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May 11 | News
Advisers
to government health regulators late Thursday recommended that they
approve sales of what would be the first new prescription weight-loss
drug in the U.S. in more than a decade, despite concerns over cardiac
risks.
May 9 | News
The
organization behind a major expansion of Internet address suffixes is
offering full refunds to companies and organizations affected by a
weeks-long delay in taking proposals.
May 9 | News
A
pill that has long been used to treat HIV has moved one step closer to
becoming the first drug approved to prevent healthy people from becoming
infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The Food and Drug
Administration said Tuesday that Gilead Sciences' Truvada appears to be
safe and effective for HIV prevention.
May 3 | News
Four
months ago the U.S. government sought to block publication of two
studies about how scientists created an easily spread form of bird flu.
Now a revised version of one paper is seeing the light of day with the
government's blessing. The second paper, which is more controversial
because it involves what appears to be a more dangerous virus, is
expected to be published later.
Apr 26 | News
Shortly
after Tuesday's release of the long-awaited Google Drive service,
technology blogs and Twitter users were picking apart a legal clause
that made it sound as if all the users' content stored in Google Drive
automatically would become the intellectual property of Google Inc. As it
turns out, the worries are probably unfounded.
Apr 22 | News
The
U.S. government has issued its initial draft guidelines on the use of
nanotechnology, particularly nanoparticles, in food and cosmetic
products. These recommendations, intended to help guarantee consumer
safety within these two industries, do not extend to the other products
that fall under Food and Drug Administration oversights, such as drugs
and medical devices.
Apr 9 | News
With
about a third of the world's rare earth reserves and supplying 90% of
what is consumed, China has come under fire for imposing limits on rare
earths production and exports. In response, the country has begun an
industry association designed fend off these complaints and administer
greater regulation of the sector.
Apr 3 | News
Despite
concern from some scientists who believe exposure to BPA can harm the
reproductive and nervous systems of humans, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has turned down a petition from environmentalists that
would have banned the plastic-hardening chemical bisphenol-A from all
food and drink packaging, including plastic bottles and canned food.
Apr 2 | News
On
Friday, the U.S. government's biosecurity advisers said they support
publishing research studies showing how scientists made new
easy-to-spread forms of bird flu because the studies, now revised, don't
reveal details bioterrorists could use. The announcement could end
debate sparked by the government’s request last December that scientists
refrain from publishing all the details of their work.
Mar 29 | News
China
holds about a third of the world's rare earth reserves but supplies
about 90% of what is consumed. In the past two years it has imposed
limits on its exports, citing a need to impose order on an unruly
domestic market and to reduce environmental damage. Officials from the
U.S. the European Union, and Japan met recently to propose ways to
ensure secure supplies of strategically vital rare earths and other
critical materials.
