Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
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| Jun 14, 2012 |
"Frances Yap, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at SLU, won the distinction given to promising young scientists, and with it a grant of $240,000 over four years to pursue her research without restriction." Source: St. Louis Business Journal |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 14, 2012 |
''MU researcher selected as PEW Scholar; Will receive $240,000 to support research'' "While this research is at the molecular level, Cornish has drawn the attention of his peers at a much higher level, as he has been recognized as a 2012 Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences. This award recognizes him as one of the 22 most promising, young investigators in the field."
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Biomedical Research |
| Jun 5, 2012 |
Pew's Allan Coukell Discusses FDA Reform Act of 2012 Allan Coukell, deputy director of the Medical Safety Project of the Pew Health Group, talked about drug safety on C-SPAN. Source: C-SPAN |
Medical Safety |
| May 31, 2012 |
"Americans take antibiotics carelessly, prophylactically, almost recreationally, and our overuse is creating superbugs that no drug will be able to kill. Another major contributing factor in this crisis is the overuse of antibiotics in the farming industry." Source: Redbook.com |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| May 24, 2012 |
''Senate bill aims to increase drug import safety'' "U.S. regulators would inspect more drug manufacturing facilities in China, India and other foreign countries as part of legislation approved Thursday that aims to step up oversight of the nation's imported pharmaceutical supply." Source: Associated Press |
Drug Safety |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 9, 2012 |
''Industry Alliance Floats Lot-Level Drug Tracing System in Legislative Proposal'' "An industry coalition forming consensus around drug track and trace systems is floating a legislative proposal that would trace drugs on the lot level while also requiring product level identification ... " Source: FDA Week |
Drug Safety |
| Mar 1, 2012 |
''Antibiotic Resistance: An Emerging Food Safety Concern'' "Antibiotics are drugs capable of killing bacteria or disrupting their reproduction without harming their host, and have been used for more than 70 years to treat people with infections and for more than 50 years in veterinary medicine." Source: Food Safety Magazine |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Feb 16, 2012 |
''Fakes Infiltrate Injectable Drugs'' "News that a counterfeit version of the cancer drug Avastin was found in the U.S. highlights a rising threat: fakes of costly injectable therapies, rather than simple pills, such as Viagra." Source: The Wall Street Journal |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Feb 16, 2012 |
''System to catch fake drugs has idled for years'' "The news this week that a fake version of the cancer medicine Avastin has made its way into the United States highlights a longtime concern: There are few safeguards to make sure fake drugs can be spotted before they make it to your doctor’s office." Source: Associated Press |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Feb 13, 2012 |
Healthy changes coming to school lunches "The Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act takes effect in the 2013-14 school year and will require school lunches to be healthier for students." Source: ABC News |
