C3 Comments on Transparency at the FDA

An FDA task force has been formed to examine transparency at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “President Obama has pledged to strengthen our democracy by creating an unprecedented level of openness and public participation in government, and the FDA looks forward to participating in this process,” said FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. “I have asked the Transparency Task Force to deliver recommendations to me for ways to make more information available and foster better understanding of decision-making.”

One public meeting has been held, and a request for public comments has been posted. C3 provided comments urging FDA to review transparency requirements to ensure that the public is given accurate information both pre- and post-approval. Continue reading…

Posted by Joe Arite on July 1st, 2009
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Tags: Drug Development, FDA

Health Care Reform Legislation Announced in the Senate

Senator Ted Kennedy

Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), recently released The Affordable Health Choices Act. The bill aims to reduce health care costs, protect individuals’ choices of doctors, hospitals and insurance plans and guarantee, quality and affordable health care for all Americans. Continue reading…

Posted by Joe Arite on June 11th, 2009
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Tags: Health Care Reform, Senator Kennedy

C3 Testifies on Computer-Assisted Sedation for Colonoscopy

Can a computerized system that monitors patient responsiveness and oxygen levels provide safe sedation using propofol during colonoscopy without a trained anesthetist present?

While not making a recommendation, C3 brought both its positive impressions and its concerns to consideration of a computer-assisted personalized sedation system  for endoscopy procedures to the Food and Drug Administration’s Anesthesiology and Respiratory Therapy Devices Panel (ARTDP) on May 28. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on May 29th, 2009
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Tags: computer-assisted sedation, propofol, Sedasys

Happy Mother’s Day

C3 wishes moms everywhere a Happy Mother’s Day!

Today we especially honor

• Mothers fighting their own colon or rectal cancer.
• Mothers who are taking care of a loved one with cancer.
• Mothers who died from colorectal cancer.

Help us make sure that future mothers don’t have to face the same struggle.

Join our push for prevention and better treatment of colorectal cancer with a gift in honor of your mother.

• You can make a secure gift online for C3’s work.
• Or you might want to donate specifically to the Lisa Fund for colorectal cancer research.

Thank you!

Posted by Kate Murphy on May 9th, 2009
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President Obama’s FY 2010 Budget Released

President Barack Obama

President Obama released his FY 2010 budget request. The budget requests $30.838 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a 1.4 percent increase ($443 million) over the FY 2009 level. This includes $5.15 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) or $181 million more than the FY 2009 funding level. Continue reading…

Posted by Joe Arite on May 7th, 2009
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Tags: Budget, NCI, NIH