Posted on PediatricSuperSite The FDA’s Pediatric Advisory Committee met this week and reviewed data relating to several medications currently being used in children, in accordance with the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act. The committee heard data on a number of medications and vaccinations that encompassed a variety of conditions, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, asthma and human papillomavirus […]
New Vaccine Recommendations for Boys and Diabetics
By Anahad O’Connor, NY Times Federal health experts are now recommending that all boys be routinely vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV. The vaccine already has been recommended for girls and young women since 2006 largely to prevent cervical cancer. But health authorities never expressly encouraged the vaccine for young boys, saying only that they “could” […]
3 changes to children’s vaccine recommendations announced
By Cari Nierenberg, MyHealthNewsDaily, The nation’s largest pediatrician group today released its new schedule of recommended childhood vaccinations. It made three major changes to its previous recommendations, after a federal advisory panel of experts reviewed recent evidence from vaccine studies. The biggest change is the new recommendation that boys should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV). Since […]
FDA says your body is a “drug” and subject to gov’t regulation
SlashGear Mark Raby, Feb 1st 2012 In what is perhaps one of the most controversial cases the Food and Drug Administration has ever participated in, there’s a new argument that’s making some pretty heavy waves. In essence, the FDA says that a person’s individual body can be categorized as a “drug” and is thus subject […]
FDA whistleblowers sue, alleging electronic spying
By Miranda Leitsinger, msmbc.com The Food and Drug Administration electronically spied on whistleblowers who alerted the Obama administration and Congress of alleged misconduct in the agency, particularly relating to what they claim was the push to approve unsafe and ineffective medical devices, according to a complaint filed in federal court. The complaint, filed on behalf of […]
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