Hemophilia drug used on GIs labeled risk (AP)

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Hemophilia drug used on GIs labeled risk
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061118/ap_on_he_me/hemophilia_drug_troops"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061117/capt.sge.mup29.171106175030.photo00.photo.default-512x359.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=TuAnc0vVBbFexwvj5Fyo6A--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="US soldiers gather for a handover ceremnoy at a US military base in Baghdad, November 2006. Some 57,000 US troops have been ordered to deploy to Iraq early next year to begin the next rotation of the 144,000-strong US force there, a Pentagon spokesman said.(AFP/File/David Furst)" border="0" /></a>AP - A blood-coagulating drug designed to treat rare forms of hemophilia is being used on critically wounded U.S. troops in Iraq despite evidence it can cause clots that lead to strokes, heart attacks and death in other patients, The (Baltimore) Sun reported for Sunday's editions.</p><br clear="all"/>

 
 

 
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