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http://workingfamiliespartyman.blogspot.com [The Working Families Party Man] In a separate summary posted on the FDA web site, Roche, the manufacturer of Tamiflu, said: "There is no increase in deaths and neuropsychiatric events in patients on Tamiflu versus influenza patients in general." Officials from the FDA and the Swiss drugs giant will present information about the cases to an FDA advisory panel today.

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