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Jul 2 2008, AP

Diabetes drugs would be subject to more stringent safety standards that could cost manufacturers millions, under recommendations made Wednesday by a government panel.

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A Chinese police officer turns over confiscated drugs burning during a ceremony to mark the U.N. International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Linquan county, central China’s Anhui province Thursday June 26, 2008. Seventeen kilograms...