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The April 2009 edition of the Plains to Peaks Post Newsletter is now available at: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/comm/newsletter/PTPP_April_2009.pdf
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Reports of severe liver injuries including one fatality associated with Hydroxycut brand dietary supplements have prompted a nationwide product recall, the Food and Drug Administration announced on May 1. The products are marketed as weight-loss aids, energy enhancers, low-carbohydrate diet aids, and diuretics.

CANNES, France (EGMN) The threat of the H5N1 avian influenza virus remains a serious concern, even as the 2009-H1N1 swine influenza virus appears to present the potential for an influenza pandemic, researchers said on April 30 at the international conference on Influenza Vaccines for the World.