FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Study Links Melamine To Kidney Disease in Children

  Mike Bryant | February 17, 2009 12:53 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The New England Journal of Medicine, published a study this week that linked melamine to kidney disease in children. Melamine has been a subject of many blogs here at the Injuryboard. In particular...

• Diet Safety: Coca-Cola Sued Over Vitaminwater Health Claims

  Mike Bryant | January 22, 2009 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The past Thursday, the Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest sued Coca-Cola Co. over what it calls “deceptive” claims about VitaminWater. Glacéau Vitaminwater...

• Will Obama Give Us One Food Administration?

  Mike Bryant | January 19, 2009 7:38 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  For a while there has been discussions in Washington about why there is both a Agriculture Department which inspects about 20 percent of the food supply (meat and poultry), and the Food and Drug...

• Pharmaceutical Attorney Likes Preemption: Shocking.

  Mike Bryant | January 19, 2009 9:23 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In a blog this week , Bert Rein, a founding partner of Wiley Rein, LLP and a attorney representing Wyeth in the pending Wyeth v. Levine appeal in the Supreme Court came out with the rally cry for...

• FDA Admits Turning Blind Eye To Doctor Pharmaceutical Relationship

  Mike Bryant | January 17, 2009 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  For some time, the members of the Injuryboard have been looking at the problems with the FDA. There have also been many posts about the relationship with Pharmaceutical companies and the issues that...

• Diet Safety: Eat Health Is The Way To Go

  Mike Bryant | January 15, 2009 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Diet ideas and plans are all over the place. While some don't work, others simply can be unhealthy. Vicki Huber Rudawsky a former Olympic runner pointed out a couple : The Raw Food Diet: Some...

• Diet Safety: FDA Questioning Diet Coke Plus Nutrition Claims

  Mike Bryant | January 05, 2009 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This past week, the FDA issued a press release warning that Diet Coke Plus doesn't contain enough nutrients to qualify for use of the word plus. Foods may use that name only if they contain have at...

• Diet Safety: FDA Warns Of Dangerous Drug Supplements

  Mike Bryant | January 02, 2009 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This past week, the FDA issued a warning that there is a group of diet pills being sold nationwide, as well as over the internet, that are now considered unsafe. The products are unsafe because they...

• Food Poisoning: FDA To Open Offices In China

  Mike Bryant | November 24, 2008 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Due to safety issues involving the blood thinner heparin, food, and other products imported from China has put pressure on the FDA to boost its international presence. The FDA will open offices in...

• Food Poisoning: Obama To Improve The FDA For Consumers

  Mike Bryant | November 14, 2008 9:19 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  After years of lax over site and clear evidence the present administration has planned to use the FDA to preempt state statues, the election of Barak Obama is a good thing for consumers. The simple...