By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
One of the nation’s leading adult stem cell therapy organizations is warning the public that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is teaming up with the nation’s pharmaceutical industry to declare a person’s own stem cells to be a “drug” which can be regulated, thus slowing down the use of these therapies by requiring years of clinical trials before they can be used.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a move that surprised no one, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), decided not to appeal a federal judge’s order to remove restrictions on over-the-counter access to the emergency contraception drug known as “Plan B” which will now allow 17 year-olds to access the drug.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of the Ortho Evra birth control patch, has quietly paid out at least $68.7 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed by women who suffered blood clots, heart attacks, strokes, and even death after using the patch.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
As a new cold season looms, pediatricians are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to demand a recall of over-the-counter (OTC) cold medicines for children younger than six years old because of the potential for life threatening side affects.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
According to newly obtained documents from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there have now been as many as 20 deaths of young girls who received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine known as GARDASIL.
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