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2 more deaths linked to Japan company’s cholesterol-lowering tablets

A Japanese drug maker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing health scare reported on Thursday two more deaths potentially related to its tablets. Last week, Kobayashi …

Cholesterol tablets spark health scare after 2 die in Japan, more than 100 hospitalised

by Walter Watson

The total number of suspected deaths (is now) two”, while “106 cases of potentially linked hospitalisation also came to light”, top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters. The supplement’s maker, …