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Companies Selling Honey Tainted With Drugs Used To Fight Erectile Dysfunction: FDA Companies Selling Honey Tainted With Drugs Used To Fight Erectile Dysfunction: FDA
Companies Selling Honey Tainted With Drugs Used To Fight Erectile Dysfunction: FDA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to four companies that allegedly illegally sold honey-based products that could contain drug ingredients found in erectile dysfunction medication. Testing by the FDA found that products being sold throughout the East Coast could pose a significant health risk to consumers due to the presence of drug ingredients that can be found in Cialis (tadalafil) and Viagra (sildenafil). Officials noted that those drugs are used to treat erectile dysfunction and are “restricted to use under the supervision of licensed health care professio…

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Support Surges For North Jersey Combat Veteran, 33, In ICU After Sudden Brain Hemorrhage Support Surges For North Jersey Combat Veteran, 33, In ICU After Sudden Brain Hemorrhage
Support Surges For North Jersey Combat Veteran, 33, In ICU After Sudden Brain Hemorrhage Support is surging for a North Jersey combat veteran currently in the ICU after a sudden brain hemorrhage. Frankie Terranova — a 33-year-old Combat Engineer Army Veteran — was driving from his Lebanon home to visit family members in Florida on March 27 when he had a severe and life-threatening Basal Ganglia stroke, according to a GoFundMe launched by his family. “This type of stroke occurs when blood leaks from a burst, torn, or unstable blood vessel into the tissue in the brain,” the fundraiser says. “The buildup of blood led to swelling, pressure, and likely brain damage.” After underg…

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54-Year-Old Man Dies From Eating Too Much Licorice 54-Year-Old Man Dies From Eating Too Much Licorice
54-Year-Old Man Dies From Eating Too Much Licorice A 54-year-old man has died due to overconsumption of a candy - black licorice. The man, a Massachusetts resident, ate a bag and a half of the candies every day for two weeks prior to his death, the New York Post is reporting. Licorice contains the sweetener glycyyhizic acid, which can deplete a person’s potassium levels and contribute to heart problems, high blood pressure, edema, and lethargy, doctors said in a New England Journal of Medicine article that came out Wednesday, Sept. 23. When the man died - he collapsed inside a fast food restaurant - doctors said he had extremely low …

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by Kristin Palpini