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FDA regulation of pharmacies has knotty history

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The deadly meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated pain injections has prompted calls for tighter federal regulation of compounding pharmacies, which have periodically been blamed for crippling and sometimes fatal injuries. But this isn

Clinton: US must stick by Arab world's democracies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, addressing criticism of the Obama administration's handling of a deadly attack on U.S. consulate in Libya, on Friday defended the need for American diplomats and aid workers in

Ex-firefighter pleads guilty in fatal Conn. arson

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A former volunteer firefighter in Connecticut pleaded guilty Thursday to setting a fatal 1986 fire, drawing a sentence of eight years and eight months in prison. Peter Waraksa pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of negligent homicide, arson and burglary. Ten years of parole

Islamic militants help seize missile base in Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By BEN HUBBARD and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Fighters from a shadowy militant group with suspected links to al-Qaida joined Syrian rebels in seizing a government missile defense base in northern Syria on Friday, according to activists and amateur video. It was unclear if the

Minn. lawsuit may be 1st from meningitis outbreak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota woman who may have received tainted steroid injections blamed for the nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis sued the drug seller on Thursday, though she hasn't been diagnosed with the rare illness. The federal lawsuit appears to be the first stemming from the

Source: Mexican teen killed by US BP agent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - A U.S. Border Patrol agent opened fire on a group of people throwing rocks from across the Mexican border, killing a teenage boy and eliciting outrage from the Mexican government over the use of lethal force, authorities said Thursday. The agents

UPDATE: Meningitis Outbreak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government says 170 people now have been sickened in the meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid shots, and 14 of them have died. Idaho becomes the 11th state to report at least one illness. The others are Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey

UPDATE: Meningitis Outbreak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

UPDATE: Meningitis Outbreak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

NYC, rabbis clash over circumcision ritual

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A group of rabbis is clashing with New York City health officials over the safety of an ancient circumcision ritual. Three rabbis and three Jewish groups asked a federal court Thursday to block enforcement of a new regulation requiring written