July 29, 2011. The prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report on the Food and Drug Administration’s 510(k) medical device clearance process stating the system is “flawed” and should be revised. The report echoes the National Research Center for Women & Families’ concerns about the lack of evidence that these devises actually work and are safe.
The Children’s Wireless Protection Act, 02/26/2010.
The Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund strongly supports Senate Bill 213, which will help to ensure that Maryland’s children are better protected from the adverse health effects of BPA.
The Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund of the National Research Center for Women & Families strongly supports your pioneering, proactive legislation. The “Children’s Wireless Protection Act” would help protect the health of Maine residents by making the state the first to require warning labels that radiation from cell phones may cause brain cancer.
The Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund of the National Research Center for Women & Families strongly supports Bill 18-521, the “Human and Environmental Health Protection Amendment Act of 2009,” which will help to ensure that children and residents of the District of Columbia are better protected from the adverse health affects of a variety of chemicals.
The Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund/National Research Center for Women & Families, as part of the Patient and Consumer Coalition, urges that the House language on comparative effectiveness research be included when the House and Senate health care bills are reconciled. The House language places the center for comparative effectiveness research in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to minimize industry conflicts-of-interests and ensure scientific objectivity. This will benefit patients by reducing the use of ineffective and potentially dangerous treatments and medical tests.