Public notice: Nutty Guys in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing a voluntary recall of all Butter Toffee Peanuts and Yogurt Covered Peanuts with sell by dates before March 15th 2010.

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Nutty Guys Issues Public Notice on Voluntary Recall of Butter Toffee Peanuts and Yogurt Covered Peanuts

Although the herb Ginkgo biloba is widely marketed and used to improve cognitive health in aging, adequate scientific evidence of its effect on long-term cognitive functioning has been lacking.

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Ginkgo Does Not Slow Cognitive Decline

The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning consumers, especially pregnant or breastfeeding women, to avoid consuming a traditional product called Nzu because of the potential health risks from high levels of lead and arsenic.

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Nzu Traditional African Remedy Contains Lead and Arsenic

Publix Super Markets is issuing a voluntary recall for Publix Pumpkin Pecan Streusel Pie, because it was mislabeled and may contain undeclared pecans. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to pecans run the risk of allergic reaction if they consume this product.

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Publix Issues Allergy Alert on Pecans in Publix Pumpkin Pecan Streusel Pie

A new research program called the Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program (MEPREP) will fund research to study the effects of prescription medications used during pregnancy. The program is a collaboration among the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and researchers at the HMO Research Network Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics (CERT), Kaiser Permanente’s multiple research centers and Vanderbilt University.

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FDA, Health Organizations to Study Safety of Medications Taken During Pregnancy

Spectranetics Corporation, a medical device manufacturer, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has agreed to pay the United States $4.9 million in civil damages plus a $100,000 forfeiture to resolve claims against the company, the Justice Department announced today.

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U.S. Attorney News Release: Colorado-Based Spectranetics Corporation to Pay $5 Million to Resolve Allegations Relating to Its Medical Devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as FDA special agents and other law enforcement personnel as part of an international extortion scam.

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FDA Warns Public of Continued Extortion Scam by FDA Impersonators

Janzen Farms, Dayton, Oregon is recalling hazelnut kernels because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

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Janzen Farms Recalls Hazelnut Kernels Because of Possible Health Risks

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White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bat, France, S.J. Puechmaille et al.

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Employment and Compliance with Pandemic Influenza Mitigation Recommendations, K.D. Blake et al.