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Dollar Tree Gets FDA Warning for Potentially Dangerous Drugs

Dollar Tree received a warning letter from U.S. regulators for buying over-the-counter drugs from foreign manufacturers that were made in such substandard conditions that they had been barred from entry to the U.S. The letter sent to Greenbrier International Inc., …

Hearing Set for Mississippi Doctor Charged with Chemo Fraud

A Mississippi cancer doctor is expected to plead not guilty Wednesday to charges of diluting chemotherapy drugs and using old needles on patients. Dr. Meera Sachdeva is the 50-year-old founder of Rose Cancer Clinic in Summit. She’s scheduled for arraignment …

Alcohol, Drugs Factors in Fatal Fall at Colorado Rockies Game

A 27-year-old man who died when he fell from a stairway during a Colorado Rockies game had marijuana and alcohol in his system at the time. An autopsy report released Monday says the amount of alcohol in Robert Seamans’ system …

Physician Dispensing Driving Up Fla. Workers’ Comp Drug Costs

More frequent and higher priced physician dispensing continues to be the main reason for higher and growing prescription costs in Florida’s workers’ compensation system, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study, Prescription Benchmarks …

Texas Teen Dies after Attending Rave

Dallas officials say a teenager has died and more than two dozen others at a music festival were treated at hospitals for drug, alcohol and heat-related problems. All were attending the Electric Daisy Carnival at Fair Park. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman …