July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Concerns for travelers to China Olympics
August 1, 2008 – 2:33 pm | No Comment

Almost a million travelers from around the world are expected to travel to Beijing next week for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.  Another couple of million Chinese citizens are expected to travel to the city …

China Publicly Disputes Tainted Heparin Origin
April 22, 2008 – 4:49 am | No Comment

Officials for the United States met with the Chinese regarding the origin of the tainted heparin that sparked a rash of allergic reactions and several dozen US deaths lately but failed to reach an agreement …

China Gets Serious About Heparin Contamination
March 22, 2008 – 4:16 pm | 31 Comments

China’s State Food and Drug Administration has issued a directive to the makers of heparin and heparin-related products to purchase supplies from only registered suppliers and to strengthen quality control standards. The safety of the …

Heparin Stopped at the Border
March 15, 2008 – 8:24 am | 7 Comments

On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is taking action against shipments of heparin coming into the country from China after an influx of reports describing allergic reactions, including four …

China Behind Japanese Recall of US-Made Heparin
March 11, 2008 – 9:27 pm | 2 Comments

Three Japanese companies recently recalled the drug, heparin, because its manufacturer in Wisconsin uses ingredients from China. They cite precaution as their reason for the recall. Scientific Protein Laboratories in Waunakee, Wisconsin, gets …

Smoking Increases Risk of Stroke in China
March 10, 2008 – 1:25 pm | 5 Comments

A multinational study of the effects of smoking cigarettes on the people of China has led to the alarming conclusion that smokers face serious risk of stroke, with the risk increasing the longer and heavier …

China Says…
February 28, 2008 – 3:41 pm | No Comment

China’s State Food and Drug Administration said in a recent released statement that it is the receiving country’s responsibility to ensure the safety of pharmaceutical ingredients they import from other countries.