Consumer Product Safety News Headlines

• Lunch Box Lead Tests Raise Concerns
  Washington Post - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:35 EST
  
• Medical Care Hikes Prompt Increase In Consumer Prices, Report Finds
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Calorie-rich restaurant food can be dangerous, says consumer group
  The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:11 EST
  
• New Science-Based Guide To Natural Fat-Loss
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
  
• FDA Approves Alli™ (orlistat 60 Mg Capsules) Over-the-counter
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Washington Post Profiles Growth Of Revolution Health
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• FDA Approves Alli(TM) (orlistat 60 Mg Capsules) Over-The-Counter
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Consumer Attitudes To Food Survey Published, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Health Canada Advises Consumers Not To Use Herbal Sleep Supplement Sleepees Which Contains A Habit-forming Drug
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Food risks up, inspections down
  MSNBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• TorreyPines Therapeutics Initiates Second Phase I Clinical Trial Of NGX426, A Potential Novel Oral Treatment For Chronic Pain Conditions
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• U.S. doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:36 EST
  
• U.S. doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:36 EST
  
• Doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:49 EST
  
• Nearly 1 million toy ovens recalled
  CNN - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:22 EST
  
• Drug Partnership Introduces Cheap Antimalaria Pill
  New York Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:55 EST
  
• The Consumer: Bargaining Down That CT Scan Is Suddenly Possible
  New York Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:09 EST
  
• CQ's Carey Discusses Mental Health Parity, Genetic Antidiscrimination, Tobacco Product Regulation, Market Entry Of Generic Drugs
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• U.S. Reviewing Safety of Children’s Cough Drugs
  New York Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:02 EST
  
• Understanding Occupational Safety And Health Issues Of Nanotechnology
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Hospital Trustees Begin To Focus On Patient Safety
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Report faults FDA drug-safety tracking system: WSJ
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:15 EST
  
• FDA examining safety of cough, cold drugs for kids
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:56 EST
  
• FDA examines safety of cough, cold drugs for kids
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:28 EST
  
• Medication Safety Tips: Dos and Don’ts for Taking Medicine Safely
  WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• FDA Reviewing Cold Drug Safety in Kids
  WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Articles In The New England Journal Of Medicine Confirm On-Label, Long-Term Safety And Efficacy Of The CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Restaurant Calories: 'Extreme Eating'
  WebMD - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Restaurant Calories: 'Extreme Eating'
  WebMD - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Athersys Completes GMP Manufacturing Of Multistem(R) For Clinical Trials
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Top Healthcare Bodies Make Pledge On Patients' Safety At High-level Summit, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Bird Flu - Product Held At Holton, UK, Does Not Contain Meat From Restricted Zone In Hungary
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• GPhA Kicks Off Annual Meeting With Focus On Biogenerics Legislation
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Whole Wheat What? Get Real!
  Washington Post - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:04 EST
  
• Group says restaurants promote "extreme eating"
  Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:37 EST
  
• 'Buckyballs' Penetrate Deeper, Faster When Skin Is Flexed, Study Shows
  ScienceDaily - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• U.S. experts to weigh Sanofi bird flu vaccine
  Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:47 EST
  
• Ambrx Initiates Phase I/II Clinical Trial Of Novel Human Growth Hormone Product Candidate
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Drug Safety Recommendations Lack Scientific Evidence
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Redsense Medical's Product For Blood Loss Detection During Hemodialysis - Ready For The European Market
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Teens exposed to danger while on the job
  The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:46 EST
  
• In-store clinics supported by patients
  The Earth Times - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:14 EST
  
• Senetek PLC Announces Clinical Update On Invicorp(R)
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Osteotech Receives FDA Clearance For First Product Under Its Plexus Technology Platform
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• FDA Proposes To Strengthen Label Warning For Xolair
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• EU-Approval For Continuous Infusion Of KOGENATE® Bayer
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Change In Webcast Time For Wednesday Event On NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center Progress Report
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Heart Disease and Medication Safety
  WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Scheduling Of Orlistat - National Drugs And Poisons Schedule Committee, Australia
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Issue Brief Describes Innovative Health Insurance Benefit Design; Perspective Discusses In-Store Clinics
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Largest U.S. dairy shuns milk from clones
  Reuters - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:07 EST
  
• US Government Pushes Ahead With New Meat Inspection System
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• LifeCycle Pharma Announces Positive Data From LCP-AtorFen Phase I Clinical Program
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Many Teen Jobs Violate Safety Rules
  WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Report Criticizes FDA Delays In Drug Tracking System Update
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
  
• High Efficacy Of Gardasil® Leads Independent Data And Safety Monitoring Board To Recommend Urgent Vaccination Of Young Women In Placebo Group
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Moubon Yoghurt Dessert Food Alert, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Long-Term Safety Data Show The LAP-BAND(R) Adjustable Gastric Banding System Results In Fewer Complications Compared To Gastric Bypass
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Consumer Group Petitions FDA To Ban Some Contraceptive Pills
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Science Behind A Wrinkle-filler: Researchers Discover For First Time How Product Works
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• High Blood Pressure and Medication Safety
  WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Low-carb diet beats rivals in weight-loss trial
  MSNBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:26 EST
  
• Health Affairs Web Exclusive Examines Self-Pay Health Care Procedures' Effect On Consumer Shopping
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• 'Attribute ambiguity' adds to consumer buzz
  The Earth Times - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:20 EST
  
• Researchers Probe Health And Safety Impacts Of Nanotechnology
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Tobacco Companies Obstructed Science, History Professor Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Baby food breakfast recalled in Singapore after US alert
  The Earth Times - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:12 EST
  
• FDA probing safety of child cold medicines
  MSNBC - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:13 EST
  
• Report: FDA Eyes Kids' Cold Drugs
  ABC News - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:35 EST
  
• Safety Of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Studied
  ScienceDaily - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• More cash needed to protect U.S. food: experts
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:50 EST
  
• More cash needed to protect U.S. food: experts
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:03 EST
  
• More cash needed to protect U.S. food: experts
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:03 EST
  
• FDA chief against regulating tobacco
  MSNBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:34 EST
  
• FDA reviewing children's cough, cold medicines
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:55 EST
  
• FDA reviewing children's cough, cold medicines
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:01 EST
  
• FDA drops plan for prescription drug watch list
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:40 EST
  
• FDA drops plan for prescription drug watch list
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:40 EST
  
• Concerns About Working Overtime May Be Misplaced
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Reality Council Welcomes The U.S. Food And Drug Administration (FDA) Approval Of Alli(TM) (Orlistat 60 Mg Capsules) For Over-the-Counter Use
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Auxilium Announces Results From Phase III Trial That Show AA4500 Successful In Treating Dupuytren's Contracture
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Dynavax Initiates Phase I Trial Of Hepatitis B Therapy
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Microbial Cellulose: Poised For A High-profile Role In Biomedicine
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Why Only Some Cystic Fibrosis Patients Respond To Treatments That Prevent The Generation Of ...
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• FDA reportedly reviewing kids' cold med safety
  CNN - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:20 EST
  
• FDA reportedly reviewing kids' cold med safety
  CNN - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:07 EST
  
• Safety Of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Studied
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Sanofi bird flu vaccine wins expert backing
  Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:11 EST
  
• Safety, Scenery And Services Influence Urban Trail Use
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• More Than Meets The Tongue
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
  
• The Consumer: Pressing to Look Closer at Blood Clots and the Pill
  New York Times - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:55 EST
  
• Genelabs Announces Publication In New England Journal Of Medicine Of Clinical Trial Results With Hepatitis E Virus Vaccine
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Investigational Clinical Study Of An Approved Drug In People With Chronic Pain Due To Osteoarthritis Of The Knee Or Hip - Men And Women Sought
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Pharmacopeia's DARA Program For Hypertension And Diabetic Nephropathy Advances Into Phase 1 Clinical Trials
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Former FDA Commissioners Suggest Changes For Agency
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
  
• Roche And Kosan To Initiate Phase 2 Cancer Development Program With Epothilone R1645 (KOS-1584)
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Beauty Product Oil Can Lead To Antibiotic Resistance
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Stimuvax Cancer Vaccine Phase III Study Begins
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• 'Trust, Assurance And Safety - The Regulation Of Health Professionals In The 21st Century', General Medical Council, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Researchers Probe Health And Safety Impacts Of Nanotechnology
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:00 EST