MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'drugs government'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:48:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159175&cid=t_105032_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F12%2Fpublic-input-requested-on-upcoming-review-of-nitrous-oxide-for-labor-pain-relief%2F AHRQ is about to do a comparative effectiveness review to look at the evidence on nitrous oxide for labor pain relief, and is soliciting public comment on the key questions that will be reviewed. This will help make sure that when the review gets started, the right questions are being asked and answered. This project is of particular interest to me – in addition to my interest the topic itself – because I am part of the project team conducting the review. More details are at Our Bodies Our Blog; comments close December 8, 2010. Filed under: Access, Rights, & Choice, Birth, Drugs, Government (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159175 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:09:49 +0100 4159175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3412426&cid=t_105032_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F27%2Fweekly-news-round-up-digital-divide-style%2F Birthing Beautiful Ideas has a criticism of What to Expect When You’re Expecting’s VBAC “advice.” The CDC released a report on Recent Trends in Cesarean Delivery in the United States [PDF]. First among the key findings: “The cesarean rate rose by 53% from 1996 to 2007, reaching 32%, the highest rate ever reported in the United States.” Via a round-up at FWD/Forward, Some Reasons to Provide Transcripts. Also, Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Via RHRC, I learned of a South Carolina bill requiring women to wait 24 hours to get an abortion after seeing an ultrasound. Regular readers know I feel about such laws. The kind of innovative thing, I think, is that women can go get their forced ultrasound anywhere and print time-stamped material from the web that they&#8217... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3412426 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:43:12 +0100 3412426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370397&cid=t_105032_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2lwOsgicfxo%2F By Ian VasquezThe apparent drug gang killings of U.S. consular employees this weekend in Juarez, Mexico are a bloody reminder that President Obama is getting the United States involved in yet another war it cannot win. Drug gang killings also occurred in Acapulco, with a total of 50 such fatalities nationwide over the weekend. Unfortunately, Obama has responded to the latest incident by following the same failed strategy as his predecessors when confronted with drug war losses: a stronger fight against drugs. Though the deaths are the first in which Mexican drug cartels appear to have so brazenly targeted and killed individuals linked to the U.S. government, illicit drug trade violence has killed some 18,000 people in Mexico since President Calderon came to power in December 2006—more th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370397 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:53:18 +0100 3370397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142473&cid=t_105032_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F04%2Fat-our-bodies-our-blog-fda-announces-new-program-to-study-effect-of-prescription-drugs-in-pregnancy%2F At Our Bodies Our Blog today, I have a post on the FDA’s newly announced program to study the effects of prescription drugs used in pregnancy, a bit about the agency’s previously proposed rule change to make labeling of drugs more clear as to pregnancy effects, and links to some additional resources on prescription and OTC drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Posted in Breastfeeding, Drugs, Government, Health Research, Pregnancy, Women's Health (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142473 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:19:01 +0100 3142473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2836157&cid=t_105032_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F27%2Fsunday-news-round-up-927%2F A bunch of Children’s Tylenol products were voluntarily recalled. The official list is here. The FDA approved an H1N1 flu vaccine. The National Latina Institute on Reproductive Health released a White Paper on Supporting Healthy Pregnancies, Parenting and Young Latinas’ Sexual Health, which “seeks to re-focus the conversation on young Latina mothers into one that comes from a reproductive justice perspective.” Cara at The Curvature has a discussion of Mackenzie Phillips and the way her revelations of sexual abuse have been handled. Renee at Womanist Musings links us to a woman’s chronicling of her life with cerebral palsy. Laura at Adventures of a Young Feminist talks about the recent episode of Glee and how it portrays women and pregnancy. A number of bloers h... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2836157 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:07:35 +0100 2836157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712074&cid=t_105032_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMWlhBvDlNOM%2F The Washington Post reports that despite reports of widespread violence and human rights abuses since Mexico increased its fight against the drug trade, the U.S. government is considering pumping more money to their failing efforts: The Obama administration has concluded that Mexico is working hard to protect human rights while its army and police battle the drug cartels, paving the way for the release of millions of dollars in additional federal aid. The Merida Initiative, a three-year, $1.4 billion assistance program passed by Congress to help Mexico fight drug trafficking, requires the State Department to state that the country is taking steps to protect human rights and to punish police officers and soldiers who violate civil guarantees. Congress may withhold 15 percent of the annual ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712074 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:47:08 +0100 2712074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2663918&cid=t_105032_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F02%2Fweekly-news-round-up-more-links-than-you-can-handle%2F From some recent event or conference, and via @kgs, “Information is how librarians express love.” Check out the links to information below and consider yourself loved, because there is lots and lots of good stuff this week. I’m going to refer you to Our Bodies Our Blog, of course. We’ll be on a bit of a sabbatical this week, but there are plenty of recent posts of interest to catch up on. Via one of Christine’s recent posts, for example, I learned of Oakland-based Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, which “work(s) toward the day when all people have the power and resources to make healthy decisions about our gender, bodies and sexuality for ourselves, our families and our communities.” It’s World Breastfeeding Week. Check out the li... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2663918 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:15:15 +0100 2663918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2630041&cid=t_105032_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F22%2Fat-our-bodies-our-blog-hormone-therapy-and-ovarian-cancer-risk%2F Yesterday at Our Bodies Our Blog, I wrote about a new study in the current issue of JAMA that adds to a growing body of literature suggesting that hormone therapy may increase the risk of ovarian cancer. Co-blogger Christine’s recent posts: -Quick Hit: The Colbert Report and Single Payer Health Reform -Political Diagnosis: Obama Goes on Offensive for Health Reform; Abortion Debate Heats Up; Desperate for “Friends with Benefits” -Political Diagnosis, Part II: Road to the Supreme Court is Paved with Public Humiliation; Surgeon General Nominee and Abortion; Asylum for Battered Women Posted in Cancer, Drugs, Government, Women's Health (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2630041 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:54:49 +0100 2630041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561194&cid=t_105032_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F30%2Fassorted-fda-related-updates-transparency-tylenol-and-cookie-dough%2F The FDA has a transparency blog up at http://fdatransparencyblog.fda.gov/ where the agency is asking the public for comments on how they can do better at being transparent. For example, question 3 is “What tools, techniques, processes, or other mechanisms should FDA use to be more effective in providing useful and understandable information?” There are very few comments thus far, so go on over and share your thoughts. FDA Confirms E. Coli O157:H7 in Prepackaged Nestlé Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough. Do not want. I’d be interested in knowing how many of the infected ate the raw dough vs. prepared cookies, because I know I never make cookies without scarfing up a bit of the raw dough. Don’t eat ‘em either way for now (raw or baked), because they’ve... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561194 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:50:02 +0100 2561194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1467777&cid=t_105032_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F25%2Ffdas-mommys-bliss-nipple-cream-warning-disappears%2F On Friday, the FDA issued a warning about Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream (as Christine at OBOS noted), “because the product contains potentially harmful ingredients that may cause respiratory distress or vomiting and diarrhea in infants.” The FDA warned consumers not to use the product (intended for nursing mothers), explaining: Potentially harmful ingredients in Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream are chlorphenesin and phenoxyethanol. Chlorphenesin relaxes skeletal muscle and can depress the central nervous system and cause respiratory depression (slow or shallow breathing) in infants. Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that is primarily used in cosmetics and medications. It also can depress the central nervous system and may cause vomiting and diarrhea, which can lead to dehydra... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1467777 Mon, 26 May 2008 01:53:54 +0100 1467777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1286048&cid=t_105032_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F07%2Fif-mifepristone-were-really-like-ecstasy-and-weed-it-would-probably-be-more-popular%2F As further proof that some people who want to restrict abortion access don’t bother with logical consistency, a bill that just passed in the Missouri house (and was intended to deal with the sale of drugs that can be used in meth production, such as cold medicines with pseudoephedrine) now has an amendment added by Rep. Ray Salva which adds mifepristone (a medical abortion drug) to the list of Schedule I Controlled Substances. The specific criteria for Schedule I is that the substance has high potential for abuse; and has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision. This class includes drugs such as ecstasy, heroin, marijuana, and LSD. I wonder if the Representative knows that mifepristone is not o... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1286048 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:04:12 +0100 1286048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486771&cid=t_105032_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fhnblog.pl%3Fhnblog%3D130071 The FDA is considering issuing drug report cards that inform the public about problems with drugs and drug side effects. This would be for drugs that the FDA has already approved. MSNBC.com reports the FDA is looking for new ideas following the "public outcry over the withdrawal of the painkiller Vioxx." As part of a pilot program, the Food and Drug Administration will issue drug "report cards" that would detail unexpected side effects that emerge only after a drug has been approved. The reports also would include follow-up studies and details about how the drugs are being used. The proposal is one of roughly a dozen initiatives, new and ongoing, that the FDA unveiled Tuesday in response to a recent report by a committee of experts at the Institute of Medicine that criticized the agency'... HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486771 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:11:00 +0100 486771