Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2012 |
''Fake Avastin shows very little protects drug supply'' "As drug counterfeiters step up their sales of bogus medicines, global health regulators have few protections in place to prevent them from reaching patients, and new laws aimed at addressing the problem could be years away ... " Source: Reuters |
Drug Safety |
| Mar 14, 2012 |
''Food imports blamed for disease outbreaks'' "Nearly half of all food borne disease outbreaks in 2009 and 2010 were caused by imported food according to new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control." Source: ABC7 KGO-TV |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 14, 2012 |
''Study: Imported Food Increasingly Causing US Illness'' "Imported food is making Americans sick more frequently than ever, according to new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC." Source: Voice of America |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 19, 2012 |
''Think carrots, not candy as school snack, group suggests'' "Junk food may soon be hard to buy at American public schools as the U.S. government readies new rules requiring healthier foods to be sold beyond the cafeteria - a move most parents support, according to a poll released on Thursday." Source: Reuters |
School Food |
| Apr 20, 2012 |
''FDA Alerts Doctors on Fakes'' "The Food and Drug Administration warned more than 50 doctors and medical practices in the U.S. that they may have bought a fake version of the cancer drug Avastin ... " Source: Wall Street Journal |
Drug Safety |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 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 |
''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 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 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 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 |
