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FDA defends (BPA) plastic linked with health risks (2008)

Sep 14, 2008

Public release date: 16-Sep-2008 With scientists at odds over the safety of a chemical found in plastic baby bottles, metal cans and other food packaging, consumers got minimal…

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Post-marketing studies finding adverse events in drugs used in children / Very rare serious adverse events are seldom defined during a study

Sep 13, 2008

Public release date: 2-Sep-2008 DURHAM, NC -- The Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA, 1997), designed to stimulate more drug safety studies in children, has resulted in more than…

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Toxic drugs, toxic system: Sociologist predicts drug disasters / cites fatal flaws in drug testing, approval and marketing

Jul 12, 2008

Public release date: 3-Aug-2008 Study says harm from prescription drugs growing, cites fatal flaws in drug testing, approval and marketing BOSTON — Americans are likely to be…

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Drug reverses mental retardation caused by genetic disorder

Jun 11, 2008

Public release date: 22-Jun-2008 UCLA researchers discovered that an FDA-approved drug reverses the brain dysfunction inflicted by a genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Because half of TSC…

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Study says FDA allowed risky tests of blood substitutes / hospitals participating in the study could give the blood substitute to patients without their knowledge

Apr 9, 2008

Public release date: 29-Apr-2008 CHICAGO | Experimental blood substitutes raised the risk of heart attack and death, yet U.S. regulators allowed human testing to continue despite warning signs, a scathing…

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Stanford researcher criticizes FDA plans to reduce oversight of off-label drug use ( 2008 )

Apr 9, 2008

Public release date: 2-Apr-2008 STANFORD, Calif. - Proposed guidelines from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would allow companies to market more drugs for unapproved uses and are a step…

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FDA deadlines may compromise drug safety by rushing approval

Apr 8, 2008

Public release date: 26-Mar-2008 Contact: Amy Lavoie amy_lavoie@harvard.edu 617-496-9982 Harvard University Fast-tracked medications more likely to face later regulatory action to remedy safety concerns CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Many medications are…

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FDA ties pneumonia deaths to infant vaccine

Feb 7, 2008

Public release date: 18-Feb-2008 WASHINGTON - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's rotavirus vaccine is associated with increased pneumonia-related deaths and other adverse reactions, U.S. regulatory staff said in documents posted on Friday.…

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Iodized table salt may be low in iodine, raising health concerns / 53 percent of iodized salt samples contained not enough

Feb 7, 2008

Public release date: 1-Feb-2008 Amid concern that people in the United States are consuming inadequate amounts of iodine, scientists in Texas have found that 53 percent of iodized…

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Selective reporting of antidepressant trials exaggerates drug effectiveness

Jan 7, 2008

Public release date: 16-Jan-2008 PORTLAND, Ore. - Selective publication in reporting results of antidepressant trials exaggerates the effectiveness of the drugs, according to a report in the January 17…

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Rosiglitazone (Avandia) for type 2 diabetes — concern over side effects

Jul 3, 2007

Public release date: 17-Jul-2007 This Cochrane Systematic Review analysed data from 18 trials that involved a total of 8432 people and found no evidence that rosiglitazone led to better patient…

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Doctor advises caution over flu drug – oseltamivir ( Tamiflu ).

Jun 2, 2007

Public release date: 14-Jun-2007 In this week’s BMJ, a senior doctor advises caution over the use of the antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu). His concern follows advice by the Japanese authorities…

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Drugs Slip Past FDA, Sell Unapproved by the Millions

Jun 2, 2007

Ballay Pharmaceuticals Inc. had a choice nine years ago: seek U.S. approval to sell a prescription decongestant or slip the drug on the market and hope regulators wouldn't order…

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