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December 23, 2022 | Jack Phillips

Blood Pressure Drug Recalled Due to Cancer-Causing Chemical: FDA Announcement

A drug manufacturer announced this week it is recalling lots of blood pressure medication Quinapril after a cancer-causing impurity was discovered, according to an announcement carried by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. said that it is voluntarily recalling four lots of Quinapril tablets due to the presence of nitrosamine, which was observed in recent […]

March 22, 2022 | Katabella Roberts

Pfizer Recalling Some Blood Pressure Drug Products With ‘Above Acceptable’ Levels of Cancer-Causing Impurity

Pfizer said on Monday that it is voluntarily recalling some of its blood pressure drug products and two authorized cheaper generic versions of the drug due to elevated levels of a potentially cancer-causing impurity. The pharmaceutical giant said it is recalling six lots of Accuretic (quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide) tablets, one lot of quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets, and four lots of […]

January 10, 2022 | Joy Duguid

UK Prime Minister Under Pressure Over COVID Restrictions

Britain’s official COVID-19 death toll has now passed 150,000. As quarantine requirements are causing staff shortages, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure to decide whether to cut isolation time to five days. And NHS bosses are concerned that the vaccine mandate for front-line staff will make staff shortages worse.

November 25, 2021 | Reuters

Lithuanian Lawmakers to Visit Taiwan, Deepening China Spat

TAIPEI/VILNIUS—Taiwan’s leadership will host a group of Lithuanian lawmakers next week amid a deepening spat between Beijing and Vilnius about the Baltic state’s decision to allow the self-ruled island to open a de facto embassy. Beijing downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania on Sunday in a show of anger over the de facto embassy move. The […]

August 22, 2021 | Reuters

US Lends Support to Lithuania Against Chinese Regime Pressure

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Lithuania’s foreign minister on Aug. 22 and agreed on “bilateral coordinated action” to help the country withstand pressure from China over its decision to develop ties with Taiwan, Lithuania said. The Chinese regime on Aug. 10 demanded that Lithuania withdraw its ambassador in Beijing and said it would recall China‘s envoy […]

June 25, 2021 | Jack Phillips

Vice President Harris Arrives at El Paso Border Patrol Station Amid Bipartisan Pressure

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday visited a Border Patrol station in El Paso, Texas.

May 16, 2021 | Bill Pan

CDC Director Says Change on Mask Guidelines Not Due to Political Pressure

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, said that the latest update to the agency’s mask guidelines has nothing to do with political pressure.

May 14, 2021 | Jack Phillips

DeSantis: Florida Won’t Cave to Pressure to Remove Ban on ‘Vaccine Passports’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that the state will not rescind a recent ban on COVID-19 “vaccine passports” despite pressure from cruise companies

March 26, 2021 | Paul Greaney

Rep. Davidson: We’re Actively Destroying the Dollar

The U.S. national debt is $28 trillion—that’s a quarter of a million dollars per taxpayer. Fed chair Jerome Powell says now is not the time to worry about the country’s debt—we can worry about that in the future. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is backing President Joe Biden’s potentially multi-trillion dollar infrastructure plan. Both Yellen and Powell […]

March 9, 2021 | NTD Newsroom

NGO: CGTN Under More Pressure in Europe

The director of NGO Safeguard Defenders says there’s a growing push to closer scrutinize Chinese state-run broadcaster CGTN after recent decisions by TV regulators in the UK and France. By Joy Duguid.

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