EPA Review Fracking Safety Data. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the creation of a panel that will review a draft of a report on the impact of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on drinking water supplies. According to a release from the EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB), the agency is convening a … [Read more...]
EPA Assembles Scientific Panel to Review Fracking Safety Data
CDC Releases Safety Data on Rotavirus Vaccine
The CDC Released New Safety Data On A Rotavirus Vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new safety data on a recently licensed rotavirus vaccine given to infants that indicate the vaccine does not pose an elevated risk for intussusception, the most common cause of bowel obstruction in … [Read more...]
Stents’ Day in the Sun
FDA Panel Review Safety Data On The Use of Drug Eluting Stents. A Food and Drug Administration panel is slated to review safety data on the use of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Boston Scientific's (BSX) drug-eluting stents amid concerns that the devices could lead to greater instances of blood clots. Specialists on the FDA … [Read more...]
Judge Fines Ford for Hiding Evidence
A Judge Ordered Ford To Turn Over Safety Data On Its Passenger Vans. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Ford Motor Co. to turn over safety data on its 15-passenger vans information the company has claimed doesn't exist and fined the automaker for concealing evidence, a plaintiffs attorney said. The world's second-largest automaker … [Read more...]
