Contaminant found in heparin identified
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080319/ap_on_he_me/heparin_fda"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080314/capt.cps.mqc29.150308012519.photo00.photo.default-512x395.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=TawXwixYs3rIT.Wv30botQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="The blood thinners Clopidogrel (L) manafactured by Apotex Inc. and Plavix which are used to prevent heart attacks and strokes are pictured in a pharmacy. US health authorities this week ordered a halt to all imported heparin blood-thinners to test them for contaminants possibly linked to several deaths and severe allergic reactions.(AFP/File/Robert Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AP - U.S. health officials have identified a contaminant in batches of the blood thinner heparin associated with 19 deaths and are trying to determine how the chemical got into the drug.</p><br clear="all"/>

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