April 4, 2024: NCHR advocates for mandatory labeling of alcohol beverages that includes portion size information about alcohol content, calories, allergens, and other ingredients. We explain why voluntary standards are inadequate and that consumers need and deserve the information that would enable them to make safe and healthy decisions.
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Joint Comments to the Consumer Product Safety Commission on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: “Safety Standard for Infant Support Cushions”
March 18, 2024: NCHR was one of 6 Consumer Safety groups submitting joint comments to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for its Proposed Rule for Safety Standards for Infant Support Cushions
Read More »OTC Birth Control Pill Headed to US Pharmacies: What Your Patients Should Know
Medscape March 14, 2024: What patients should know about OTC birth control pill Opill, which will be available in March 2024. How can we make sure patients know the risks and use it correctly and we point out that patients shouldn’t assume that just because it doesn’t require a prescription doesn’t mean it doesn’t have risks.
Read More »Failure of ALS drug puts a spotlight on controversial FDA approvals
Washington Post, March 16, 2024: New study results showing that the ALS drug Relyvrio does not work raises important questions about FDA’s decision to be flexible about approval even when the scientific evidence is lacking. We explain that the pendulum has swung too far and each questionable approval results in more pressure on FDA to make more questionable approvals.
Read More »NCHR Provides Testimony at the Presidential Advisory Council Meeting on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance
March 15, 2024: NCHR provided testimony at the Presidential Advisory Council Meeting on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance. We advised that AMR research should move away from using pathogen-specific metrics and focus on patient-centered metrics. This will help to improve our current understanding of the clinical significance of resistant and nonresistant bacterial infections.
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