health highlights
Health Highlights
Issue Brief
Patient Story: Jamel Sawyer: A Young Man Fights MRSA
Issue Brief
Patient Story: Jamel Sawyer: A Young Man Fights MRSA
Jamel’s story illustrates the twin dangers presented by emerging multidrug-resistant bacterial infections and the waning effectiveness and availability of drugs to treat them.
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Report
Navigating the U.S. Food Additive Regulatory Program
Report
Navigating the U.S. Food Additive Regulatory Program
The Food Additives Amendment of 1958 is the foundation for the U.S. food additive regulatory program, which oversees most substances added to food. This article is a comprehensive review of the program, and includes original analysis of pre- and postmarket safety standards for various categories and subcategories of substances and their uses.
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Report
After Heparin: Protecting Consumers from the Risks of Substandard and Counterfeit Drugs
Report
After Heparin: Protecting Consumers from the Risks of Substandard and Counterfeit Drugs
This report provides an overview of the complex pharmaceutical supply chain - from manufacturing through distribution of the finished drug - and advances proposed policy solutions to help reduce the risks of counterfeit, adulterated, and substandard drugs.
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Image Gallery
Serving Up Safe and Healthy Lunches
Image Gallery
Serving Up Safe and Healthy Lunches
Each school day, cafeteria staff in the West New York, NJ, School District prepare safe and healthy meals that meet high nutrition standards for thousands of students.
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Video
Meet the Project Director, and Learn More about the Health Impact Project
Meet the Project Director, and Learn More about the Health Impact Project
Dr. Aaron Wernham answers five questions on video about the Health Impact Project and HIAs.
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Interactive
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Interactive
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act is the first major update to the food safety authorities of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in more than 70 years. This interactive graphic explains the key benefits that consumers should expect to see in five important areas.
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