Check out today’s house editorial in the Washington Times, “Get out of the FDA's way.â€
Some tidbits to tantalize your interest …
In respect to the FDA’s Critical Path program and the Reagan/Udall Foundation:
“A program to establish guidelines on how to use genetic tests called biomarkers to predict who responds best to cancer drugs could be delayed for months as the foundation scrounges for money. Worse, Rosa DeLauro is on record as claiming biomarkers are weak measures of a drug's effectiveness even as the director of the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute, Dr. Francis Collins, hails them as the next revolution in medicine.â€
And as to where public opinion falls on this matter:
“Most Americans agree with Dr. Collins. A recent survey released by the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest found that nearly 90 percent of all Americans support the Critical Path Initiative and the development of biomarkers. But the congresswoman's attack on the FDA reflects poorly on both her political and scientific judgment. The FDA cannot meet its responsibilities if it has to protect itself from politicians like Rep. Rosa DeLauro.â€
Here’s a link to the complete editorial:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080207/EDITORIAL/47442621/1013/editorial
It's worth a look.
Some tidbits to tantalize your interest …
In respect to the FDA’s Critical Path program and the Reagan/Udall Foundation:
“A program to establish guidelines on how to use genetic tests called biomarkers to predict who responds best to cancer drugs could be delayed for months as the foundation scrounges for money. Worse, Rosa DeLauro is on record as claiming biomarkers are weak measures of a drug's effectiveness even as the director of the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute, Dr. Francis Collins, hails them as the next revolution in medicine.â€
And as to where public opinion falls on this matter:
“Most Americans agree with Dr. Collins. A recent survey released by the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest found that nearly 90 percent of all Americans support the Critical Path Initiative and the development of biomarkers. But the congresswoman's attack on the FDA reflects poorly on both her political and scientific judgment. The FDA cannot meet its responsibilities if it has to protect itself from politicians like Rep. Rosa DeLauro.â€
Here’s a link to the complete editorial:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080207/EDITORIAL/47442621/1013/editorial
It's worth a look.
