Archive for February 19th, 2010
‘Cadillac’ Tax Would Have Non-Union Impact, Analysis Finds
The Washington Post: “A proposed tax on high-cost ['Cadillac'] health insurance plans, an element of Democratic health-care legislation that has been strongly opposed by organized labor, would actually fall equally on nonunion plans, according to a new analysis. …
AAAS Scientific Freedom And Responsibility Award To Be Presented To Dr. Nancy Olivieri
The 2009 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award will honor Dr. Nancy Olivieri of the University of Toronto “for her indefatigable determination that patient safety and research integrity come before institutional and commercial interests.” Dr…
Joint Study By Rosetta Genomics And NYU Langone Medical Center Identifies Single MicroRNA Biomarker For Prognosis Of Mesothelioma Patients
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ROSG), a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced today that the results of a joint study with the NYU Langone Medical Center were published online on February 16th, 2010, and are set to be published in the March 1st issue of the American Association for Cancer Research’s journal, [...]
SUNDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Announce Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan: Jackson, Great Lakes Governors to discuss Obama Administration’s Great Lakes restoration plan (HQ)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will unveil the Obama Administration’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan at a press conference on Sunday, February 21
EPA joins UGA and Athens-Clarke County to Highlight Air Quality Improvement Project (GA)
(ATLANTA – February 19, 2010) U.S
Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs): Procrit, Epogen and Aranesp: Drug Safety Communication
FDA requires REMS that ensures that only those hospitals and healthcare professionals who have enrolled and completed training in risk management program will prescribe and dispense ESAs to patients with cancer.
Exjade (deferasirox): Boxed Warning
Changes to Prescribing Information re: risk of renal impairment/failure, hepatic impairment/failure or gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
Long-Acting Beta-Agonists (LABAs): New Safe Use Requirements
FDA requires risk management plan and class-labeling changes for all LABAs.
Initial Round of Sampling at Bannister Federal Complex Buildings 50 and 52 Reveals No Indoor Air Health Concerns (KS, MO)
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Feb
EPA Administrator Jackson Marks One-Year Anniversary of Recovery Act in Columbus, Ohio: Administrator, senior EPA officials visiting communities across America this week to highlight recovery act’s impact (HQ)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson joined Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland and Ohio officials today at a press conference marking the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
