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Recall for blood pressure medication expands

ABC Columbia Staff,

(CNN)Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has expanded its voluntary recall of two blood pressure medications after trace amounts of a potentially cancer-causing impurity were found during testing. The recall affects Losartan Potassium Tablets USP and Losartan Potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets. Tests of some of those medications revealed amounts of N-methylnitrosobutyric acid (NMBA) that were above the US Food and Drug Administration’s daily acceptable levels. This recall…
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Woman dies after being pinned between two cars during family dispute

Associated Press,

Greenville, SC (AP)  A Taylor woman has died after she was pinned between two cars during a family dispute over the weekend. Greenville County authorities say 52 year-old Barbara Nikisch was standing next to the passenger door of one car,  when another crashed into it pinning her in between the two. Family members have not said what led to the…
Local News, Politics

DNC raises polling, donor threshold for 2020 presidential primary

CNN,

(CNN) — The Democratic National Committee is raising the polling and donor thresholds for qualifying for the party’s 20-20 presidential primary debates. Starting in the November debate, candidates will have to reach three percent in at least four DNC approved polls and raise money from 165-thousand separate donors. Until now, candidates had to gain two percent in the polls and…