FDA is Aware of Fraudulent Clinical Trials Hidden from Public
FDA Is Aware Of Fraudulent Clinical Trials. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of faulty clinical trials, but a recent investigative report shows that this information was never made public. Charles Seife, a professor at the Arthur L. Carter Institute of Journalism at New York University uncovered … [Read more...] about FDA is Aware of Fraudulent Clinical Trials Hidden from Public
Drug Trial Fraud and Misconduct Hidden from Journal Publishers and Public
A study of internal documents from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveals that though the agency has taken action against clinical trials for "significant departures from good clinical practice" and even falsifications, there is no mention of such problems in the published studies. The documents were uncovered through … [Read more...] about Drug Trial Fraud and Misconduct Hidden from Journal Publishers and Public
FDA to Update Public on BPA Later This Month
FDA Meets Manufacturers of BPA. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced that a regulatory meeting with manufacturers and users of Bisphenol A (BPA)-containing materials took place late last month. On January 30, 2009, the FDA and Health Canada’s Health Products and Food branch hosted a meeting of representatives … [Read more...] about FDA to Update Public on BPA Later This Month
Cleveland Clinic Goes Public with Industry Ties
Ensure it is not involved in any medical conflicts of interest. Ohio’s Cleveland Clinic is making public any industry ties its physicians, scientists, and physician/scientists have with drug companies and device makers. The Associated Press noted that the move by the Cleveland Clinic was made to ensure it is not involved in any … [Read more...] about Cleveland Clinic Goes Public with Industry Ties
C. Diff Drug Resistant Infection Next Public Health Threat
C. Diff is An Infectious Disease. C. diff-or clostridium difficile-is a spore-forming, toxin-producing bacterium that infectious disease experts are saying is taking the path of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-MRSA-and is moving from within hospitals to the community at large. Like MRSA, C. diff has become … [Read more...] about C. Diff Drug Resistant Infection Next Public Health Threat
N.Y. Plans To Query Analysts In Public
Wall Street Analysts Misled Investors. Former and current analysts at Merrill Lynch & Co. will be publicly interrogated in the coming months as part of an expanding state investigation into allegations that Wall Street's stock analysts misled investors to promote companies that paid fees to the investment bank, officials said … [Read more...] about N.Y. Plans To Query Analysts In Public
SJC Ruling Seen Facilitating Public’s Suits Against Polluters
Public Win Lawsuits Against Polluters. In a precedent-setting decision that makes it easier for the public to win lawsuits against polluters, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled yesterday that the former owner of a toxic site was responsible for polluting a nearby Beverly tennis club, despite the site owner’s claim that … [Read more...] about SJC Ruling Seen Facilitating Public’s Suits Against Polluters
