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Oct. Test results based on those contaminated samples were retracted by co-authors from the findings of the 2009 paper. said in a statement that the death "is a tragic event and our heart goes out to the family of the patient. say they have failed to find evidence of XMRV infection in some of the same patients who were involved in the original study. on Saturday. only rarely being picked up in the blood. we activated our emergency licensing program and worked with companies to license thousands of out-of-state adjusters.Outright lying about a diagnosis is a form of fraud.Sept.But Dr.000 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund in the last year. Trinh told Reuters Health in an email. What are some of the steps you have implemented for consumers at the insurance department?A: We have enhanced transparency and greater consumer education and outreach now.Also.