FSMA RULES POSE UNIQUE HARDSHIPS FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
The proposed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations have sparked debates about the costs of compliance and other impacts on small- to medium-sized producers. But American Indian tribes face notably unique challenges under the new rules. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hosted a two-hour webinar to consult with tribes on FSMA. In... Continue Reading
Renal artery stents lead to similar outcome versus medication-only
NIH-funded work finds stent procedure does not help patients with high blood pressure, narrowed renal artery
A commonly used stenting procedure to treat plaque build-up in the renal artery appears to offer no significant improvement when added to medication-based therapy, according to results from a National Institutes of Health-funded study. The narrowing and hardening of one or both renal arteries, known as renal artery stenosis, occurs in 1 to 5 percent of people who have high blood pressure, or hypertension. Continue Reading
DESTRUCTION OF THE DON: DAM PROJECT THREATENS FOOD SECURITY ON THE MEKONG
Peering into the early morning mist created by thousands of tonnes of Mekong water collapsing from Laos into nearby Cambodia, I was surprised when a small black shape emerged. He looked as spindly and fragile as a botanical specimen. Inching across a barely perceptible cable across what is known as the Khone Falls (Khone Phapheng),... Continue Reading
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