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Honey: The Sweetest Medicine?
Parents of children who are coughing due to a cold or flu may want to try using honey to relieve their children’s symptoms. A new study suggests that giving children honey before bedtime can give them relief and help them (and their parents!) get a good night of sleep. Read More
Red Meat: The News is Not Good
Red meat has been found to increase cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular disease, but now new research is linking it to cancer and increased mortality. Read More
Get BPA Out of Our Food!
BPA or Bisphenol A is a chemical that is found in most food and beverage containers. This chemical can increase your risk of cancer and diabetes. The FDA is deciding March 31st whether to ban BPA in containers. Make your voice heard! Read More
Are Bayer’s Birth Control Pills too Risky?
YAZ, Yasmin, Beyaz, and other drospirenone hormonal birth control pills have been found to have an increased risk of serious blood clots. However, the FDA has not taken the pills off the market or demanded a black box warning. Read More
Statement of Dr. Diana Zuckerman,PhD, at the Public Meeting on Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Reauthorization, October 24, 2011
Diana Zuckerman,Ph.D, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families testifies at a public hearing on the Prescription Drug User Fee Act. Read More
Experts say medical device review system flawed
The Miami Herald. July 29, 2011. NRC President Diana Zuckerman expresses concern over the vast majority of medical devices being cleared through the 510(k) process—a process which has been described as “flawed” by Institute of Medicine panelists in a new report. Read More
FDA Backs Quicker Reviews for Hip Implants in Reply to Panel’s Report
Bloomberg. July 29, 2011. In an article about the IOM medical device report and the FDA, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families Diana Zuckerman tells Bloomberg: devices that are implanted and “life-sustaining and life- saving should be held to a higher standard.” Read More
FDA stands by silicone breast implants
LA Times. June 23, 2011. Concerned over the implications of flawed data from recent studies on silicone-gel breast implants, Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families, questions the quality of their results. Read More
FDA concludes silicone breast implants mostly safe
Associated Press. June 22, 2011. NRC President, Diana Zuckerman, says the studies the FDA used to say that silicone breast implants are safe would not be published by most medical journals due to missing information. Read More
Statement of Diana Zuckerman, Ph.D., President National Research Center for Women & Families at the FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on Meridia
September 15, 2010 Read More