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Archive for December 8th, 2008

FDA Pulls Back on Prescription Pistol – Medgadget – www.medgadget.com

Posted by GruntDoc on 8th December 2008

FDA Pulls Back on Prescription Pistol – Medgadget – www.medgadget.com
We received a statement this evening from Constitution Arms, the manufacturer of Palm Pistol, …, that the FDA has rescinded its registration of the device.

Probably just as well.

Previous coverage here.

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BBC NEWS | Africa | Getting high on HIV drugs in S Africa

Posted by GruntDoc on 8th December 2008

BBC NEWS | Africa | Getting high on HIV drugs in S Africa
Anti-retroviral drugs used to treat HIV/Aids are being bought and smoked by teenagers in South Africa to get high.

What?  That’s odd, and it’s doubly odd it asn’t described in the US before this (got the drugs before Africa).

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