Toy Recall Information

Oct. 1, 2010

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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:. 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. The FDA learned of J&J's plan to rebuy the pills in April 2009, Sharfstein said, but the agency did not recommend a recall until July, the AP reported. J&J has announced nine recalls of drugs for children and adults since last September, including one that involved millions of bottles of infants' and children's Tylenol, the AP reported. 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.

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