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Health

FDA Panel Says Wrinkle Fillers Should Carry Stronger Warnings

FDA Panel Says Wrinkle Fillers Should Carry Stronger Warnings

Labels of popular cosmetic wrinkle fillers should carry stronger warnings about potential side...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 15:00
Beauty Has Its Price: Wrinkle Fillers Tied to Serious Side Effects

Beauty Has Its Price: Wrinkle Fillers Tied to Serious Side Effects

It appears that beauty has its price if considering the latest news for the Food and Drug...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 14:30
FDA Issues Alert over Chinese Imports

FDA Issues Alert over Chinese Imports

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued an alert warning Americans not to consume...
» read full story November 15th, 2008 - 13:39
Merck’s Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts in Males As Well

Merck’s Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts in Males As Well

Merck’s HPV vaccine Gardasil was found to be effective in men as well, this time preventing...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 15:53
Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device

Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device

Intel has initiated pilot programs to examine a home health laptop, application, and database...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 09:38
Covidien Recalls Mislabeled Syringes That May Cause Hypoglycemia

Covidien Recalls Mislabeled Syringes That May Cause Hypoglycemia

Covidien Ltd. has recalled thousands of mislabeled syringes that could cause people with diabetes...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 15:17
Lung Cancer Treatment Drug Tarceva Makes the Disease Possible To Treat

Lung Cancer Treatment Drug Tarceva Makes the Disease Possible To Treat

The drug Tarceva, made by OSI Pharmaceuticals has been found to cause an increase in survival rates...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 23:55
Covidien Syringes Recalled

Covidien Syringes Recalled

After a series of drugs were recalled by pharmaceutical companies for dangerous side effects, it...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 21:06
Testosterone Patch Might Improve Sexual Desire In Women

Testosterone Patch Might Improve Sexual Desire In Women

There is a known fact that there aren’t any specific treatments for postmenstrual women to regain...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 18:05
Insulin Syringes Recalled over Mislabeling and Overdose Risk

Insulin Syringes Recalled over Mislabeling and Overdose Risk

The US Food and Drug Administration is alerting doctors and patients that Tyco Healthcare Group...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 15:00
Tainted Blood Thinner Seized by US Marshals in Ohio

Tainted Blood Thinner Seized by US Marshals in Ohio

The scandal around tainted heparin is again in the spotlight, as federal officials said...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 14:00
Pfizer Halts Phase III Trial On Obesity Drug Over US Rejection Fears

Pfizer Halts Phase III Trial On Obesity Drug Over US Rejection Fears

Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, on Wednesday said it abandoned an obesity drug known...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 14:30
Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women Answered: The Testosterone Patch

Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women Answered: The Testosterone Patch

Lack of sexual desire among women is not something new. Just last week, a study by...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 13:49
CDC: Human Wart Virus HPV Caused 25,000 Cases of Cancer Annually

CDC: Human Wart Virus HPV Caused 25,000 Cases of Cancer Annually

At least 25,000 cases of cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) occurred annually in...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 13:40
Due to The Amputee’s Case The Reach of Drug Warning Labels Is Finally Being Reconsidered

Due to The Amputee’s Case The Reach of Drug Warning Labels Is Finally Being Reconsidered

As they hear arguments in the case of Diana Levine against the drug company Wyeth, the U.S. Supreme...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 21:52
Supreme Court’s Decision in the Case Involving Drug Labels Awaited

Supreme Court’s Decision in the Case Involving Drug Labels Awaited

Musician Diana Levine, who lost her arm eight years ago after she received treatment with one of...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 14:30
Update: FDA Needs To Reconsider Its Tolerance Regarding BPA

Update: FDA Needs To Reconsider Its Tolerance Regarding BPA

The FDA was urged by a scientific panel to rethink a recent conclusion that a chemical used in baby...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 11:22

Supreme Court To Decide On Drug Lawsuits

Unquestionably, there are thousands of suspended cases across the United States that hang on the...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 18:23
FDA Findings On BPA Are Misleading, Experts Claim

FDA Findings On BPA Are Misleading, Experts Claim

An FDA advisory board voted unanimously Friday to say that the agency disregarded significant...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 16:40

FDA Approves Toviaz to Treat Patients with Overactive Bladders

The FDA has approved a new drug, Toviaz, to treat patients with overactive bladders, a disorder...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 14:40
New Drug to Deal with Overactive Bladder

New Drug to Deal with Overactive Bladder

Patients who suffer from overactive bladder can now hope for better as the FDA approved a new...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 14:27
FDA Findings on BPA Safety Questioned Again by a Panel of Toxicologists

FDA Findings on BPA Safety Questioned Again by a Panel of Toxicologists

A panel of toxicology experts has urged the FDA to rethink its conclusions on bisphenol A, a...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 13:20
Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to ban...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:37
FDA’s Preemption Policy, Fought Against From Within

FDA’s Preemption Policy, Fought Against From Within

The FDA decided to protect drug-makers from state-court liability suits by offering drugs their...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:04
Panel Questions FDA’s Report on BPA Safety

Panel Questions FDA’s Report on BPA Safety

This week, a scientific panel issued a report that questioned the Food and Drug Administration’s...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 18:41
FDA and Scientist Argue over BPA Risk, Consumers Left in Confusion

FDA and Scientist Argue over BPA Risk, Consumers Left in Confusion

Health officials are currently trying to establish whether bisphenol A (BPA) is a threat or a...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 21:11
FDA Issues Warning over Aspirin to Bayer

FDA Issues Warning over Aspirin to Bayer

Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Bayer that two of their aspirin medicines...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 21:04
Old Blood Is Highly Dangerous

Old Blood Is Highly Dangerous

Researchers at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., found that hospitalized patients given...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 20:49
Experts Say the FDA Didn't Properly Assess BPA Health Risks

Experts Say the FDA Didn't Properly Assess BPA Health Risks

Concerns regarding chemical bisphenol A, known as BPA, just won’t come to an end. BPA is an organic...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 20:42
Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products

Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Bayer Health Care saying the...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 15:50
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Science

Answer For Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women: Testosterone Patch

Answer For Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women: Testosterone Patch

Lack of sexual desire among women is not something new. Just last week, a study by...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 07:16
Energy Drinks? You’d Better Avoid Them, Scientists Say

Energy Drinks? You’d Better Avoid Them, Scientists Say

Have you wondered how many people consume energy drinks on a daily basis, or even more often? Or...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 01:35
Eating Dolly’s Offspring

Eating Dolly’s Offspring

Dolly, the first cloned animal ever, was a nice, perfectly normal sheep. And she was also lucky...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 03:32
Chinese Farm-Raised Seafood Import Blocked by FDA

Chinese Farm-Raised Seafood Import Blocked by FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration blocked the import from China of five species of seafood, as...
» read full story June 29th, 2007 - 16:05

China’s Toothpaste in Uncomfortable Spotlight

Singaporeans have been warned to keep away from three brands of Chinese toothpaste after traces of...
» read full story June 06th, 2007 - 11:50
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Technology

Intel Develops Health Care Program

Intel Develops Health Care Program

Intel announced at a medical conference in New Orleans that it will introduce technology which will...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 20:41
Spammers, Watch Out: World’s Largest Spam Gang Busted!

Spammers, Watch Out: World’s Largest Spam Gang Busted!

The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that, in collaboration with authorities in New...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:31
FDA Says OK For Using Ionizing Radiation On Spinach and Lettuce

FDA Says OK For Using Ionizing Radiation On Spinach and Lettuce

The federal government has decided to allow fresh iceberg lettuce and spinach producers to...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 17:13
iPods No Risk For Peacemakers, FDA Study Concludes

iPods No Risk For Peacemakers, FDA Study Concludes

Despite the past reports and rumors that claimed iPods could interfere with the heart peacemakers,...
» read full story February 02nd, 2008 - 11:48
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U.S.

Obama Expected To Render FDA Imports Monitoring Stricter

Obama Expected To Render FDA Imports Monitoring Stricter

With Barack Obama having been elected the next president of the United States on November 4,...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 15:48

US Supreme Court To Decide On Drug Lawsuits

Unquestionably, there are thousands of suspended cases across the United States that hang on the...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 13:14
FDA And Scientist Argue Over BPA Risk, Consumers Left In Confusion

FDA And Scientist Argue Over BPA Risk, Consumers Left In Confusion

Health officials are currently trying to establish whether bisphenol A (BPA) is a threat or a...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 10:44
Update: U.S. Vaccine Use Increased In 2007

Update: U.S. Vaccine Use Increased In 2007

In June 2006, Merck’s drug Gardasil was approved by the FDA. Gardasil is a drug designed to...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 08:45
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Specials

The FDA Opens Office In Beijing

The FDA opened its first foreign office in Beijing, after a flux of contaminated products reached...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 13:31
Gardasil Might Get Clearance For Preventing Genital Warts In Boys

Gardasil Might Get Clearance For Preventing Genital Warts In Boys

Gardasil can also be given to men as a way to prevent genital warts, a study presented Thursday at...
» read full story November 16th, 2008 - 13:36
Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor

Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor

Intel Corp., the biggest computer chip maker, took a big step forward into health care Monday when...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:00
Research Shows MP3 Player Headphones May Disrupt Pacemakers

Research Shows MP3 Player Headphones May Disrupt Pacemakers

A study publicized by U.S. researchers at an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 17:01
The FDA Seizes Contaminated Heparin

The FDA Seizes Contaminated Heparin

The FDA took a pretty rare step on Thursday, seizing contaminated heparin from the drug...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 20:52
Drug Company Wyeth Sued By Vermont Musician

Drug Company Wyeth Sued By Vermont Musician

Drug company Wyeth has been sued by a Vermont musician after an injection with an anti-nausea drug...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 11:25
Update: Top Court Hears Arguments in Wyeth & Levine Case

Update: Top Court Hears Arguments in Wyeth & Levine Case

Patients and drug companies are still waiting for a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Levine’s...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 16:00
New Drug for Overactive Bladder Approved: Toviaz

New Drug for Overactive Bladder Approved: Toviaz

Overactive bladder patients can now find relieve in Toviaz, a drug made by Germany’s Schwarz...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 16:04
Avandia Risks Ban over Liver Toxicity

Avandia Risks Ban over Liver Toxicity

GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s diabetes drug faces harsh criticism as the Washington, D.C.-based group...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 15:15
Panel Slashes FDA over Bisphenol Safety

Panel Slashes FDA over Bisphenol Safety

A panel of environmental health, toxicology and statistics experts from three major universities,...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 13:42
Toviaz Gets FDA Clearance For Overactive Bladder

Toviaz Gets FDA Clearance For Overactive Bladder

US regulators on Friday approved Toviaz (fesoterodine fumarate) for patients suffering from...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 13:31
Update: Report Seriously Questions FDA Ruling On BPA Safety

Update: Report Seriously Questions FDA Ruling On BPA Safety

An expert panel asked by the Food and Drug Administration to review its way of handling of the...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 13:30
Anti-Obesity Drug Acomplia Gets Suspended in Europe

Anti-Obesity Drug Acomplia Gets Suspended in Europe

The European Medicines Agency wants Sanofi-Aventis SA’s anti-obesity drug Acomplia out of the...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 16:50
CDC: Food Allergies Up 18 Percent among US Kids

CDC: Food Allergies Up 18 Percent among US Kids

Food allergies continue to be on the rise among US kids according to a report released...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 12:05
Three States Urge Companies to Stop Using BPA in Baby Bottles

Three States Urge Companies to Stop Using BPA in Baby Bottles

On Friday, attorneys general from Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware sent letters to a...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 20:57
Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts

Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts

More girls in the United States are vaccinated with Gardasil, the vaccine designed to prevent...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 15:30
25% Of U.S. Teen Girls Received Protection Against Cervical Cancer

25% Of U.S. Teen Girls Received Protection Against Cervical Cancer

An estimated 25 percent of American teenage girls received at least one dose of the Gardasil...
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 17:21
AstraZeneca’s Seroquel XR Gets FDA Clearance for Bipolar Disorder

AstraZeneca’s Seroquel XR Gets FDA Clearance for Bipolar Disorder

SEROQUEL XL, AstraZeneca Plc’s schizophrenia drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration...
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 14:25
FDA Approval For Once-Daily Treatment For Bipolar Mania, Depression

FDA Approval For Once-Daily Treatment For Bipolar Mania, Depression

AstraZeneca Plc said today that SEROQUEL XR, the antipsychotic medication that is used to treat...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 18:25
Cough, Cold Meds to Have New Labels Banning Use in Kids under 4

Cough, Cold Meds to Have New Labels Banning Use in Kids under 4

No kid under the age of four should be given the controversial cough and cold medicines! At least...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 15:45
FDA Expected to Make a Decision on Kids’ Cough Meds

FDA Expected to Make a Decision on Kids’ Cough Meds

The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging the Food and Drug Administration to demand...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 15:10
Supreme Court Ready For Drugs, Cigarettes and Bad Language Review

Supreme Court Ready For Drugs, Cigarettes and Bad Language Review

The U.S. Supreme Court enters its third term on Monday, October 6, and the calendar has a series...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 15:00
FDA to Write More Severe Rules for Children’s Cough Medicine

FDA to Write More Severe Rules for Children’s Cough Medicine

The FDA was petitioned by pediatric experts and consumer groups on Thursday to pull off the market,...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 17:57
FDA Postpones Decision To Ban Kid’s Cough Medicine

FDA Postpones Decision To Ban Kid’s Cough Medicine

The US Food and Drug Administration needs more data on whether over-the-counter cold medicines are...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 14:11
Another Cure for Cancer Approved by FDA

Another Cure for Cancer Approved by FDA

Eli Lilly and Co. announced on Monday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 23:39

Two Rival Biotech Companies Receive Approval to Develop Anthrax Vaccines

Emergent BioSolutions of Rockville and PharmAthene of Annapolis received separate federal...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 19:30
Eprex Under Close Scrutiny After German Trial Study

Eprex Under Close Scrutiny After German Trial Study

A Johnson & Johnson anemia drug tested in Germany on a panel of stroke patients is...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 18:56
FDA Probes J&J Anemia Drug over Clinical Trial Deaths

FDA Probes J&J Anemia Drug over Clinical Trial Deaths

Results of a study undergone by German scientists revealed that stroke patients given Amgen and...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 14:34
Energy Drinks? You’d Better Avoid Them, Study Says

Energy Drinks? You’d Better Avoid Them, Study Says

Have you wondered how many people consume energy drinks on a daily basis, or even more often? Or...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 10:33

FDA Lacks Staffers, Report Shows

While repeated outbreaks of food poisoning persist in the United States, the Food and Drug...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 19:21
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World

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

US House of representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted for a bill that would give the Food...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 14:04
FDA Confines Salmonella Outbreak to Mexico-Grown Peppers

FDA Confines Salmonella Outbreak to Mexico-Grown Peppers

US Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended consumers avoid only raw jalapeno peppers...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 14:52
Update: Salmonella Found In Mexico-Grown Jalapeño Pepper

Update: Salmonella Found In Mexico-Grown Jalapeño Pepper

On Monday, The Food and Drug Administration announced it had finally found a Mexico-grown jalapeño...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 00:06
Salmonella Investigators Switch Focus From Tomatoes To Peppers

Salmonella Investigators Switch Focus From Tomatoes To Peppers

As goverment testing for salmonella is getting more and more intense, it is beginning to affect the...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 23:48
FDA Inspecting Jalapeños Shipments as Salmonella Victims Near 1000

FDA Inspecting Jalapeños Shipments as Salmonella Victims Near 1000

Hoping to solve the mystery of the Salmonella, investigators are now inspecting the shipments of...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 19:22
Tomatoes Might Not be the Cause of the Salmonella Outbreak

Tomatoes Might Not be the Cause of the Salmonella Outbreak

The Food and Drugs Administration agency has recently reached the conclusion that tomatoes might...
» read full story July 05th, 2008 - 17:58

US Health Officials Expand Salmonella Probe to Other Products

With the number of salmonella infections reaching more than 850, federal health officials have...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 12:12
CDC: Five More States Report Salmonella Cases

CDC: Five More States Report Salmonella Cases

Tomato-borne salmonella infections give Americans a hard time, with the U.S. Centers for Disease...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 14:06
FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak

FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak

As the number of U.S. states affected by salmonella food poisoning is on the rise reaching 16 by...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 11:14
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Movies

Priscilla Presley in Freak Cosmetic Surgery Mishap

Priscilla Presley in Freak Cosmetic Surgery Mishap

Priscilla Presley is the victim of a man who pretended to be a legitimate dermatologist and...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 17:28
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Business

Ranbaxy Shares Drop 10% on FDA Import Ban

Ranbaxy Shares Drop 10% on FDA Import Ban

Ranbaxy Laboratories saw its shares plunge more than 10% on Wednesday as a consequence of the ban...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 19:48
FDA Approves Amgen Inc.'s Nplate Drug For The Fight Against ITP

FDA Approves Amgen Inc.'s Nplate Drug For The Fight Against ITP

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its approval for Amgen Inc.'s drug called...
» read full story August 24th, 2008 - 12:17
Amylin Shares Drop as FDA Warns about Byetta’s Pancreatitis Risk

Amylin Shares Drop as FDA Warns about Byetta’s Pancreatitis Risk

The United States Food and Drug Administration issued Monday warnings to doctors and patients as...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 15:49
FDA OK’s Bisphenol - Chemical Used in Baby Bottles

FDA OK’s Bisphenol - Chemical Used in Baby Bottles

The concerned parents, consumer groups and politicians can leave their worries aside as the...
» read full story August 16th, 2008 - 16:22
Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance for Hepatitis B

Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance for Hepatitis B

Gilead Sciences Inc.’ AIDS drug Viread received the Food and Drug Administration’ s approval on...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 17:15
Salmonella Outbreak Moves to Court; Wal-Mart Sued by Victim

Salmonella Outbreak Moves to Court; Wal-Mart Sued by Victim

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been sued by a Colorado man who says he got sick of salmonellosis after...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 14:27
Salmonella Outbreak Brings To Light Tensions And Bad Communication

Salmonella Outbreak Brings To Light Tensions And Bad Communication

Investigators continued their search for the source of the Salmonella saintpaul outbreak that has...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 10:07
The US Food and Drug Administration To Take On The Tobacco Industry

The US Food and Drug Administration To Take On The Tobacco Industry

Wednesday was a very important day, or one could even call it a historic day, for the tobacco...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 16:46
Martha Stewart Banned from UK Over Criminal Record

Martha Stewart Banned from UK Over Criminal Record

American business magnate Martha Stewart has been denied entry to the U.K. due to her criminal...
» read full story June 21st, 2008 - 20:10
FDA Offices Slowed Down by Chinese Bureaucracy

FDA Offices Slowed Down by Chinese Bureaucracy

After last year’s discovery of a series of contaminated drugs and food shipments from China, the...
» read full story May 25th, 2008 - 22:35
Wyeth Undergoes Revision As Teva Launches Generic Protonix

Wyeth Undergoes Revision As Teva Launches Generic Protonix

Wyeth announced on Monday that it would revise the business plan after rival Teva Pharmaceuticals...
» read full story December 24th, 2007 - 19:03
Wyeth's Lybrel Contraceptive Approved By FDA

Wyeth's Lybrel Contraceptive Approved By FDA

US Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive designed to stop women’s...
» read full story May 23rd, 2007 - 19:39
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