October 15, 2003. The FDA’s study, described by Dr. Lori Brown yesterday, is the best designed study ever conducted on the topic. One reason for its superiority is that it focused on women who were basically happy with their implants, and who had implants for at least 7 years.
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Comment On Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine
April 23, 2003. At this time, there is little evidence suggesting that ephedra is effective for weight loss, unless used in conjunction with strategies that are effective without ephedra.
Read More »NCHR Testimony at FDA on Artecoll
February 28, 2003. If FDA approval is to mean anything, it should mean that the benefits outweigh the risks. The benefits are purely cosmetic, and most are not statistically-significant. We don’t know exactly what the risks are yet.
Read More »NCHR President Testimony at FDA on Artecoll
February 28, 2003. As an epidemiologist, if asked if Artecoll is a safe product, based on the data that you’re going to be hearing today, I would have to respond it depends on what you mean by “safe.”
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