Teething Baby? Avoid Benzocaine, FDA Says
SUNDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Parents should not use benzocaine products to relieve teething pain in babies except under the advice and supervision of a health care professional, the…
Experts challenge FDA over approval for new dose of Alzheimer’s drug – Aricept ( donepezil ) Ineffective and harmful
Observations: How the FDA forgot the evidence: The case of donepezil ( Aricept) 23 mg Approval for a new dose of a best-selling Alzheimer's drug "breached the FDA's own regulatory standard"…
Dausey calls BPA ban ‘hollow victory’
Jul 23, 2012 | Posted in News Releases The FDA says baby bottles and sippy cups can no longer contain Bisphenol-A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor that mimics estrogen. But what…
FDA Says No to Dying Patients Seeking Access to Experimental Drugs or Treatments
An important new bill addresses this situation. Action Alert! On July 25, famed civil rights attorney Jonathan Emord will be hosting a briefing on Capitol Hill about the FDA’s refusal…
FDA surveillance operation draws criticism from lawmakers – Corruption
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration's secret monitoring of its staff raised hackles in Congress on Sunday after lawmakers learned their own offices were apparently targeted by the…
Despite some benefit, drug ads can be harmful to your health
Public release date: 12-Nov-2009 - “American television viewers see as many as 16 hours of prescription drug advertisements each year, and the reality is that these ads are not doing…
Cancer patients and doctors report drug side effects differently
Public release date: 17-Nov-2009 - Patients generally reported adverse symptoms earlier, more frequently, and with greater severity than their clinicians - patient-reported adverse symptoms should be collected in clinical trials…
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GAO: FDA fails to follow up on unproven drugs
Release Date: October 14, 2009 - in the 16 years that the FDA has used accelerated approval, it has never once pulled a drug off the market due to missing…
Most would refuse emergency use H1N1 vaccine or additive ( 2009 )
Public release date: 29-Sep-2009 - found that fewer than 10 percent of those surveyed said they would be willing to take such a vaccine or drug and nearly 30 percent…
US Marshals seize (anti-bacterial) sanitizer for bacteria problems ( 2009 )
Public release date: 3-Aug-2009 - because they contain harmful bacteria WASHINGTON – Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components,…
Food counterfeiting, contamination outpace international regulatory systems
Public release date: 16-Feb-2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspects less than 2 percent of the food coming into the country, while 13 percent of America's food…
HHS Report Slams FDA’s Conflict of Interest Oversight
Public release date: 13-Jan-2009 - 42% were missing the required financial disclosures on the investigators. - Most often, the sponsors said the investigators could not be located or failed to…
US infant formula safe from melamine, says FDA? ( 2008 )
Public release date: 1-Dec-2008 -“Levels of melamine alone or cyanuric acid alone, at or below 1 part per million (ppm) in infant formula do not raise public health concerns,”…
Drug marketing techniques may be risking patient safety
Public release date: 2-Dec-2008 Analysis: What can we learn from drug marketing efficiency? With new drugs being reviewed by regulatory agencies and then released onto the market faster than ever…
14 drugs identified as most urgently needing study for off-label use, Stanford professor says
Public release date: 24-Nov-2008 - quetiapine (brand name Seroquel), warfarin, escitalopram, risperidone and montelukast etc... STANFORD, Calif. — Physicians and policy-makers know that drugs are frequently prescribed to treat…
Doctors should disclose off-label prescribing to their patients
Public release date: 10-Nov-2008 Doctors should be required to disclose when they are prescribing drugs off-label, argues a new article in this week's PLoS Medicine. Michael Wilkes and Margaret…
Splenda may damage gut bacteria, boost weight gain: study
Public release date: 21-Oct-2008 By Stephen Daniells 25-Sep-2008 - Consumption of the sweetener Splenda at doses within the US FDA’s Acceptable Daily Intake may suppress beneficial bacteria in the…
Half of trials supporting FDA applications go unpublished
Public release date: 22-Sep-2008 Over half of all supporting trials for FDA-approved drugs remained unpublished 5 years after approval, says new research published in this week's PLoS Medicine. The…
Higher urinary levels of commonly used chemical, BPA, linked with cardiovascular disease, diabetes
Public release date: 15-Sep-2008 Higher levels of urinary Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound commonly used in plastic packaging for food and beverages, is associated with cardiovascular disease, type 2…
Expert urges FDA to take action to reduce BPA exposure (2008)
Public release date: 16-Sep-2008 MU studies have shown dangerous health effects with BPA exposure since 1997 COLUMBIA, Mo. – In the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical…
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