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Jul 18, 2006

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to purchase or consume Zimaxx, Libidus, Neophase, Nasutra, Vigor-25, Actra-Rx, or 4EVERON. These products are promoted and sold on web sites as "dietary supplements" for treating erectile dysfunction (ED)…

Jul 18, 2006

Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Phoenix Division, John E. Lewis, announced on July 11, 2006, a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individual(s) responsible for the death of Tomomi Hanamure. On May 8,…

Jul 6, 2006

Data from a survey of 43,000 U.S. adults heighten concerns that early alcohol use, independent of other risk factors, may contribute to the risk of developing future alcohol problems. Those who began drinking in their early teens were not only…

Jul 4, 2006

WASHINGTON - As part of the continuing efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to protect and assist those potentially affected by the recent data theft that occurred at an employee's Maryland home, Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James…

Jul 4, 2006

PHOENIX Darren Burnette, 20, of the White Mountain Apache Reservation, was sentenced in Phoenix on Wednesday, June 21th to four months in prison by U.S. Magistrate Judge Virginia Mathis. Burnette pleaded guilty on January 11, 2006 to a misdemeanor of…

Jun 27, 2006

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is providing personnel and assets from two key operational component agencies, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the United States Coast Guard, in support to state and local response efforts to…

Jun 26, 2006

EL PASO, TEXAS U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Stanton Street Dedicated Commuter Lane (DCL) seized prohibited food and agricultural items from a DCL user this morning. The violator was assessed a $500 penalty and lost…

Jun 20, 2006

New York Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson has been suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch at Cleveland's Eduardo Perez during the top of the seventh inning of the June 14 game after a…

Jun 20, 2006

Defendants Will Pay Nearly $1 Million in Consumer Redress and Penalties A credit counseling service and related companies and individuals have agreed to pay $926,754 in consumer redress and civil penalties to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made…