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Backyard debate : To bait or not to bait
There is a rat fight going on between the Environmental Protection Agency and some pest control manufacturers that could affect Maryland backyards. At issue is whether residents will continue to be able to kill rats with certain potent poisons, which...Tags: Regional Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Emergency Incidents, Maryland, Consumers
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Misuse of 'bupe' is found to be on rise
Sun reportersIn a report to federal regulators, the manufacturer of buprenorphine has provided the starkest evidence to date that misuse of the drug is growing in parts of the country where it is most widely prescribed as an addiction treatment. Reckitt Benckiser...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Children, Pharmaceuticals, Maryland, Annapolis
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The 'bupe' fix
Sun reportersThere's a new narcotic on the street in Baltimore and other communities - and taxpayers helped put it there. The hexagonal orange pills some users call "bupe" are championed as an exceptional treatment for heroin and pain-pill addicts. Federal...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Boston Red Sox, Mass Media, Employees, Drug Trafficking
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Not a cure-all
Sun reportersMany heroin addicts trying to break the grip of drugs and crime turn to a health center on West Saratoga Street for help. Some come asking for an orange pill they believe might be a "wonder drug" for treating their problems. Nearly 200 have gotten it....Tags: AIDS, Colleges and Universities, Elijah E. Cummings, Pharmaceuticals, Laws
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Drug earning millions despite 'orphan' label
Sun reportersThe company that makes buprenorphine holds exclusive rights to market the drug in the United States for two more years, after which competitors can make cheaper generic versions. The rights stretch until 2009 because of a federal decision to classify...Tags: Medical Services, Addiction, Companies and Corporations, Heads of State, Government
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Families edging out private equity in consumer deals
ReutersBy Anjuli Davies LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - From ketchup to hot drinks, family-run investment firms are shaking up the consumer deals market, squeezing out private equity players and forcing them to change strategy. Families, some of whom made their...Tags: Corporate Officers, Investments, Companies and Corporations, Finance, Ketchup
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LETTER: ALEC too far right for these groups
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a group promoting far-right legislation. Its tax exempt status is currently challenged, as its sole purpose is to formulate legislation promoting extremely conservative points of view and helping the...Tags: General Motors Corp., Bristol Myers Squibb Company, McDonald's, CVS Corp., Renewable Energy
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Letters: Rat poison and human health
Re "Ban super rat poisons," Editorial, April 5 Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of d-CON pesticides, is challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to stop the sale of second-generation rodenticides because we believe it is the right...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Iran, Environmental Politics
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Ban super rat poisons
Poison-control centers receive about 15,000 calls a year from parents of children younger than 6 who have been exposed to poison that was intended to kill rats or mice, according to a January report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A...
Tags: Wildlife, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Consumers
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EPA bans d-Con rodent poison, citing safety concerns for children
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned 12 rodent poisons made by the United Kingdom-based Reckitt Benckiser Inc. because the products failed to abide by safety regulations, the agency announced Wednesday. The agency said in a statement it has...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Politics
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Poison rats, not children
Watchdog with Paul MuschickToddlers are inquisitive, and when they find something on the floor while they're crawling around, chances are they're going to stuff it in their mouth. That leads to thousands of young children being exposed to rodent poison annually, when their......
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