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Antihistamine recall across the U.S. triggered by heartburn drug contamination risk, FDA says

A generic version of the brand-name allergy medication Zyrtec is under recall across the U.S. due to potential cross-contamination with a heartburn drug, according to the Food and Drug Administration.  Drugmaker Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories is voluntarily recalling antihistamine drugs, commonly used to treat seasonal allergies, over potential cross-contamination with ranitidine, a heartburn drug. Unique Pharmaceutical…

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Nolan Wells’ cause and manner of death undetermined, attorney says, citing family’s autopsy

The manner and cause of death for Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teen who was found dead at Horn Island after a Fourth of July outing with friends, are undetermined, pending investigation, according to attorney Ben Crump, citing a preliminary independent autopsy commissioned by the family. Crump said Wednesday there was “red discoloration” in the tissue in…

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Democrats probe DOJ finding that eases way for states to institutionalize mentally ill

Senate and House Democrats launched a congressional inquiry on Wednesday into a new controversial Justice Department legal opinion that would make it easier for states to keep people with mental illness institutionalized, rather than paying for them to receive community-based care. In a letter to Acting Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, the lawmakers asked the…

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