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March 7th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Group Wants FDA to Ban Caramel Coloring in
Sodas
The use of caramel coloring in popular soda drinks such as Coke and
Pepsi should be banned due to a possible cancer risk, the consumer
advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest says in a letter
to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
In the letter, CSPI says lab tests found that the average level of
4-methylimidazole (4-MI) in 12-ounce servings of regular and diet Coke,
Pepsi, Dr. Pepper and Whole Foods 365 cola was 138 micrograms, far above
the 29 microgram limit recommended by the state of California, the Los
Angeles Times reported.
The average level of 4-MI indicated a lifetime cancer risk of five out
of 100,000 people, according to the letter. That risk may be higher if
people who don’t drink sodas aren’t included in the calculation.
CSPI says 4-MI — which is formed when sugar is mixed with ammonia and
sulfites to create the caramel coloring that gives colas their familiar
brown color — has been shown to cause lung, liver and thyroid cancer in
mice and rats, the Times reported.
The American Beverage Association said the CSPI letter is a “scare
tactic,” and noted that regulatory agencies worldwide “consider caramel
coloring safe for use in foods and beverages.”
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L.A. Condom Law for Porn Actors Takes
Effect
A Los Angeles law requiring porn actors to wear condoms took effect
Monday.
The regulation requires actors in adult movies to use condoms in order
for producers to get a filming permit, the Associated Press
reported.
This type of law is essential to protect porn actors from HIV and other
sexually transmitted diseases, says the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which
is gathering signatures for a November ballot measure that would make
condoms mandatory for adult movie actors across the United States.
Los Angeles is the nation’s porn movie capital. As many as 90 percent
of U.S. porn films are made in Los Angeles, according to industry leaders.
They warn that the city’s new law could drive adult movie production
elsewhere, the AP reported.
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Confusion About Fraternal/Identical Twins
Common: Study
Many parents of twins don’t know if their children are fraternal or
identical twins because doctors give them wrong information, according to
a new study.
British researchers interviewed 1,302 parents of same-sex twins and
found that 191 (14.7 percent) were misinformed, with 179 parents of
identical twins told their twins were fraternal and 12 parents of
fraternal twins told they were identical, The New York Times
reported.
The study was published Wednesday in the journal BJOG.
“I think there are a lot of parents who just want to know,” study
co-author Abi Fisher, a research associate at University College London,
told The Times. “A lot of parents finding out later on felt they
just didn’t know their own children.”
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FDA Rejects New Combo Cholesterol
Drug
A new combination cholesterol-lowering drug has been rejected by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The drug — called MK-0653C — includes a generic version of Pfizer’s
cholesterol-lowering medicine Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Merck Co.’s
cholesterol medicine Zetia (ezetimibe). The two medicines work in
different ways to lower cholesterol, the Associated Press
reported.
The FDA’s decision about the new combination drug — which was created
by Merck — was announced Monday. The FDA wants additional study data on
the drug.
Merck officials said they’ll talk with the FDA to determine the next
steps and also said that new data expected later this year may address the
FDA’s concerns, the AP reported.
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