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 |
