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MEDIA ADVISORY: WHAT: Officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) will meet with government institutions and top experts from academia and private industry on September 10, 11 and 12 in two separate meetings to address issues related to safety of the blood supply including: -- Bacterial contamination of donated blood products for transfusion which can lead to sepsis (Sept. 10) -- Risk of infectious disease such as malaria from blood donors...

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) -- Ask Brian Chadwick how plentiful deer are on this island that has become an ocean retreat for the rich and famous and he will tell you about the dark night he was patrolling the summer estates and hit three. "I hit one and took care of that. Then went on and hit another, dealt with that, and then, by golly, I hit a third, and I was going along about 10 miles an hour," the retired police officer said. "They were just hanging out by the driveways eating...