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Sizing Up Nanotechnology: How Nanosized Particles May Affect Skin Care Products (Newswise)
The rapidly growing field of nanotechnology and its future use in cosmetic products holds both enormous potential and potential concern for consumers. Currently, major cosmetic manufacturers have imposed a voluntary ban on the use of nanoparticles in products while they await a ruling from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the safety of... »
Obama 2011 budget request: Food and Drug Administration (Washington Post)
The Food and Drug Administration is one of the few agencies that would see a jump in its budget. The administration proposes to increase it by 6 percent, to $2.51 billion. The White House says much of the additional money will be targeted toward improving food safety, which has been flagged by Ob… (read the... »
Lester Crawford, Waters, Applied Biosystems, PerkinElmer, Molecular Devices, Thermo Electron, Sigma-Aldrich, Becton … (GenomeWeb News)
The US Congress has confirmed Lester Crawford as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration . He was previously acting commissioner. (more…) Related items Obama 2011 budget request: Food and Drug Administration (Washington Post) Nanotechnology approach may fight problems linked to chemo (Sify News) Preclinical data of Curis’ HSP 90 inhibitor published (News-Medical-Net) Big Hope for Tiny Particles (Technology Review) Nanotech... »
