China recalls tainted leukemia drugs
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Chinese authorities ordered the recall of tainted leukemia drugs blamed for leg pains and other problems, state media reported Sunday, the latest crisis to strike the country's embattled food and drug industries.
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TORONTO (CP) - The arthritis medication at the centre of one of the biggest drug recalls in history was associated with dozens of heart problems and strokes - at least four of them fatal - during the study that led to its demise.
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Roche Holding AG's HIV drug Viracept is being recalled from markets in Europe and some other countries due to contamination, European authorities and the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday.
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Chinese inspectors found dozens of children's snacks that failed food standards and seized hundreds of bottles of fake human blood protein from hospitals, officials said Tuesday.
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The government said Tuesday that intercepted drugs purportedly sent from Canada were made and shipped elsewhere, had been subject to Canadian recall and had cheaper generic counterparts in the United States.
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A time-released medication used to prevent heartworm in millions of dogs was recalled after thousands of dogs suffered adverse reactions.
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Boston Scientific Corp. BSX.N said on  Wednesday that inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug  Administration found no problems at a plant in Ireland that  makes Taxus heart stents, which were the subject of a recall.
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A slew of products made in China  ranging from children's jewelry to cake decorations were  recalled on Thursday because they contain excessive amounts of  lead.
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Merck & Co Inc on Wednesday voluntarily recalled about 1.2 million doses of its widely used children's vaccines after quality-control checks found production equipment may not have been properly sterilized.
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U.S. safety officials have voluntarily recalled about 4.2 million Chinese-made Aqua Dots toys contaminated with a powerful "date rape" drug that has caused some children to vomit and lose consciousness upon ingesting the contents.
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Executives of laboratory services firm MDS Inc. admitted yesterday they still haven&#39;t determined how a batch of blood samples used in testing a generic drug last year became contaminated -- a finding which
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Following the recall of several tainted Chinese products in recent weeks, China joined Southeast Asian countries in pledging to strengthen product standards and safety.
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The first new leukemia treatment in more than a decade approved specifically for use in children has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
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China said on Friday it had destroyed or returned nutritional supplement capsules and raisins imported from the United States after detecting a higher-than-normal amount of bacteria.
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China is urging Hong Kong to resume the sale of three brands of Chinese toothpaste containing a chemical found in antifreeze, saying the small amounts involved were harmless to people.
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China said it was suspending imports of some chicken and pork after inspectors found shipments that were contaminated with chemicals or bacteria.
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Chinaâs recent crackdown on unsafe pharmaceuticals came too late for some victims, like Du Haipeng and Liu Sichen, who were treated with a contaminated drug.