On November 19, 2007, the FDA posted a consumer update entitled "New Steps to Improve Advisory Committee Processes." The stated goal of these actions is to strengthen its advisory committee process in ways which are consistent with recommendations of the Institute of Medicine. "One of FDA's strengths is that we routinely enlist the nation's leading [...]
Congress recently passed funding legislation (Labor-HHS-Education bill) which would have increased funding to the NIH by 2 billion dollars for a 2008 total of 30 billion dollars. However, President Bush vetoed the legislation citing his concern that there was too much “pork barrel” funding in the bill. He did not specify what specific parts of [...]
Sometimes we need a little humor. I do wonder how much of this couple lingers inside of all of us. http://tinyurl.com/2u3pbz What is wrong with laughing at ourselves? Joel T. Nowak MA, MSW
It is a fact, Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War are more likely to develop prostate cancer than the rest of the population. If you are a Vietnam Vet and develop prostate cancer you are entitled to compensation and medical treatment from the Veterans Administration. If you served in Vietnam between [...]
The FDA, nor any other governmental agency, requires companies to test their skin care personal products for safety! The Environmental Working Group (EWG), which I wrote about yesterday, has taken it upon them to evaluate many of these personal care products which we all use everyday and make their findings available to us. They have [...]