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At least 26 people have been hospitalized after taking dietary supplements produced by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., which are being recalled due to reports of kidney and other health problems, the Osaka-based drugmaker said Monday. The company said last week that 13 people developed health problems after taking supplements from a line of products containing “beni-koji” red yeast rice, with six of them being hospitalized and seven receiving outpatient treatment. One of them received dialysis. The pharmaceutical company confirmed 20 additional hospitalizations by Sunday through a telephone cons…

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