In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2010 |
"A Pinpoint Beam Strays Invisibly, Harming Instead of Healing." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Dec 30, 2010 |
''Farmers Disagree on Antibiotic Us'' "Cattle farmer Jay Schutte said most dairy farmers are already administering antibiotics responsibly. Schutte feeds out about 600 cattle a year. " |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 2, 2011 | "Drug company whistle-blower Cheryl Eckard tells Scott Pelley about her experience trying to fix problems at a pharmaceutical factory that made her a key figure in a federal lawsuit and a multimillionaire." | Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Jan 19, 2011 |
''F.D.A. Plans to Streamline Reviews of Medical Devices'' "Federal health officials on Wednesday unveiled steps to streamline reviews of medical devices, while deferring decisions on contentious issues that device makers had feared could slow the approval of new products." |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution |
| Jan 21, 2011 |
''Feeding Animals Antibiotics: Not Helping U.S. Meat Export'' "At a 2010 Congressional briefing sponsored by Rep. Louise Slaughter, I warned the continued and routine overuse of antibiotics in U.S. meat production could be shooting the global competitiveness of that industry in the foot." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 25, 2011 |
''Makers of Livestock drugs in talks on restrictions'' "The Food and Drug Administration is asking drug manufacturers to voluntarily restrict the use of antibiotics in hogs and other livestock, and so far the agency has received a 'good response' from the companies, a senior official said today." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Feb 9, 2011 |
''Medical Treatment, Out of Reach'' "Late last year, Biosensors International, a medical device company, shut down its operation in Southern California, which had once housed 90 people, including the company’s top executives and researchers." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Mar 13, 2011 |
''The fight against counterfeit drugs'' "60 Minutes' nine-month investigation of counterfeit prescription drugs reveals how the dangerous and sometimes deadly fakes get into the nation's drug pipeline. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports." |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Mar 30, 2011 |
"Since 1995 Denmark has enforced progressively tighter rules on the use of antibiotics in the raising of pigs, poultry and other livestock. In the process, it has shown that it is possible to protect human health without hurting farmers." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 31, 2011 |
"Organized gangs are stealing prescription medicine in increasingly audacious heists. That's a problem for Big Pharma and for patients, who can unknowingly buy stolen -- and sometimes dangerous -- medications." |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Mar 31, 2011 |
"ON DECEMBER 11th 1945, at the end of his Nobel lecture, Alexander Fleming sounded a warning. Fleming’s chance observation of the antibiotic effects of a mould called Penicillium on one of his bacterial cultures had inspired his co |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Apr 12, 2011 |
''Group Faults the F.D.A. on Oversight of Devices'' "The Food and Drug Administration is allowing some high-risk devices like artificial hips to be sold without strenuous testing, despite promises that it would address regulatory issues affecting them, a federal watchdog group plans to testify on Wednesday." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| May 22, 2011 |
''Patients at heart of medical device issue'' "Antonitsa Vlahoulis knew as she slipped into unconsciousness on the operating room table that her surgeon would choose which medical device she would receive to fix her leaky heart valve." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Jun 2, 2011 |
''House GOP pushes back against health measures affecting school lunches, tobacco'' "The Rehberg amendment would also prevent the FDA from restricting the widespread use of antibiotics in feed for farm animals, which many public health experts believe has led to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that threaten human health." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jun 6, 2011 |
Saveantibiotics.org Has a New Home Welcome to the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming's new home. For those familiar with our previous site, the tour below should help you familiarize yourself with our new look. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
