New Jersey Assembly Committee Approves Fracking Wastewater Bill
Fracking Wastewater Bill That Ban Storage Of Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater Okayed. A New Jersey State Assembly panel has Ok’d a bill that, if it becomes law, would ban the disposal or storage of hydraulic fracturing wastewater anywhere in the state. While the bill likely won't pass before the end of the Legislature's lame duck … [Read more...] about New Jersey Assembly Committee Approves Fracking Wastewater Bill
Boston Scientific Stent Approved Despite Problems
Boston Scientific Stent Approved by The FDA. Late last week, Boston Scientific Corporation announced that U.S. health regulators approved the next-generation version of its widely used Taxus drug-coated stent. Boston Scientifc plans to begin selling the stent in early November. Meanwhile, in March, Boston Scientific received an … [Read more...] about Boston Scientific Stent Approved Despite Problems
Approval From California Assembly For PFOA Ban on Food Wraps
A PFOA Ban Bill To Limit The Chemical PFOA. The Associated Press is reporting that the California Assembly has reversed itself and approved a bill to limit the amount of the chemical Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) that has been linked to cancer in food packaging. The measure—by Senator Ellen Corbett-Democrat-San Leandro—would permit … [Read more...] about Approval From California Assembly For PFOA Ban on Food Wraps
FDA Approves New Warning for Bayer Drug
Government health officials said Friday they have approved a new label for Bayer's Trasylol that highlights the possible risk of kidney damage associated with taking the drug. More than 600,000 people worldwide were treated with the drug in 2005, according to Bayer, which collected $291 million in sales from Trasylol. Annual … [Read more...] about FDA Approves New Warning for Bayer Drug
