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J&J, Wyeth pull baby cold products from shelves

In a statement released early Thursday, J&J (JNJ: , , ) said that its McNeil consumer-products division was recalling seven products intended to treat cough and colds in babies over reports that some parents, in rare instances, had misused the... Full Article at MarketWatch

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