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Factory that made recalled Tylenol was cited
The U.S. House of Representatives’ oversight committee will hold a hearing today about an April 30 recall of children’s Tylenol…
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CDC report includes state data on infections
The CDC has released a report detailing health-care-associated infections, specifically central line-associated bloodstream infections. This is the first such report…
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FDA to track media calls, develop policy
The FDA’s Transparency Task Force released 21 draft proposals [PDF] as part of its transparency initiative today. A just-released Perspective…
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Popular salad option a possible culprit in outbreak
Bagged romaine lettuce, a time-saving option for many shoppers, is suspected in the latest E. coli outbreak that has caused…
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Feds: We’re doing well against health fraud
Calling health care “a convoluted system that’s easy to game,” Kaiser Health News’ Andrew Villegas writes that despite recent federal…
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Boulton explains comparative effectiveness
Next time somebody asks why the stimulus plan included $1.1 billion for comparative effectiveness research (and where all that money’s…
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Sapien chronicles formaldehyde battle
At ProPublica, Joaquin Sapien tells the story of how Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter successfully obstructed the FDA’s attempts to…
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#AHCJ2010 early coverage roundup
Apart from the announcement of the FDA’s infusion pump regulation push, the biggest appearances out of Health Journalism 2010 in…
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Site allows analysis, sharing of health data
During a chat at the Health Journalism 2010 registration desk on Wednesday night, AHCJ special projects director Jeff Porter learned…
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Little recent progress on foodborne illnesses
The CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report contains some early numbers on foodborne illness rates in 2009. The data, NPR…