked turtle, found only on one island in Indonesia, has left it all but extinct in the wild. Exotic pet enthusiasts in Europe, North America and East Asia are fueling the illegal trade for the turtle, often without realizing that they are contributing to its demise. No legal trade of this species has been allowe...
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Marquette targets illegal downloading

The school is the first university working with the , a non-profit consortium of technologies companies inclu...

Illegal business tricks: Can my company do that?

Because I used to be a corporate HR person, people ask me HR questions all the time. One of the most popular forms of question that I get asked is: Can my company actually do that? The answer often is: Well, not legally, but it appears they did anyway. Im not a lawyer. I dont send people off to sue their current or past employer (or at least I havent so far). Life is long. So ma...
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FDA considers nicotine lollipops illegal

The Food and Drug Administration cracked down on Internet distributors of nicotine-laced lollipops and lip balm, declaring them illegal and ordering that 4 pharmacies stop sales immediately. The lollipops in particular pose a risk to children because they look like regular candy, the FDA warned. "The quantity of nicotine could be potentially dangerous to a small child," said FDA attorney David Ho...

Illegal Drug Use In England Mounting Up At An Alarming Rate

The trend towards illicit use of drugs is on the rise in England, accounting for more than 1 million visits and 400,000 admissions to the emergency department each year. The findings are based on anonymous interviews with // patients visiting the emergency department of a hospital in South West England. The doctor in charge of emergency care was also asked to assess the need for treat...

Punjab Government Told To Explain Illegal Kidney Transplantations

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for a report with regard to people allegedly being coerced to sell their kidneys and has issued the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police of the Indian State of Punjab with a notice. // As many as 300 laborers in the state are reported to have lost their kidneys since the year 2001, and about 25 of them are no longer alive. The...

Three Arrested For Illegal Export Of Ephedrine Tablets

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested three persons, including the Managing Director of a pharmaceutical company based at Vijayawada//, for alleged illegal export of Ephedrine tablets, a controlled substance notified under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. According to Directorate of Revenue Intelligence here today, the arrested persons have b...

Illegal Drug Trafficking Pose A Great Threat For HIV Epidemic In Northeast

Heroin and synthetic pharmaceuticals illegally trafficked from Myanmar into India's northeast has led to a rise in drug abuse and an HIV epidemic in the region// , says a United Nations study. "Drug trafficking across the common border of Myanmar and the northeastern state of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland occurs with ease. Despite the existence of heavy security, heroin does transit th...

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FDA Announces Results of Investigation Into Illegal Promotion of OxyContin by The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.

Company Misrepresented Prescription PainReliever to Health Care Professionals ROCKVILLE, Md., May 10, 2007-The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI)announced today that The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. has agreedto pay more than $700 million to resolve criminal charges and civilliabilities in connection with...
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