Better Protection Of Human Subjects Involved In Research Proposed By HHS, USA

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing some new regulations aimed at improving the safety for human subjects in scientific experiments. The current regulations, known as The Common Rule have not been changed since 1991. The HHS says it is seeking feedback from the public ...

Intercell Starts Trial In Pandemic Influenza With Its Vaccine Enhancement Patch And Provides Update To The Strategic Collaboration With GSK On Patches

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Today Intercell AG (VSE: ICLL) announced the start of a further trial in the field of pandemic Influenza, investigating Intercell's adjuvant patch (Vaccine Enhancement Patch - VEP) containing LT (a heat-labile toxin from E. coli) in combination with GSK's H5N1 pandemic antigen. This trial follows prior work with a non-GSK ...

Calorie Labeling In Chain Restaurant Menus And Vending Machines, FDA Proposal

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

In what is seen as a serious effort to tackle America's obesity epidemic, the FDA is proposing compulsory calorie labeling on the menus of chain restaurants, vending machines and some other food retail outlets. Members of the public, experts, associations and advocacy groups are invited to offer suggestions by visiting ...

Affordable Care Act Regulations Will Require Insurers to Disclose Rate Increases

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

(HHS) New proposed Affordable Care Act regulations announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will bring new transparency and scrutiny to proposed health insurance rate increases.  These proposed rules allow HHS to work with states to require insurers to publicly disclose and justify unreasonable rate ...

Warnings On Cigarette Packages And Advertising To Become Much Starker

Saturday, November 13th, 2010

Bolder warnings and more impacting graphics are part of a new tobacco control campaign with clear explanations of the risks smokers run, including addiction, the harm to children, the likelihood of developing fatal lung diseases, cancer, heart disease and stroke, the damage smoking can do to the baby if a ...