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21 Suffer Liver Damage From Hemorrhoid Drug

BEIJING – China’s drug regulator ordered a nationwide recall of a hemorrhoid medicine Wednesday because of concerns it may cause liver problems in the latest drug problem to hit the country. The State Food and Drug Administration said in a statement on its Web site that it had ordered Vital …

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Study: More Than 400,000 People Are Poisoned Each Year by Snakes

HONG KONG – More than 400,000 people are poisoned by snakebites worldwide each year and 20,000 of them die, with most cases occurring in the poorest countries, researchers say. In an article published in U.S.-based open access Public Library of Science Medicine, the researchers said the burden from snakebites was …

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Oil Supertanker Owners in Ransom Talks With Somali Pirates

The Saudi foreign minister says the owners of a hijacked oil tanker are negotiating with the pirates that are holding it. Prince Saud Al-Faisal spoke Wednesday after talks in Rome with his Italian counterpart. Asked if he could confirm reports that a ransom had been demanded, he said the owners …

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