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February 11th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
FDA Warns About Handheld Dental X-Ray
Units
Some handheld dental X-ray units sold online are potentially unsafe and
should not be used by dentists or veterinarians, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration warns.
The devices — which could expose the user and patient to unnecessary
and potentially harmful X-rays — are sold online by manufacturers outside
the United States and directly shipped to U.S. customers.
The FDA was alerted about the issue by the Washington State Department
of Health, which tested a handheld dental X-ray unit purchased online and
found that it did not comply with X-ray performance standards.
To date, no adverse events associated with the devices have been
reported, said the FDA, which is investigating the extent of the problem
and alerting state regulatory authorities, dental professional groups, and
other health organizations about the safety risks.
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New Heparin Production Guidelines Issued by
FDA
Draft guidelines for the safe production of the blood thinner heparin
were released Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Four years ago, contaminated heparin from Baxter International caused
allergic reactions in patients and dozens of deaths, Agence
France-Presse reported.
Heparin is used to prevent blood clots in millions of patients
undergoing kidney dialysis and heart surgery.
The new guidelines are meant for companies that use crude heparin to
make drugs and medical devices. The FDA said there is a 60-day review and
comment period before the guidelines take effect, AFP reported.
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FDA Issues Guidelines for Review of
Lower-Priced Biotech Drugs
Draft guidelines for reviewing the first lower-priced “biosimilar”
versions of biotech drugs was released Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration.
Biotech drugs are high-tech medications that cost the United States
billions of dollars a year. The new FDA guidelines follow a decades-long
effort to lower the price of the drugs, the Associated Press
reported.
The specialty cancer drug Avastin is an example of a biotech drug. It
costs more than $100,000 a year.
Under the Obama administration’s health care overhaul, the FDA was
ordered to created a system for approving biosimilar versions of biotech
drugs. The agency will accept comments on the draft guidelines for 60 days
before finalizing them, the AP reported.
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More Than Half of U.S. Dogs and Cats Too Fat:
Survey
Fifty-five percent of adult cats and 53 percent of dogs in the United
States are overweight or obese, according to a survey of veterinarians
conducted by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention.
That works out to 88.4 million overweight or obese cats and dogs,
CBS news reported.
Twenty-two percent of owners with fat dogs and 15 percent of those with
fat cats believed their pets were “normal weight,” the survey found. APOP
founder Dr. Ernie Ward referred to that lack of awareness as the “fat pet
gap.”
“In simplest terms, we’ve made fat pets the new normal,” he said in a
written statement, CBS News reported.
The survey also found that 93 percent of pet owners realize pet obesity
is a problem.
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Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers
Recalled
Nearly two million Tassimo single-cup brewers have been recalled in the
United States and Canada after reports of the appliances spraying hot
liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto people.
There have been 140 reports of such problems with the brewers,
including 37 cases in which people suffered second degree burns, according
to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Associated
Press reported.
The plastic T-disc that holds the coffee or tea in the appliance can
burst while brewing, the CPSC said.
About 835,000 Tassimo single-cup brewers are being recalled in the U.S.
and 900,000 are being recalled in Canada. The CPSC also said four million
packets of Tassimo espresso T-discs are being recalled after 21 reports of
problems, the AP said.
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Dozens Ill in N.J. University
Outbreak
Norovirus is the suspected cause of an outbreak at Rider University in
New Jersey that’s resulted in about 40 students being taken to
hospitals.
The university said the students from the school’s Lawrenceville campus
were taken to hospitals late Wednesday night. As of Thursday, some of the
students had been discharged and returned to campus, CNN
reported.
A similar outbreak began a week ago at nearby Princeton University and
is still underway.
“We are coordinating treatment information with that university. We
have also informed neighboring institutions,” Rider said on its website,
CNN reported.
Norovirus causes symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea and stomach
pain.
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