Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2012 |
''Study: FDA reviews new drugs faster than Europe, Canada'' "Researchers say the U.S. approved more new medicines in less time than Europe and Canada in the last decade, challenging long-standing criticisms that the Food and Drug Administration lags behind its peers in clearing important new drugs." Source: The Associated Press |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| May 16, 2012 |
''User Fees Clear E&C, But Waxman, Consumer Advocates Still Seek GAIN Changes'' "As FDA user fee legislation heads to the House floor, a key Democratic lawmaker called for antibiotic incentive to be focused on serious and life-threatening infections and an HHS directive to work on stewardship programs while the lead sponsor of antibiotic incentives pushed back against attempts to change the incentive structure outlined in the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now section of the bill." Source: Inside Health Reform |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| May 16, 2012 |
''Lawmakers to Tweak Antibiotic Incentives, Online Pharmacy Measures Prior to Full E&C Markup'' "House lawmakers said they will continue efforts to narrowly tailor antibiotic incentives and clarify an online pharmacy measure before the full Energy and Commerce Committee takes up FDA user fee legislation that gained bipartisan subcommittee backing Tuesday morning." Source: Inside Health Policy |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| May 15, 2012 |
''How Cheap Meat Practices Beef Up Superbugs Like MRSA'' "As 1½ year old Simon Sparrow lay dying in a hospital in April 2004, doctors were perplexed as to what was causing his illness." Source: ABC News |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| May 15, 2012 |
''Business Credit Cards can be Rewarding but Risky'' "Direct mail offers are flowing for business credit cards, many with attractive promotional interest rates and balance transfer deals...while there are many reasons to open an account, there can be substantial risks involved." Source: Credit Card Guide |
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| May 15, 2012 |
''Mothers, Farmers and Chefs Against Antibiotic Misuse'' "Today, Everly and a number of other women — mothers of drug-resistance victims, and mothers who themselves were victims of resistant bugs — brought their campaign to Capitol Hill." Source: Wired |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production, Moms For Antibiotic Awareness |
| May 9, 2012 |
''Government urged to fight fat at school'' "A coalition of health advocacy groups on Wednesday urged the government to put more resources into school-based efforts to improve health and fight obesity among youth. The recommendations by the Healthy Schools Campaign and Trust for America's Health were backed by more than 70 groups including the American Cancer Society and the National Education Association." Source: CNBC |
Food Safety |
| May 3, 2012 |
''Rules 'holdup' puzzles food industry and food-safety advocates'' "Most of the provisions in a landmark food safety law which passed 16 months ago still haven't gone into effect and are stuck in a rule-making process at the White House, four months overdue." Source: CNN |
Food Hazards |
| May 2, 2012 |
''Food-safety rules in limbo at Office of Management and Budget'' "More than a year after President Obama signed a landmark food-safety bill, the key provisions are hung up at a unit of the White House that is in charge of reviewing proposed policy changes." Source: The Washington Post |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 28, 2012 |
''FDA Fee Reauthorization a Prescription for Debate'' "Every five years, lawmakers, lobbyists, patient groups and agency regulators line up to take their shot at changing how things get done at the Food and Drug Administration." Source: CQ Weekly |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
