FDA recommends that consumers stop using these products and throw them away On June 16, 2009 The FDA issued the following product recall. The recall was triggered when the FDA received more than 130 reports of anosmia associated with the use of Zicam zinc-containing intranasal … [Read more...] about Loss of Sense of Smell with Intranasal Cold Remedies Containing Zinc
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Sen. Grassley (R-IA) Keeps Pharmaceutical Industry, FDA In The Crosshairs
A BIG thank you to the Philadelphia Inquirer... One of the few major media outlets that consistently cover Big Pharma and the FDA… This weekend The Philadelphia Inquirer examined how Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has "found a congressional calling" in "creating uproars that … [Read more...] about Sen. Grassley (R-IA) Keeps Pharmaceutical Industry, FDA In The Crosshairs
Drug Web site raises important questions
By DAN RODEN, M.D. • October 10, 2008 Dr. Dan Roden is professor of medicine and pharmacology, director of the Oates Institute for Experimental Therapeutics, and assistant vice chancellor for personalized medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The Food … [Read more...] about Drug Web site raises important questions
Science Experiment Likely To End Up on Your Dinner Table
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals Printer-friendly PDF (420 KB) On this page: Genetic Engineering Benefits of GE Animals GE Animals Regulated Under New Animal Drug Provisions The Food and Drug Administration … [Read more...] about Science Experiment Likely To End Up on Your Dinner Table
Gardasil Financial Factoid
Follow The Money... Merck has a growing economic interest in Virginia. In December 2006, Merck announced it would invest $57 million to expand its Elkton, Va., plant to make Gardasil, helped by a $700,000 grant from a state economic development agency that is part of the … [Read more...] about Gardasil Financial Factoid