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		<title>Witness forced to testify at Medtronic shareholder trial over Infuse documents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge has ordered a former Medtronic Inc. employee to testify at a trial brought by shareholders of the medical device firm over marketing techniques of its Infuse bone growth product. According to a report from Law360.com, Judge Paul A. Magnuson has ordered the employee identified as CW2 to testify against his will regarding [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/witness-forced-to-testify-at-medtronic-shareholder-trial-over-infuse-documents/</link>
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		<title>Skepticism of Medtronic Infuse will linger despite independent review results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even if Yale researchers are somehow able to independently vouch for the safety of Medtronic Inc.&#8217;s Infuse bone growth product, it is unlikely it will reverse its trend on the U.S. market. Since The Spine Journal published an extensive rebuke of Medtronic&#8217;s practice of suppressing evidence which showed Infuse was responsible for numerous adverse side [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/skepticism-of-medtronic-infuse-will-linger-despite-independent-review-results/</link>
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		<title>Risk of hip fractures noted among women taking PPI drugs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recently completed study found a link between the use of Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) drugs like Nexium, Prevacid, Protonix, and Prilosec and hip fractures in post-menopausal women. According to BBC, a U.S. study of more than 80,000 nurses between the ages of 30 and 55 was conducted. The women participating in the study were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/risk-of-hip-fractures-noted-among-women-taking-ppi-drugs/</link>
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		<title>Lawsuit alleges Frito-Lay &#8220;All Natural&#8221; claim is false, misleading</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Brooklyn man has filed a lawsuit against Frito-Lay, alleging the company&#8217;s claim that its Tostitos and SunChips products contain only &#8220;all-natural ingredients&#8221; is false. According to a Reuters report, Chris Shake believes Frito-Lay&#8217;s claims that its chips are made from all-natural products are false and misleading. He charges some of the ingredients in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/lawsuit-alleges-frito-lay-all-natural-claim-is-false-misleading/</link>
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		<title>UK regulators set to warn on risks of metal-on-metal hip implants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[British health regulators are set to warn recipients of metal-on-metal hip implants that they are at risk of metal poisoning and devices are overall more dangerous than previously thought. According to U.K.&#8217;s The Telegraph, The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency&#8217;s products division is set to issue a warning to recipients of devices like the DePuy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/uk-regulators-set-to-warn-on-risks-of-metal-on-metal-hip-implants/</link>
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		<title>Costa Cruises offers settlement to uninjured passengers aboard wrecked Concordia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The company which owns the crashed cruise ship Costa Concordia has offered passengers on that failed trip an indemnity settlement for their lost luggage, travel expenses and medical costs. According to an MSNBC.com report from Rome, Italy, Costa Cruises is offering passengers aboard that trip a total of $14,460 for &#8220;lost baggage and psychological trauma&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/costa-cruises-offers-settlement-to-uninjured-passengers-aboard-wrecked-concordia/</link>
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		<title>Novartis settles unpaid overtime lawsuit with 7,000 sales employees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical company Novartis AG has agreed to pay $99 million in a settlement with current and former sales associates over an unpaid overtime lawsuit. More than 7,000 current and former employees of Novartis working as travelling sales representatives, mostly, filed the suit against the company claiming they worked long hours for no pay and don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/novartis-settles-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit-with-7000-sales-employees/</link>
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		<title>Microwave popcorn chemicals stunt efficacy of childhood vaccines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chemicals commonly found in microwave popcorn and several other household products are likely destroying the efficacy of childhood vaccines. According to a report at MSNBC.com, perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have the ability to lower the immune system responses to common vaccines for diphtheria and tetanus. Children who had concentrated or high levels of PFC in their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/microwave-popcorn-chemicals-stunt-efficacy-of-childhood-vaccines/</link>
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		<title>Whistleblower lawsuit claims life insurers knew of deaths, withheld benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recently filed whistleblower lawsuit claims life insurers MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. have disregarded information they&#8217;ve obtained in order to not pay death benefits to beneficiaries. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the civil lawsuit has been filed in an Illinois court by Total Asset Recovery Services LLC. The accusing firm believes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/whistleblower-lawsuit-claims-life-insurers-knew-of-deaths-withheld-benefits/</link>
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		<title>House Democrats urge review of Lap-Band and transvaginal mesh devices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of the U.S. House are calling for one of its Committees to investigate the safety of two surgical devices, the Lap-Band gastric band and all forms of transvaginal mesh. These medical devices have been associated with a rash of recent incidents of serious injuries associated with their use. According to a Bloomberg report, House [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/house-democrats-urge-review-of-lap-band-and-transvaginal-mesh-devices/</link>
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