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Herbicides likely source of growing intersex fish problem (Video)

Ten years after the discovery of the first intersex fish in the Potomac River, leading researchers are closing in on the chemicals and sources producing fish with immature eggs in the sex organs of male smallmouth and largemouth bass. The research suggests the cause is not what researchers initially thought -- the flushing of prescription drugs.

Thursday - 06/06/2013, 08:23am EDT

Tags: Potomac River, Troubled Waters, intersex fish, USGS, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, Neal Augenstein, farming,

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Man sentenced for selling non-FDA approved drugs

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to five months in prison for selling misbranded, non-FDA approved prescription drugs.

Friday - 01/04/2013, 12:33am EST

Tags: hyattsville, FDA,

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Drug companies fight prescription drug disposal requirement

Brand-name and generic drug companies are fighting efforts to get them to pay for programs that provide a safe way to dispose of prescription drugs.

Tuesday - 12/11/2012, 07:29am EST

Tags: DEA, National Prescription Drug Take-Back day, Randi Martin

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How to safely buy drugs online

There are good deals to be had online on everything from clothes, to books, to electronics. But when it comes to prescription drugs, it is definitely a case of buyer beware.

Sunday - 08/19/2012, 01:19pm EDT

Tags: online pharmacy, consumer reports

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