Chicago Tribune, September 15, 2013. Birth control pills containing drospirenone “shouldn’t be on the market because there are so many safer alternatives,” said Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families. “We can debate how unsafe it is and for whom — more research could obviously clarify that — but there’s really no doubt that it’s not as safe as dozens of other birth control pills.”
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New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries
The New York Times, September 9, 2013. It is fairly well known that reports made to the F.D.A. represent only “the tip of the iceberg” of surgical complications and adverse drug reactions, said Diana Zuckerman, the president of the National Research Center for Women and Families and an expert on the safety of medical devices.
Read More »FDA Kicks Off Women’s Health Program With Surgical Mesh Registry
FDA Week, June 27, 2013. FDA’s launch of a new registry for controversial surgical transvaginal mesh products as part of a new program focusing on women’s health could signal the agency is planning to prioritize sex-specific device concerns, a consumer advocate said. “If they start with new patients, it will take years before we get the information that we need,” said Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families.
Read More »Maryland Playground Closes Due to Possible Toxicity
NBC4 Washington, June 13, 2013. Diana Zuckerman with the Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund said parents had good reason to be concerned about rubber mulch. “Rubber mulch contains phthalates, which are chemicals that affect hormones, and other chemicals that are known to be harmful to our health,” Zuckerman said.
Read More »TN Compounder’s Steroid Sickens Patients
Tennessean, May 25, 2013. “Nobody imagined that a company … could be shipping contaminated medical products to patients in 13 states,” said NCHR President Diana Zuckerman.
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