[SaneVax: In 2008, Dr. Charlotte Haug urged caution when considering implementation of HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination programs. Not many people in the medical establishment appeared to listen. Four years later, those reasons for caution still exist, with a few new ones added. Please take a few minutes to read Dr. Haug’s letter to the editor of […]
Conflict-of-Interest Rules May Be Relaxed in 2012, Hamburg Says
By Jeffrey Young Conflict-of-interest rules restricting scientists with financial ties to drug and device-makers from advising U.S. regulators may loosen next year, said Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. A 2008 policy limiting researchers who were paid by manufacturers from serving on advisory panels may be curtailing feedback the FDA receives, Hamburg told the […]
