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Witnesses testified regarding Gulf War illnesses and syndromes. Among the topics addressed were the possible causes of these maladies, ongoing research, treatment and care for veterans, less…

The committee heard testimony on the safety and quality of drugs compounded at the local pharmacy level to determine if further regulation was necessary. The hearing examined the growth of d…

The hearing began with a remote statement to the committee by World Health Organization’s David Heymann, participating by video connection from Geneva, Switzerland. He also answered committe…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing. Witnesses testified about shortages of childhood vaccines and a recent report on the subject by the General Accoun…

Witnesses testified to the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee about the state of the U.S. blood supply, blood donations, and the destruction of blood units after over-donation in response …

Industry representatives, regulators, and scientists testified about weight loss claims by various dietary substance manufacturers. At issue were the accuracy of claims, the safety of severa…

As part of a series of hearings on the reorganization of the federal government to improve U.S. domestic defenses, experts testified about protecting the U.S. from weapons of mass destructio…

Healthcare and emergency management experts testified about U.S. ability to respond to biological attacks by terrorists.

Senators and researchers testified about the state of U.S. preparedness for bioterrorism attacks.

Witnesses testified about the coordination efforts among federal, state and local agencies in response to possible chemical or biological attacks.

Witnesses testified about companies that fraudulently mislead the elderly with regard to anti-aging products, including dietary, nutritional and specialty supplements. They focused on educat…

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions resumed hearings to examine the incidence of medical errors, focusing on understanding adverse drug events, receiving testimony from Janet…

Witnesses testified about blood shortages and about potential disease transfers through the blood supply. Of particular concern was a form of mad cow disease, which might have been transferr…