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Roche ordered to pay $13M to users of acne drug
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A jury has ordered drugmaker Roche to pay nearly $13 million to three patients who claim they developed a chronic bowel disorder because of the company's acne drug Accutane. Roche's U.S. subsidiary Hoffman-La Roche said it would appeal the verdict.

Activists say tobacco settlement is being wasted
By STEVE LeBLANC and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press Writers (AP) - In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen north. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement.

Death prompts window blind recall
By NATASHA T. METZLER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - About 677,300 IKEA and Green Mountain Vista window blinds and shades were recalled in the United States on Thursday after a young child was strangled.

FDA panel:Tell consumers about facial filler risks
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of baby boomer women who think they've found an antidote to aging in cosmetic facial fillers must be better informed of possible risks, government health advisers said Tuesday.

FDA looks at risks of cosmetic face fillers
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - They're drawn by the allure of ageless beauty. Unfortunately, for some, the result can be blotchy skin, bumps on the face and worse.

 

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