►February 3, 2004 - Pain killer didn't contribute to hepatitis death - AP via www.pennlive.com - "There's no evidence that a pain reliever contributed to the death of one of three people who contracted hepatitis A after eating at a western Pennsylvania restaurant that served contaminated green onions, a coroner official said...Cook's wife said he had taken acetominophen because he thought he had the flu. Overuse of the pain reliever can cause liver damage, according to health officials."
Comment: What kind of evidence were they looking for? What does it mean that there was "no evidence"?
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►December 30, 2003 - Experts Seek New Effort to Control Hepatitis A - The New York Times - "the wake of recent food-borne hepatitis A outbreaks, scientists and medical experts are urging the federal government to intensify its efforts to quash the disease...Now more than ever, some argue, there is a need for widespread vaccination against hepatitis A."
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