Testimony for FDA Advisory Committee: Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel
May 14, 2015 My name is Dr. Anna Mazzucco, and I thank you for the opportunity to speak today on behalf of the National Center for Health Research. After completing my Ph.D. at Harvard Medical...
View ArticleLet Congress know how you feel about unsafe medical products!
There is still time to sign on to the letter! Congress is working on a bill called 21st Century Cures that would lower the standards for approving drugs and medical devices. They say it will benefit...
View ArticleCur is crowdfunding a medical device that isn’t cleared by the FDA, and...
A company called Cur is developing a promising new pain-relieving product, according to Mashable, Fast Company, and PC World. Problem is, the company is doing it by launching a $50,000 crowdfunding...
View ArticleLetter to Chairwoman Alexander on E-cigarette Regulations in the District of...
The popularity of e-cigarettes has risen because of claims from manufacturers that they are safer than conventional tobacco-containing cigarettes. However, they are still unsafe. Continue reading →
View ArticleSpeeding Up Drug-Approval Process Could Have Downside
By Ed Silverman May 30, 2015 Would a congressional bill designed to jump-start medical innovation end up lowering standards for approving new uses of existing medicines? Consumer advocates are raising...
View ArticleComment Letter to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding...
We submit these comments in strong support of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) development of a mandatory standard that prohibits hazardous, accessible window covering cords. A...
View ArticleF.B.I. Investigates Whether Harm From Surgical Power Tool Was Ignored
By DENISE GRADY and KATIE THOMAS MAY 27, 2015 The Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun looking into whether medical device makers, doctors and hospitals broke the law by failing to report problems...
View ArticleIs When You Eat Just as Important as What You Eat?
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a simple way to lose weight? Instead of counting calories or cutting carbs, what if you could just avoid eating during certain times? A study in 2012 showed that mice...
View ArticleTestimony of Dr. Christina Silcox Before the FDA Advisory Panel on Flibanserin
The Center strongly supports research to advance understanding of, and solutions to, women’s lack of sexual desire. We understand that it is a real and distressing problem for many women. We have...
View ArticleBreasts, buttocks and botox – the surprising trends in plastic surgery
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released the detailed figures on cosmetic surgery in 2014, and Euronews outlined seven surprising trends from the US. Among them: Men and boys having...
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