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Tuesday, November 6, 2007 6:06 am

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Pharmaceutical firm knew of hepatitis C risks from blood product

A pharmaceutical company that manufactured the blood product Christmassin was aware that it had a high risk of infecting users with hepatitis C, it has been learned from the company’s documents.

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