FDA NEWS RELEASEFor Immediate Release: August 20, 2009 Media Inquiries: Siobhan DeLancey, 301-796-4668, siobhan.delancey@fda.hhs.gov Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA Issues Warning Letters to Marketers of Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products The U.S. Food and Drug … [Read more...] about FDA Issues Warning Letters to Marketers of Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products
Archives for August 2009
Health Care Reform and Woman’s Health Care
What Can Women Expect, What Should We Demand With so much spit and fury churning around the Heath Care reform process, it is understandable that most Americans just want to tune out the debate. Every time I tune in, I’m reminded of cartoon images of swirling dust, fisticuffs, … [Read more...] about Health Care Reform and Woman’s Health Care
JAMA Declares Gardasil Safe, But Condems Ad Blitz
JAMA delivers mixed blessing to Merck The latest issue of JAMA delivered a mixed blessing to Merck's Gardasil. In a headliner study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, the side effects of the human papillomavirus shot were deemed reasonable. Serious … [Read more...] about JAMA Declares Gardasil Safe, But Condems Ad Blitz
Get health-care reform right for women
"WOMEN constitute more than half the population in the United States. Yet our health-care system treats women's health needs as if they are something outside the normal realm of services." In an OpEd article published in the Seattle Times, Tuesday, August 18, Elaine Rose, CEO … [Read more...] about Get health-care reform right for women
Crones and Health Care Reform
Women of A Certain Age... I have noted the current health care debate that rages around us, through us and over us. Statistics and hypothesis are being flung at us by seething teams of political combatants, talking heads, and influential, special interest groups who have long … [Read more...] about Crones and Health Care Reform