By Andrew Pollack The government is proposing sweeping changes in the rules covering research involving human subjects, an effort officials say would strengthen protections while reducing red tape that can impede studies. The officials said the changes were needed to deal with a vastly altered research climate, whose new features include genomics studies using patients’ […]
Generic drugs approved by different FDA process
By Linda A. Johnson, AP Business Writer WASHINGTON — Generic drugs go through what the Food and Drug Administration calls an abbreviated approval process. But it takes three times as long as FDA reviews of new experimental drugs because of the sheer volume of applications, many of which are submitted years before the original drug’s […]
Whose Children Are These?
By Camille Giglio (This article is re-posted in its entirety, with kind permission from the author.) HPV does not threaten an imminent and significant risk to the health of others. Mandating HPV would therefore constitute an expansion of the state’s authority to interfere with individual and parental autonomy. Assessing Mandatory HPV Vaccination: Who Should Call […]
Flu vaccine given to millions of Britons ‘increases risk of narcolepsy in children’
By Daniel Martin A flu vaccine given to millions of Britons as recently as a few months ago will no longer be used after watchdogs found it increased the risk of children developing a serious sleeping disorder. Pandemrix has been deemed unsuitable for anyone under the age of 20 after studies showed it could trigger […]
FDA Approved New DPT Vaccine for Seniors
By Christina England It has been announced that a new vaccine has been approved by the FDA for the over 65′s. GlaxoSmithKline’s Boostrix vaccine is said to be able to protect the elderly from diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough). The vaccine was originally approved for use in adolescents in 2005. Prior to this vaccine […]
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