Panel urges FDA openness after corruption probe report
A panel reviewing FDA practices urged ending trade secrecy on drug testing data and increasing public scrutiny. It called for written records of industry meetings, public review of advisory committees, random contracting for independent testing, and higher professional standards to improve science and morale. The panel praised the report as comprehensive and useful and pledged to push for reforms alongside broader drug legislation.
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Panel backs sodium nitrite use to curb botulism risk
An Agriculture Department advisory panel urged continued use of sodium nitrite in meat curing to prevent botulism in improperly processed products while acknowledging possible cancer risks from a nitrite-derived chemical. The panel called for further research to refine safe nitrite and nitrate levels and explore alternatives, stressing consumer education and independent decision making.
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Soft contact lenses offer comfort and fluid absorption
The Optical Department at Montgomery Ward promotes soft contact lenses. They are flexible and absorb fluid to become gentler on the eye. Wards advertises fitting with their latest equipment and a range of contact lenses.
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Science and politics tie eyed in Carter ceremony
President Carter announced a closer link between science and policy during a Rose Garden ceremony. Three science veterans were sworn in to science-related posts: Frank Press, Richard Atkinson, and Peter Bodine, with Press to join Cabinet discussions and White House staff meetings.
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Labor pioneer W Abel to attend Sun City ceremony
Labor leader W Abel, longtime head of the United Steelworkers USW, heads for Sun City today amid a career spanning six decades in the steel labor movement. Since taking over in 1965, he oversaw a rise from a stagnant union to the nation’s largest industrial union with over 5 000 locals and a net worth near 130 million including a large strike fund. Abel’s tenure boosted wages from 5938 to 18304 by 1960 and expanded membership by about 400 000, all without a nationwide strike. He rose through steel worker roots, from insistent molding tradesman to international secretary treasurer in 1952 under David McDonald.
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