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Heparin Deaths Higher, FDA Says
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As many as 62 deaths over the past 15 months have been linked to tainted heparin on the basis of allergic/hypotensive symptoms, although heparin may not have actually caused the deaths. Heartwire
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Heparin Contaminant Identified
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The contaminant found in samples of heparin that had been linked to an increase in adverse reactions has now been identified as oversulfated chondroitin sulfate. Heartwire
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U.S. Medicare Spending Triggers New Funding Proposal
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Medicare spending is increasing so quickly that the president will be required to propose new benefit cuts or higher taxes, trustees for the U.S. senior citizen health care program said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
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