Senator suspects FDA officials badmouthed agency whistleblower...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  November 25, 2004 ;     440 words ......Administration officials used anonymous calls in an attempt to discredit...whistleblower. The whistleblower, FDA drug safety expert David...to investigate whether FDA officials misused government resources...office phones to make anonymous calls disparaging Graham's ...

Pawlenty explains drug-import plan to FDA; The governor said regulators...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 16, 2004 ;     532 words ......safely and efficiently from Canada. The FDA officials were noncommittal, citing limitations...pharmacies. Pawlenty said he joked to the FDA officials that if they disagree, he hopes they...Hatch. During the meeting, he said, the FDA officials noted the agency's broad authority...

100 CALLS; Findlay friend says she is victim of a phone pest.(News)

Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  November 12, 2000 ;     335 words ......Christie claims she has received over 100 anonymous calls to her own home. Advocate Victoria...police after she admitted making two anonymous calls to Christie's home. The 29-year-old...herself had been the victim of an anonymous calls campaign. She said: I called Paddy...

FDA faults drug studies by Pa. firm.

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD);  January 11, 2007 ;     500 words ......facilities from 2000 to 2004, the FDA said. FDA officials said they were asking drugmakers to...been called into question. However, FDA officials said they have detected no evidence...met standards, agency officials said. FDA officials, who declined to identify the affected...

Drug Firm Sues Competitors, Says FDA Officials Were Bribed;Preferential...

The Washington Post;  June 10, 1989 ;     425 words ......criminal indictments last month of two FDA officials and two pharmaceutical company executives. The FDA officials and the executives have all either...expensive bars and restaurants" to FDA officials. At the same time, "Mylan began experiencing...

FDA Battles for Authority Amid Generic-Drug Scandal; HHS Chief Curbs...

The Washington Post;  August 16, 1989 ;     700+ words ......their probe of alleged corruption of FDA officials who review drugs for approval. But...generic-drug companies known to have bribed FDA officials in order to win quicker approval of...is he on this issue? He's hiding." FDA officials respond that on both of these issues...

FDA Called Lax in Overseeing Medical Sterilizers, Disinfectants

The Washington Post;  June 23, 1993 ;     610 words ......work, a federal report has found. But FDA officials disputed the conclusions and said that...without FDA's prior authorization." FDA officials said they were pleased with the part...the report's criticism of the agency, FDA officials say that the GAO did not recognize...

Gail's phone nightmare.(News)

Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  July 3, 2003 ;     184 words ......Gail Jones from Wirral took her own life after receiving anonymous calls on her mobile phone. The 15-year-old was found dead in bed...said she could no longer take the anxiety brought on by the anonymous calls. ``It is almost three years since Gail died and whatever...

The FDA learned back flips from the olympic judges; part 1. (FDA...

Medical Design Technology;  March 1, 2002 ;     630 words ......critics of the FDA, one has to wonder if FDA officials involved in these decisions were preparing...estimated at well-over 10,000 persons). FDA officials said be sure to comply, they sternly...even more bizarre? On Jan. 28, 2002, FDA officials said they are seeking comments and...

FDA Asked to Release Fruit After Limited Check

The Washington Post;  March 16, 1989 ;     652 words ......and industry sources said yesterday. FDA officials said they are "seriously studying...11,000 of which have been inspected. FDA officials said they were still taking the threat...may carry far more dangerous doses. FDA officials trying to make the decision were also...

Schoolgirl killed herself after `phone bullying'

The Independent - London;  October 13, 2000 ;     277 words ...A SCHOOLGIRL killed herself after being bombarded with anonymous calls on her mobile phone, an inquest was told yesterday. Gail...she took her own life. Glyn Jones, Gail's father, said the anonymous calls had "really got to her". He went on: "They were awful. Sometimes...

FDA should OK Canadian drugs, he says.(Business)

The Boston Herald;  October 14, 2003 ;     453 words ......that such imported drugs are safe. FDA officials, citing safety concerns, have opposed...But importing drugs remains illegal, FDA officials insist. Despite that stance, the city...call on you to act, he wrote. But top FDA officials say they can't ensure the safety of...

LYME DISEASE VACCINE WINS APPROVAL FROM FDA.(GENERAL NEWS)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  December 22, 1998 ;     91 words ......approved the first vaccine to help protect against Lyme disease. FDA officials approved the new vaccine, called LYMErix, for use in people...disease. Monday's approval of LYMErix came after a request by FDA officials last spring that the manufacturer, SmithKline Beecham Biologicals...

CRIK: Test players receive anonymous calls

AAP Sports News (Australia);  May 8, 2001 ;     536 words ......Sports News (Australia) 05-08-2001 CRIK: Test players receive anonymous calls By Robert Grant MELBOURNE, May 8 AAP - Australian cricketers...established that no other player or team official had received anonymous calls seeking information about the match. The same caller rang...

My Remarks in Context

The Washington Post;  May 5, 1994 ;     189 words ...The article "Probe of 3 FDA Officials Sought" {news story, April 19} on alleged conflict of interest...issue concerning Michael Taylor, one of the aforementioned FDA officials. In fact, my comment was made only with respect to an article...