Drug by Hunting Life Science Customer Baxter Kills at Least 19

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Yet another reason to STOP vivsection and CLOSE DOWN H L S! (Heparin is a blood-thinning agent.) Drug by Hunting Life Sciences Customer Baxter Kills at Least 19 According to Stop Hunting don Animal Cruelty : They have used H LS several times over the past few years. source/entire articlehttp://www.cnn. com/2008/ HEALTH/03/ 05/heparin. contaminant/ index.html Story Highlights FDA investigators find "a heparin-like compound -- that is not heparin" Tests did not pick up the contaminant because it reacts like heparin FDA: It's not clear whether the contaminant was added accidentally or deliberately At least 19 deaths have been linked to the drug since 2007 (CNN) -- U.S. health officials said Wednesday they have found a contaminant in a blood-thinning drug produced by Baxter Healthcare Corp. that has been linked to more than a dozen deaths in the United States. The drug can keep potentially life-threatening blood clots from forming in the veins, arteries, and lungs. In early February, the Food and Drug Administration launched an investigation and then a recall of some forms of the product. The scrutiny began after a spike in reports of health problems associated with heparin, a drug made by Baxter from pig intestines at plants in China and Wisconsin. Though the cause of the problems has not been determined, FDA investigators found "a heparin-like compound -- that is not heparin -- present in some of the active pharmaceutical ingredients" in both facilities, said Dr. Janet Woodcock, acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. The contaminant, which made up 5 percent to 20 percent of each sample tested, "reacts like heparin in some of the conventional tests used for heparin," which explains why it was not picked up. http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join