IN BRIEF.

This article presents medical news briefs. Purdue Frederick Company of Connecticut in the United States has pleaded guilty to misbranding OxyContin with intent to defraud and mislead the public. A recommendation from the British Food Standards Agency says bread should be fortified with folic acid to help prevent birth defects. A report on the number of stabbings that have resulted in hospital admissions in England has increased almost a third in eight years.