FDA rules prescription drugs must include adverse findings
Washington UPI reports the Wood and Drug Administration ruled that labeling and advertising claims for prescription drugs must include negative findings from government sponsored scientific panels. Nonprescription medicines are exempted for now. The NAS NRC ratings on thousands of drugs would drive required balance in ads and labels, with unclear cases treated as "possibly effective" needing caution.
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UPI
Wood and Drug Administration
FDA
Federal Register
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council
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Nas-Nrc
Writers join suit on search of campus paper
Sigma Delta Chi leaders announce a federal court suit alleging California police used an improper warrant to invade the Stanford Daily files on April 12. The organization contributes $500 to the defense fund for the campus newspaper.
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Chicago
UPL
Sigma Delta Chi
Stanford University
California
Stanford University Daily
Stanford Daily
Medical group to monitor hospitals under Nader plan
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader announced in Atlantic City that he will form the Public Interest Medical group. The team will study food and drug regulation, hospital costs and quality, and seek patient involvement in hospital management.
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Atlantic City
Ralph Nader
Nader
Ate
Vader
Catholic Hospital Association
Rights lawyer targets Alioto busing opposition
Nathaniel Jones of the NAACP criticized San Francisco leaders for opposing busing as a tool for school integration. He warned that opponents, including Alicia, mislead communities and resort to demagogic appeals. Jones linked such resistance to patterns from southern states and urged support for desegregation efforts.
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Alioto
San Francisco
UPIF
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Joseph Alioto
Nathaniel Jones
NAACP
Alicia
FTC Hearing Gripes Over Installment Contracts
The FTC held three days of hearings in New York on proposed rules to ban holder in due course contracts that bind consumers to faulty goods or services. Testimony from Patricia Ahearn and others highlighted cases of double billing and misdiagnosed English language contracts, with further hearings planned nationwide and a September final briefing in Washington.
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New York
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Washington
Staten Island
Patricia Ahearn
New Jersey
Bond and Credit Clearance House and
Budget Associates
Sarah Negron
Jose Suarez
Tion
Gout Tied to Lead Poisoning in Old English Wine
British researchers link historic gout among English gentry to lead poisoning from fortified wines. University of Alabama Dr Gene Ball analyzed two year old port and sherry, finding ancient wines carried ten times the lead of modern varieties due to brandy fortification.
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London
Language of Contracts Slur Prompts Candid Remark
Williams notes that English speaking people can easily become victims of tougher contracts due to their language. He quips that such terms may as well be Martian to them.
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