FDAs Failure Urges It to Reassess Its Policies
U.S. officials are considering an overhaul in the process used to inspect and regulate imported food and it domestic production . Last fall, grocers and shoppers were in a panic during an outbreak of E. coli-related illness linked to contaminated bagged spinach. Nationwide there were 204 illnesses, 104 serious enough to require hospitalization, and three deaths. The FDA...Nephrologists Reassess Disaster Response Strategies
Health services during natural disasters have been in the spotlight especially after recent calamities like the hurricane Katrina . According to kidney specialists, well planned crisis management strategies are need of the hour, so that patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing regular dialysis are not in dire straits due to interruptions caused in the aftermath of natural disaster...