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 Winehouse
 Leaves
 Hospital
 (Again)

Discharged after spending a night under observation for reaction to medication

(Newser) - After spending a “comfortable night” under observation for a reaction to medication, Amy Winehouse was discharged from a London hospital this morning, a spokesman confirmed to the Daily Telegraph . When asked about his 24-year-old daughter’s condition last night, her father Mitch held up a bag of Kentucky Fried Chicken and said: “This is how serious it is.” More »

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Blood Thinner Woes Hit Germany

100 may have been sickened by heparin
not tied to Baxter

(Newser) - Heparin blood thinners may have sickened as many as 100 people in Germany, health officials report. The FDA is currently investigating the drug after it was linked to 19 deaths and hundreds of allergic reactions in the US, possibly due to contaminants from China. The agency is now recommending that all American heparin manufacturers test supplies for contaminants and counterfeit ingredients. More »

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