Press Releases

NRC for Women & Families responds to the FDA’s decision on Avandia for diabetes

September 23, 2010. This is clearly a compromise between warring factions in the FDA. Europe has taken Avandia off the market, which is what the FDA should have done. Read More >


NEW SPANISH LANGUAGE WEB SITE ON BREAST IMPLANTS

July 16, 2007 Read More >


Press Release and Letter to Congress about Drug Safety and FDA

March 14, 2007 Read More >


FDA Approves Silicone Breast Implants Despite Safety Concerns

November 17, 2006 Read More >


Scientist Advocates and Rep. DeLauro Unveil Legislation for Women’s Health

The FDA Scientific Fairness for Women Act Sends Clear Message to the FDA. September 21,2006 Read More >


FDA Advisory Committee: Does Approval Mean Safety?

The National Research Center for Women & Families releases a report that examines the voting patterns of FDA advisory committee members on medical devices and drugs. August 28, 2006 Read More >


Breast Cancer Survivors Making Surgery Decisions With Limited Information, Says New Report; Former Director of FDA Office on Women’s Health Speaks at Release of ‘Decisions in the Dark’

February 3, 2006 Read More >


Congressional Briefing on Release of Landmark Study of Blind Adults in the U.S.

February 2004 Read More >


Canadian Study Confirms Women with Breast Implants Require Significantly Greater Medical Care

Women With Implants Were Four Times More Likely to be Hospitalized. November, 2003. Read More >


New Hormone Study Shows Risk of Dementia

May 27, 2003 Read More >