Calls for Significant Gilenya Restrictions
A Safety Group Calls For Gilenya Restriction. A patient safety group believes access to the multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya should be severely restricted because its short time on the market has been plagued by reports of fatal adverse reactions. According to a report at Pharmalot.com, the Institute for Safe Medicine … [Read more...]
Expert Calls Industry-Funded Cell Phone Study
Funded Cell Phone Study Gains Ground. An expert on cell phone radiation is slamming an industry-funded study that claims there is no link between the radiation emitted by the devices and cancer. The study, conducted by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, claims to have debunked a recent World … [Read more...]
PA Environmental Council Calls for Fracking Regulations
PEC Pressed For Legislative and Regulatory Changes. The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) is pressing for legislative and regulatory changes that it says would help prevent accidents and environmental damage at hydraulic fracturing gas drilling operations in the state. The push comes the same day that Pennsylvania … [Read more...]
Research Panel Calls for EPA Assessment of Phthalates
Phthalates Is A Plastic Softening Chemical. A panel of the National Research Council has announced that there is sufficient scientific data to warrant an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assessment of the health effects from cumulative exposure to toxic, plastic-softening chemicals known as phthalates, reports Reuters. … [Read more...]
Consumer Group Calls for Toy Boycott
Toys That Can Cause Suffocation Named. A study by the California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) has concluded that a variety of toys—Silly Fish Squirters, Squirt Devils, Littlest Pet Shop, Red Plastic Super Car, to name a few—are dangerous and contain toxins or small parts that can cause choking and suffocation hazards to … [Read more...]
Following Melamine Revelations, Calls Come for Baby Formula Recall
U.S Made Baby Formula Recall Positive For Melamine. The revelation earlier this week that some U.S.-made baby formula had tested positive for the industrial chemical melamine has some consumer advocates calling for a product recall, according to a report in the Associated Press. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) … [Read more...]
