A series of personal injury suits filed in Los Angeles earlier this month alleges that a charity established by the financier Michael Milken, in conjunction with prostate cancer researchers nationwide, engaged in systematic promotion of PC-Spes, a “nutraceutical” that was sold as a mixture of Chinese herbs, but was laced with prescription drugs.
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