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The makers of the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri said yesterday that a second patient who used the drug had been confirmed to be suffering from a rare but deadly brain infection. The confirmed diagnosis is likely to somewhat diminish the chances that the drug will be able to return to the market. The makers of the drug, Biogen Idec and Elan, halted sales and clinical trials on Monday, saying that one patient in a clinical trial had died from the brain infection and a second patient from the same trial, who was still alive, was also suspected of having it....

EL PASO, TX. - Mineral oil - it kills the flesh, it damages kidneys. That's Thursday's testimony in day three in the trial of Delores Agripino. Three more accusers, a chemist and a doctor testified during court on Thrusday. Agripino is accused of injecting mineral oil into 25 women. She allegedly told them it was collagen. Three more women testified they received injections from Agripino and her alleged accomplice, a transvestite who calls himself "Penelope." Elsa Almanza testified she paid Agripino $300 to have her face injected. For her, the side effects are easy to spot, her face is disfigured....