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Letter to the Editor in the Sacramento Bee Re: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Treating Depression (HRG Publication #1853)
Peter Lurie and Jonas Hines present evidence that disputes the value of transcranial magnetic stimulation in treating depression.
[Created on: 12/19/2008]

A Tale of Three Cities: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Premature Mortality in the District of Columbia, 2005
Violent deaths among blacks in the nation’s capital have become a public health epidemic, with murder ranking as the leading cause of years of potential life lost for black men in D.C., according to a study released today by Public Citizen.
[Created on: 12/04/2008]

Statement of Peter Lurie on Institute of Medicine Report on Resident Work Hours (HRG Publication #1852)
Dr. Lurie criticizes the Institute of Medicine report on resident work hours, which he says misses an opportunity to enhance patient safety by failing to better regulate the number of hours residents may work consecutively.
[Created on: 12/02/2008]

Fair Trade Victory - Todd Tucker & Lori Wallach article at Foreign Policy in Focus
Fair Trade Victory - Todd Tucker & Lori Wallach article at Foreign Policy in Focus
[Created on: 11/21/2008]

Election 2008: Fair Trade Gets an Upgrade
Election 2008: Fair Trade Gets an Upgrade
[Created on: 11/18/2008]

Testimony before FDA on Collagen Scaffold Medical Device (HRG Publication #1851)
The appropriate path to market for ReGen Biologic's collagen scaffold medical device would be through the PMA process.
[Created on: 11/14/2008]

Letter to Center for Devices and Radiologic Health Opposing Potential Approval of CorCap Cardiac Support Device (HRG Publication #1850)
CorCap's "heart sock" has been repeatedly rejected by the FDA and its external advisory committees. The company is now conducting a poorly designed study that has little chance of providing convincing evidence of device safety or effectiveness.
[Created on: 11/12/2008]

Letter to the New York Times Criticizing Weaknesses in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices (HRG Publication #1849)
Many medical devices in a particular category are cleared for use through a short-cut process rather than through the more formal process, despite a law requiring the FDA to eliminate this category of devices by 1995.
[Created on: 11/03/2008]

Petition to Immediately Ban Diabetes Drug Rosiglitazone (AVANDIA) (HRG Publication #1848)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should immediately ban the dangerous diabetes drug Avandia because it can cause death from liver failure and has many other life-threatening risks that far outweigh its benefits.
[Created on: 10/29/2008]

Presidential Candidates' Key Proposals on Health Care and Climate Will Require WTO Modifications
Presidential Candidates' Key Proposals on Health Care and Climate Will Require WTO Modifications
[Created on: 10/28/2008]

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