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Lynne Cox: swimming the cold seas

Lynne Cox talks about her latest long distance swim through the Northwest Passage near Greenland.  Her account of the swim appears in the April 21 New Yorker magazine.

Scientists now have identified the contaminant that the FDA believes led to 81 deaths in the U.S.  The contaminant was found in the common blood thinner heparin.  It appears to have been intentionally substituted to make the drug more cheaply.  Now Congress is calling on the FDA to better monitor foreign manufacturers of drug ingredients used by U.S. companies.

Friday Follow: Long-distance swimmer Lynne Cox

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