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Health Highlights: Oct. 1, 2010

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Leaders from both testified before a congressional committee hearing that had been triggered by an unprecedented string of recalls from J&J, the Associated Press reported. Noting that hired contractors last year quietly bought up about 88,000 packets of Motrin that wouldn't dissolve correctly, J&J Chief Executive William Weldon called the secret recall "a mistake" and "not one of our finer moments," according to AP. FDA deputy commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein also told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that his agency should have acted sooner to halt J&J's plan. A five-year, $375 million grant from the U. S Department of Health and Human Services is being shared among 28 programs that have shown they lower pregnancy rates regardless of their strategies, the Associated Press reported. 2010: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | 2009: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | 2008: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | 2007: Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | More News Resources Daily MedNews Pharma Industry News New Drug Applications New Drug Approvals Clinical Trial Results Generic Drug Approvals Monthly Update Archive

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