A recent CDC study that found that about 25% of U.S. girls and young women ages 14 to 19 have at least one of four common sexually transmitted infections is "enough to make you wonder why schools don't do a better job of sex education," Washington Post columnist Courtland Milloy … [Read more...] about Schools Need More ‘Frank Talk’ in Sex Education Courses To Curb STDs
Public Interest Mashup* Follows Political Money Trail
Money and Politics: Illuminating the Connection MAPLight.org is developing a mashup* that shows a correlation between political campaign contributions and the way lawmakers vote. During the Watergate scandal that eventually toppled President Richard Nixon, confidential … [Read more...] about Public Interest Mashup* Follows Political Money Trail
Deadlines May Affect FDA Decision Process
Analysis of decades of drug approvals by a Harvard Research team, published in the March 27th New England Journal of Medicine, provides the first scientific evidence of what many have come to suspect. Congress-mandated deadlines that control the FDA review of new medications may … [Read more...] about Deadlines May Affect FDA Decision Process
FDA Identifies First Steps in Requirements for Safety Plans
FDA News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2008 Media Inquiries: Chris DiFrancesco, 301-827-6242 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA Identifies First Steps in Requirements for Safety Plans for Certain Drugs and Biologics New FDAAA requirements … [Read more...] about FDA Identifies First Steps in Requirements for Safety Plans
FDA To Review Merck’s Application To Expand HPV Vaccine Gardasil’s Approval To Older Women
FDA has granted priority review status to Merck's application to expand marketing of its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil to women ages 27 to 45, the company said Wednesday, Reuters reports. The designation means that an FDA decision could come within six months, according … [Read more...] about FDA To Review Merck’s Application To Expand HPV Vaccine Gardasil’s Approval To Older Women