A Great Woman Doing Important Work on Behalf of Women
I am in Las Vegas right now. A couple of weeks ago, I was somewhere very, very different: Washington, DC. While there, Mary and I dropped by Rosa L. DeLauro’s office to say hello and to express our support for her important work on behalf of women’s health. Representative DeLauro (D-CT) recently re-introduced to Congress the FDA Scientific Fairness for Women Act.
I can’t believe that silicone implants are back on the market! Seems like they just got taken off. I don’t know that I’d trust the FDA approval, what with the hormone replacement debacle, phen-fen, etc. I’m glad you guys are working on this.
Comment by lili — July 18, 2007 @ 9:05 pm
The FDA is an organization ill-equipped to address the needs of the people of the United States. It has become more political than scientific. That is one of the reasons implants were approved with no real science to support their safety. We must be sure that the manufacturers do what FDA asked of them: study, research and report. We are working to make sure that happens.
Comment by Sybil — July 20, 2007 @ 4:59 am
Lili,
You are SO right about the FDA. They are very off purpose, especially on th eimplant issue and approval. This product is not proven safe. Shame on them for caving to political agenda and big business on so many issues like drugs and devices.
Comment by Mary — July 20, 2007 @ 11:14 am