huh-uh, that's not what the fda does. the fda can only look at the medical aspects. and that's why this judge he was scathing in this decision. he said that the obama administration has been arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable when it kept this away from younger girls. >> are there any medical risks for younger girls? there are people concerned about that. >> no more so than for older girls. it can cause headaches, nausea, other side effects like that, but that would be true of a 16-year-old, 26-year-old, 36-year-old. that's why this judge said you got to make it available to everybody over the counter. make it available to older women, make it available to younger women. it's interesting because the obama administration didn't argue with that but they said can younger girls understand the label? will they know how to use this? the judge said, look, we make drugs available to people of any age. if the 10-year-old can go in and buy an aspirin, she should be able to buy this too. >> when will this actually take effect? fairly soon? >> it's supposed to take effect ve

find out why the former head of the fda says so many of us are overweight. >>> working out and eating right are great ways to stay healthy but the two may not go together very well. >>> and ending the marijuana conflict. how california lawmakers are stepping up the fight. we're back in a moment. >>> employees at a lumber company in newark are allowed to return to work after a haz-mat spill put a 27-year-old in the hospital. this happened earlier today. almeida county fire was called to the lumber company around 9:30 this morning after a fork lift operator accidently knocked over a container. fire officials say it could have been much worse. >>> california lawmakers want the federal government to respect state medical marijuana laws. the bipartisan bill would ease the state federal pot conflict and ensure that individuals and businesses complying with state marijuana laws are immune to federal prosecution. lawmakers say it is a common sense approach of keeping the feds out of the business of criminalizing marijuana. 18 states including california has medual marijuana laws and two state

and just today, just today the company submitted vimazin to the fda which is a treatment for another metabolic disorder. if this orphan drug gets approved, might do 4 million in annual sales by 2018. plus last week biomarin told us they'd be starting phase 3 trials of their drug for pomp disease by the end of the year. and the company has new more effective fennel ket nurin drug that's entering phase 3 next quarter. this company as you know when we had the ceo on has more irons in the fire than almost any orphan drug we follow. biomarin less than two oibs off its highs. the company has so many shots on goal. the move is far from over. here's the bottom line. the future of pharma is in these ultra rare orphan diseases that require, unfortunately, very expensive drugs to treat. and the best of the orphan drug names are alexion for a bargain at these levels after this pullback and biomarin for a stock that gives you multiple ways to win. admittedly, not billion-dollar drugs, but altogether certainly possibility for billions. let's go to mark in wisconsin, please. mark. >> caller: yeah,

and the fda agreed. in december 2011, commissioner margaret hamburg said in a statement that plan b "is safe and effective and should be approved for non- prescription use for all females of child-bearing potential." on the very same day in an unprecedented move, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius overruled her, keeping the age limit at 17. and heading into campaign season, president obama agreed. >> the reason kathleen made this decision was, she could not be confident that a ten-year-old or an eleven- year-old going to a drug store should be able, along side bubble gum or batteries, be able to buy a, a medication that potentially, if not used properly, could end up having an adverse effect." >> reporter: now, 16-months later, federal district court judge edward korman called sebelius's decision "politically motivated." he ordered the fda to remove the age limits to make the drug available to all americans in the next 30- days. the justice department is considering an appeal on the ru

district judge order the fda to make the pill available to all ages. scientists have been recommending up restricted access and also the american associations but people we spoke to this morning didn't agree with the decision. >> i think 16 is too young, especially because if they know they can get ahold of it it is frustrating because i don't think they are old enough to make those decisions. >> the child is a minor and the parents should have the say-so. >> critics say the decision puts young girls at risk and worry about the pill being given to girls under coercion or without consent. officials at planned parenthood applaud the decision, pointing out the fda has proven it to be safe. while they especially courage open communication with parents they say it is imperative people have access to the emergency contraception. >> we are all for that kind of communication but we want teens to be able to have access to this because it is just another tool for them to be able to -- to be able to protect themselves against unintended pregnancy. >> the judge ru

and just today, just today the company submitted vimazin to the fda which is a treatment for another metabolic disorder. if this orphan drug gets approved, might do $4 million in annual sales by 2018. plus last week biomarin told us they'd be starting phase 3 trials of their drug for pomp disease by the end of the year. and the company has new more effective phenylketonuria drug that's entering phase 3 next quarter. this company as you know when we had the ceo on has more irons in the fire than almost any orphan drug we follow. biomarin less than two points off its highs. the company has so many shots on goal. the move is far from over. here's the bottom line. the future of pharma is in these ultra rare orphan diseases that require, unfortunately, very expensive drugs to treat. and the best of the orphan drug names are alexion for a bargain at these levels after this pullback and biomarin for a stock that gives you multiple ways to win. admittedly, not billion-dollar drugs, but altogether certainly possibility for billions. let's go to mark in wisconsin, please. mark. >> caller: yeah

we're working hard with the fda to ensure that's the case. but we felt very good, particularly recently, in some of the interactions we've had, again, with products like abrutnib where there's a clear design to try to get transformative products off to patients faster. >> in terms of the different businesses at j & j, you've got oncology and all the other pharma products and things in the pipeline. you've got medical twicdevices, consumer business. each business is its own really substantial business. would it create more value for investors to have a spinout of some of these businesses? >> we're convinced that our broad base, our diverse line, is a real source of strength. especially when you think about the long term. that's the way we try to manage our business and the organization. let me explain why. you know, nobody else has the depth, the breadth, the size, the scale. when you think about all the technologies, when you get a chance to see in science, for example. so when your ethicon hemostat engineers talk with a company like jansen a

. >> let me ask you about what's changed at the fda. for years, i've been hearing about how terrible the fda is and how slow they are in terms of moving drugs along. what's it take, 12 years to bring a drug to market? >> it takes a long time. that's about right. it's a long time. but the excitement here in san diego is, i think we're seeing an optimism and exciting times of more collaborative efforts. and i do think we're seeing some good signs of progress of working closer with the fda, with the nih, with large, small companies, academic medicine. there is a positive spirit. i wish you were here. you would really feel, we really believe that we're at the beginning of a major revolution in change here. it's an encouraging time. despite all the challenges. >> well, the whole country is being rewired now. health care institutions talk to each other. i just love it. let me ask you about your pipeline for 2013. your flagship revlamid, you could to expand that and include that to include lymphoma. >> a lot of exciting things going on for us.

the fda is launching an investigation. that's ahead. >>> and former south carolina governor mark sanford tried to take another step toward political redemption last night. in 2009 he lied about taking a trip to argentina to visit his mistress. he's now trying to win next week's election for a seat in congress. >> sanford is going against elizabeth colbert busch in their one and only debate. at times it got spirited. nancy cordes is in charleston. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. everyone wondered whether that infamous trip to argentina would come up in the first and only debate and it did. in fact sanford even referenced it himself a couple of times. sanford's democratic opponent elizabeth colbert busch brought it up first in an answer about sanford's record as governor. >> when we talk about fiscal spending and we talk about protecting the taxpayers, it doesn't mean you take that money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose. >> she went there, governor sanford. >> i couldn'

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kylie campbell reports from washington dc bureau of the fda will soon lift those restrictions. >>>reporter: for several years girls ages 16 and younger needed a prescription from their dr. to get the morning-after pill but just 30 days they will be able to walk into a store and take it off the shelf. the federal judge's decision goes against the president and secretary of health who both want age restrictions on plan b. >> we don't have enough evidence to show that those who could use this medicine can understand the labeling use the product appropriately. >>>reporter: antiabortion groups blasted the judges decision the susan b anthony list called a reckless the group's president said teen girls needed parents not unfettered access to abortion inducing drugs the age restriction is about politics not healthcare. >> what is not appropriate when one villages position gets written into law it we see happening over and over again. >>>reporter: that judges decision will improve health for teenagers. >> you cap hippolyta and religion over science and public health. >>>reporter: the de

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have machines that can calibrate to kids, and then we have to see these changes with the laws so if fda has proposals out for medical imaging around kids so you know how to downsize a radiation dose for kids who is smaller, their physical size is narrower, and also to make machines more accountable and more clear in how they work. >> [inaudible]. >> it's very low doses but that's an excellent question and i thought somebody would probably ask that. so, the united states preventative services task force in 2009 came out with a proposal to revise guidelines saying that perhaps women aged 40 to 50, there's no cost benefit really for that age group in terms of having mammogram of average risk, so recommended that women start mammography at age ao where the benefits really out weigh the risk, you don't have 40 years left in your life span at that point perhaps, you have 30, you're at a less vulnerable stage of life so there are a lot more benefits for life, your breast cancer risks are higher, so you know, the age 40 to 50, there's still a lot of debate about that and women need to discuss t

. >> brown: we examine a major ruling on the morning after pill, as a federal judge ordered the fda to make it available, without prescription, to women and girls of all ages. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: and we close with the story of an expose of hidden off-shore bank accounts around the obe. >> the first consequence, i guess, is that a secret world is no longer secret, and it's going to send shivers through this world. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: american employers added 88,000 jobs in march, the smallest gain in ni

fda says the privilege ration of caffeine to quood is beyond anything fda envisionedçó. agency is already looking into the safety of energy drinks that are so popular with young people among others. >> bay area entrepreneur come up with a novel way to help the thousands office homeless in san francisco. he wants to convert decommission city bus noose mobile showers. she's working with local supervisor on this practice. sandoval plans to hook the bus showers up to public water supply by fire hydrant. estimated there are 10,000 homeless people in san francisco. >> moving on. still to come on 7 news at 9:00. exclusive fatality in california. findsw3 out why so few drivers are ever charged in fewer still get punished. >> bay area lawmaker attempt to control gun violence at school this time without the emphasis on controlling guns. we explain. >> the future of space exploration literally in the palm of your hand. how nasa is taking the smart phone out of look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the ho

>> in 1993 we started asking the fda to label transfat. in 2004 we asked the fda to -- >> do you think -- you deal on the marketing level all the time. do you think restaurateurs ought to put on their menu the volume of transfat in the foods? >> i think they should because the thing that, from a consumer perspective, people are eating out, they're not preparing their own food, people don't cook nowadays, they go tfa-food restaurants, fast casual restaurants and have no idea approximate. >> our time has expired. thank you, tom and michael. fast show. excellent. >> consuelo: hello, i'm consuelo mack. next week on "wealthtrack", >> consuelo: this week on "wealthtrack", navigating the sea of changes in the market. financial thought leader, mit finance professor and hedge fund manager andrew lo guides us thru the complexities and challenges of mern investing next on consuelo mack's "wealthtrack".

. >> fda announced looking into the increasing number of serious medical problems even death involving robot surgery. among 500 reported incidents a robotic malfunction during hysterectomy doctor couldn't control movement of the forcep and death after patient bowel ripped. some reports sugar or by the doctor using the device. others that it is the did he vase itself that malfunctioned. >> there have been rare case reports where during an operation when there needs to be emergency cpr or an emergency conversion to an open operation. robot has gotten in the way. >> number of robotic operation has exploded 25,000 in 2005. 4 50,000 last year. but some critic doctors among them studies failed to show robotic surgery any better than conventional surgery. >> vast majority of these sigh sightings have found 30's no benefit to patients for most applications and it's probably only a small set of procedures where there is a benefit. >>reporter: in a written statement the maker of the only fda approved row about the ick device bed has excellent safety record. total adverse event rate remained low

lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause seris allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell yo doctor right away if you havehese, new or worsening depression, or unusuhanges in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eye sit including blurry vision, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or skin sores from diabetes. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain, and swelling ofhands, legs, and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. ose who've had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. having les pain... it's a wonderful feeling. [ female announcer ] ask your doctor about lyrica today. it's specific treatment for diabetic nerve pain. to hear more of phyllis's story, visit lyrica.com. it's specific treatment for diabetic nerve pain. [ boy ] i used to hate eating healthy stuff. but badger likes it, so i do too. i used to have bad dreams, but not any

the fda has been very close-lipped about this. when you hear ongoing, you think are we going to make this go on longer than it already has. >> thanks so much. let's shift to some other breaking news. the stocks are tanking on wall street after this morning's dismal jobs report. employers added only 88,000 jobs last month, less than half of who was expected. the jobless rate is also rooted in disappointment. allison, the markets stand where right now? >> looking at the dow fall 160 points right now. the s&p 500 is down even more, about 1.25%. we were expecting a sell-off and we got it. 100,000 fewer jobs were added to the economy in march than expected. the interesting thing could be the unemployment rate falling to 7.6%. but it went down for the wrong reason because over 600,000 people threw up their hands, gave up looking for work altogether because of frustration. so that unemployment rate is reflective of a smaller group of people in the mix and that actually has a labor participation force participation rate at its lowest rate

. >> the ruling will go into affect within 30 days opponents say they hope fda will appeal the decision. fda says they're not commenting because it's an ongoing legal matter. >> californians appear to be getting healthier. marin count yes has the lowest death rate. san bernardino count yes, the highest. >> still to come tonight a bizarre theft in oakland. what was taken and the group says they won't let criminals get them down. >> hundreds of bridal gowns up for grabs. a huge sale more than just a sale. how it's going to help fight breast cancer. stay with us. >>> proof tonight some people will steal anything. in oakland someone walked off with banners urging people not to litter. really? this is surveillance video as it happened. abc 7 news is live in the diamond district with the story. nick? unbelievable. >> absolutely. you know volunteers behind keep diamond clean really work hard to stay on the lookout for lit skbrer don't take kindly with banners being taken. >> it's like broken windows there. have you list broken windows, less trash, less crime. >> that is until the banners becam

cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not for children under 18. people taking maois, linezolid or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. signs include abdominal pain and yellowing skin or eyes. tell your doctor about all your medicines, including those for migraine and while on cymbalta, call right away if you have high fever, confusion and stiff muscles or serious allergic skin reactions like blisters, peeling rash, hives, or mouth sores to address possible life-threatening conditions. talk about your alcohol use, liver disease and before you reduce or stop cymbalta. dizziness or fain

fda officials have been holding meetings across the country in order to get the public's input. anyone can weigh in on this or the more than 6,000 other federal regulations posted in just the last 90 days at regulations.gov. bret? >> bret: shannon, thank you. the arkansas attorney general says he will investigate last week's oil spill in the town of mayflower. crews have recovered about 12,000 barrels of oil and water since the pipeline started leaking there. no cause has been announced. the state is asking exxon mobil to preserve all documents and information related to that spill. dozens of law school graduates are suing their alma matter saying they were mislead into believing there would be jobs for them after graduation. the "l.a. times" reports nearly 20 class action lawsuits are being litigated against 18 law schools around the country. online services and computers are now apparently doing much of the work that lawyers used to do. is obama care in trouble? we will talk about the latest signals when the fox all-stars join me after the break. there is risk of bone fracture

the fda is starting to fast track a lot of stuff. one of the reasons why this series has been so good. here's the bottom line. you've now heard a whole host of drug companies, right? speculative bowe tech. the biggest of the big pharma titans too. if you are looking for growth, pfizer is not for you. but if you want a slow and steady company with a nice dividend and a reasonable valuation, then you should consider buying the stock. especially on a pullback. i need to go to dillon many texas. dillon. >> boo-yah, jim. >> boo-yah back at you. >> i notice you have been talking a lot about pharmaceutical companies in the panning week, but i haven't heard you mention my favorite, which is activist, recently acquired by wauson pharmaceuticals and now trading under the ticker symbol acc. what are your thoughts? >> i'm not into the generics. that is, you know, you got an interesting one there. i'm not going to deny that. it's been a good -- it's been a winner. you know, i in the end if i want to go that way, i'm going to go to prgo, pergo, wh

the fda wants to study the impact of added food stimulants on children. wrigley says the gum is only being marketed to adults over the age of 25. the last time the fda explicitly okayed the use of added caffeine in food was for cola, all the way back in the 1950s. >>> well, on that note, a can of dr. pepper has about the same amount of caffeine as a stick of that gum. but what else is inside? jane wells have been snooping around the secret recipe vault at dr. pepper's headquarters and she joins us now. what have you dug into, jane? >> reporter: mandy, i'm in plano, here's all i've got. roll the video, it's behind this door, on a vault, handwritten on a piece of paper. there's 22 ingredients, some natural, some artificial. that's all i've got. number one, this perennial number 3 dwarfed in sales is doubling down on marketing in the current quarter with new initiatives for snapple and new ten-calorie sodas. >> we have to think differently, as kind of that trojan horse in the beverage industry, we have to be creative as to how we approach things and take a l

next week the fda is convening a panel on a new drug with expectation they will decide whether or not to approve it in may. company has a melanoma drug that could be approved in may or june along with a new hiv drug that the fda is ready to sign on in august. there could be more phase three data on two high risk but very high reward products, the new cancer immunotherapy drug, and a heart drug in development. the other one could be multi-billion-dollar opportunities. despite is loaded. yesterday i told you merck had a lot of players in its pipeline getting on base. glaxo smith kline is like the angels, stacked with power like josh hamilton, albert pujols, mike trout. they are living up to the potential. that said, glaxo smith kline is anna norma's company. $150 -- $150 billion market cap. these products are too small to move the needle more than a little but altogether, over the next three years, glaxo could launch 15 new drugs worldwide. that is a huge slate of products that could help achieve an 8. 4% compound growth rate through 2018. that would be a very big deal. we know new prod

all of the medical health authorities and the science and the fda. i am glad they make these decisions on the basis of the science and the medicine. >> the president doesn't have to -- he is not running for re'lex. he doesn't have to worry about this. right? himself? and it's not going to negatively impact any democrat in the house or senate. >> the average age of sex is about 16 years of age, 16 and it may be a few months. so i mean there is a reality here, too. >> yeah. >> better that there is protection than a person has an unwanted pregnancy. >> eleanor smeal head of the hemnist majority here with ryan grim. your calls on this major decision 866-55-press. when we come back, let's talk a little bit in advance of what is recognized tomorrow as equal pay day. we are not there yet. elliott will tell us how close we are here on this monday edition of the "full-court press." >> this is "the bill press show." 9am eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. (vo) tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's m

tracy: the fda approves it and we give it to the people who need it. they were understaffed to begin with, now there is a hiring freeze. what does this do to the pipeline, how does it come to the market? >> there is a hiring freeze, slows down the whole pipeline. the fda cannot keep up with what they need to do and that means our drugs don't get the market as quickly. i am pleased to see in the current budget proposal the proposal restores funding to the fda, responsible for medical research. as far as that goes, that is okay. there is a lot more that is not okay about the proposal. tracy: 400 billion cuts to medicare, 140 billion are payments to drug companies. what happens to that? >> this effectively is a type of price control targeting a particular industry, biopharmaceutical industry. price controls don't work. they have never worked, we can look historically every time they have been tried, what they do as one or two things or both. they reduce the amount of product were trying to control the price of because you are not paying for it so you are

the fda is asking congress for a big jump in funding. the administration is requesting a budget of $4.7 billion in fiscal 2014 that includes nearly $300 million to implement new food safety regulations. the fda's commissioner says the request reflects tight budget times incest 94% of the proposed increase will come from new fees to support the food safety modernization act as well as strengthen the fda's ability to oversee imported food. >> a live look, we will have eight weather and traffic check in just a few minutes. what dato you think? that's great. it won't take long, will it? no.. nokay.. this, won't take long will it? this, wno, nonot at all.ll it? how many of these can we do on our budget? more than you think. mthat didn't take very long, did it? mthat dthis spring,ery dig in and save.e. mthat dthis spring,ery dithat's nice.e.e. post it. alrealy did. more saving.g. momore doing.. that's the power of the home depot. dig in and save with miracle-clgro potting mix,, a special buy at two bags for just $10. >> 738 am and on to weathe

the fda is starting to fast track a lot of stuff. one of the reasons why this series has been so good. here's the bottom line. you've now heard a whole host of drug companies, right? speculative bowe tech. the biggest of the big pharma titans too. if you are looking for growth, pfizer is not for you. but if you want a slow and steady company with a nice dividend and a reasonable valuation, then you should consider buying the stock. especially on a pullback. i immediate to go to dillon many texas. dillon. >> boo-yah, jim. >> boo-yah back at you. cinches i notice you have been talking a lot about pharmaceutical companies in the panning week, but i haven't heard you mention my favorite, which is activist, recently acquired by wauson pharmaceuticals and now trading under the ticker symbol acc. what are your thoughts? >> i'm not into the generics. that is, you know, you got an interesting one there oosh wrim not going to deny that. it's been a good -- it's been a winner. you know, i in the end if i want to go that way, i'm going to go to

lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or woening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eye sight including blurry vision, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or skin sores from diabetes. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain, and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who've had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. ask your doctor about lyrica today. it's specific treatment for diabetic nerve pain. to hear more of terry's story, visit lyrica.com. cress chris finally tonight, earlier this week the obama administration proposed a new initiative to doifl deeper to learn about resovereign human brain. apparently they didn't have to delve all that deep to come up with

today the federal judge of brooklyn ordered the fda to lift all restrictions. he said this case is not about the potential misuse of plan b by 11-year-olds. these emergency contraceptives would be among the safest drugs sold over the downer. the number of 11-year-olds using these drugs is likely to be minute skul. he said it was driven by election year politics. not by science and law. so will the government appeal? the justice department said it will act promptly considering appeal options. if there is no appeal, then any store that wants to could put plan b out on the open shelves. it would no longer have to be sold behind the farlcy downer and women's groups say that it's the most important result. making them available more widely and around the clock at 24-hour drug stores and they hope eventually at any store that wants to sell them. >> thank you so much. greatly appreciate it. joining me now, the doctor who works in adolescent medicine at rainbow children's hospital. >> let me play president obama back in december 6, 2011, defending kathleen sebelius's a

. >> están documentmados por los efectos nocivos al corazón la food ando drug administration (fda), no hay limitacion de su uso por los productores. >> además asegura que alunos productos que no tienen grasas trans podría no decir la verdad de todo. >> puede tene run nivel de grasas trans, porque si tiene menos de 5.4 gramos . >> ante esta falta de regulacion algunos gobiernos como new york ni quieren tener esta grasa. >> california pasó esta ley, permite usar aceites parcialmente hidrogenados desde 2010. >> fui maestros de primaria mire los efectos que los jóvenes pasan por la obesidad, problemas en el corazón, diabetes y todo eso por lo que comen por eso luche para pasar esa ley para eliminar el uso de las grasas trans. >> loq hizo fue difícil pero no imposible. >> las autoridades lo tienen que hacer porque esto afecta la salud de las familias . >> la responsabilidad cae en el consumidor porque tiene que informarse antes de comprar. >> usted estara ingiriendo tres gramos de grasas saturadas. >> si no tiene grasas trans continie aceite parcialmente hidrogenado. >> por su parte e

the fda eventually said it could be sold without a prescription to women 17 years and older, but only sold at a pharmacy, and not over the counter. in 2011 the fda decided to lift all those restrictions, but kathleen sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, intervened and blocked the order saying it would be too risky to let girls as young as 17 buy the pills. now the federal judge, edward korman of brooklyn has ordered the fda to lift all the restrictions within 30 days. here's a quote from his order. this case is not about the potential misaccuse of plan-b by 11-year-olds. these emergency contraceptives would be among the safest drugs sold over the counter and the number of 11-year-olds using these drugs is likely to be, he said, minuscule. the judge said the obama administration was driven by election year politics, not by science, or the law. the justice department says it's considering its appeal options and will act, in its words, promptly. but if there is no appeal, then any store that wants to put plan-b out on the open shelves could do so. drugstore, convenience

>> guest: yes, the fda did. in fact, one of my sources actually died from cancer, and she had taken epo. it's just astonishing, almost every time i turned around, someone was passing away. i think all of us know someone who has beat cancer or has succumbed to it. but the fda, interestingly enough, doesn't have a lot of power. we would hope that they would, but they don't have the authority to just yank a drug off of the shelves. >> host: why not? >> guest: a lot of times in this book, for example, i found out that many attorneys who are overseeing the fda at the time would squash the fda staff members. and one attorney if -- in particular, by the name of daniel troy, and he now works for a pharmaceutical company. but you had this revolving door in either the department of justice, fda or any other regulator, and it would make your head spin, frankly, to see how quickly these people go between regulating and being regulated. so oftentimeses they go back to great jobs, much better paying jobs, you know, defending

on friday, a federal judge in new york ordered the fda to make the morning after pill, commonly known as plan b, available over the counter to women of all ages. the ruling was issued by edward korman, a republican-appointed judge who overturned a 2011 decision by the obama administration's health secretary, kathleen sebelius, to bar girls under 17 from obtaining the morning after pill without a prescription. at the time the sebelius overruled the fda, claim she was not confident in the safety of the pill for young girls. president obama supported the decision, saying it was only common sense that the drug not be available alongside bubble gum or batteries. in his ruling, judge kormen asserted that sebelius's decision had nothing to do with common sense. writing the secretary's action was politically motivated, scientifically unjustified and contrary to agency precedent. he also attacked the administration's logic. writing the invocation of the adverse effect of plan b on 11-year-olds is an excuse to deprive the overwhelming majority of women of their right to obtain contraceptives wi

. >> fda says it will not approve a generic version of oxycontin. it's one of the most abused prescription painkillers. in part because they can make it easy to snort or inject. fda decision means manufacturer woz have to develop their own abuse deterrent designs. the patent on the oxycontin expires tuesday. >> a report says complications following surgery leads to big profits for hospitals especially when the patient has insurance showing profit margins are 330% higher when a patient with private insurance suffers complications. profit margins for medicare patients are 190% higher. researchers do say these findings highlight the need for payment reform. >> some preschools turning years of parenting upside down teaching kids not to share. experts forcing a child to give up the toy gives the recipient a sechbs entitlement adding forced sharing sends a message everybody gets when they want, right now. >> one of the kids has a toy, someone else wants it wore not going to make them give it up until they're done. >> they're trying to get kids ideally not

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i don't think that the fda has a legislative proposal that is specific. they have been working around some principles with the help committee. so that may be part of the confusion. they don't have a draft piece of legislation but i think they have been providing technical assistance to the help committee, i will see where we are on a dollar recommendation. with ipab, the president has recently sent to the leadership of the house and senate majority and minority requests for recommendations for potential candidates. the legislation contemplates the president making appointments but in consultation with the house and the senate. so those letters have been received b leadership that the president's budget does suggest that the independent payment advisory board would not kick in unless medicare spending exceeded inflation by more than .5, cpi plus .5. we don't anticipate according to the latest cbo initiative that that would hit until about 2019 on the track that we are on. so we are in the process of consulting with leadership around potential members. but

the fda says it is okay. once again, it takes the parent out of the equation, which is an important part money comes to teenage girls as young as 11 years old taking a pill that pumped their body full of formosa we don't even have the long-term effects of study with. i mean, we saw planned parenthood come out praising this ruling, but the fact is, they have been caught in a lot of abuse, covering of statutory rape. this bill being available will only result in more teeseven they are out there on their own. see says she does not like this policy. this is not what the federal government proposed. >> you cannot even go to cbs are walgreens and by as a grown adult without showing some kind of identification. you cannot bring cupcakes to school anymore. let's have an 11-year-old being allowed to purchase this hormonal drug with very serious consequences. gerri: well put. thank you for coming on. well, we have a lot more still to come. we are just getting started. including a medical student who plans to have solve

women will be taking this in a completely unsupervised way it's really outrageous. >> reporter: the fda says the drug is safe. parents we talkedded to tonight are still concerned. >> i am a mom of a 12-year-old, 11-year-old and 4-year-old and boys but everyone then if it was girls i would not be okay that they could just walk in at 12 years old and pick that right up off the counter and me not knowing as a parent. >> reporter: the change is set to take effect in 10 days. it's unclear if the health department plans to appeal the ruling. live in san jose, maureen naylor. >>> state regulators gave the go ahead -- at today's hearings. cal osha named -- they also pointed to a flawed regulatory process. >> the reactive system of regulation simply did not work to prevent what was ultimately a preventable accident. >>> both announced bills back in february that would strengthen penalties for safety violations. >>> the orange county district attorney has reached a $1,600 dispute. under the settlement toyota denies all the claims made in the suit. >>> boeing made what it hopes is the final test f

. >>> a new warning from the fda about an ingredient found in do dietary supplement. to speed up weight loss. the agency says dmaa can cause increased blood pressure, shortness of breath, chest tightening, even heart attacks. has received reports of 86 illnesses and deaths. >> is that hamburger you're grilling up tonight really safe to eat? turned up some surprising findings in raw meat purchased from grocery stores. explains why you might want to think twice the next time you are shopping. >> take a good look. according to a new study the meat you cook with is full of anti biotic resistant back bacteria. said she analyzed government tests of raw grocery store meat. 91% of ground turkey, 69% of pork chops, 55% of ground beef all contain anti biotic resistant super bugs. says it's finding a much larger problem. the use of antiobiotics. also to promote quicker growth by getting animals to slaughter faster. agreed that routine use is leading to fewer effective anti biotic treatments are humans. >> it's really important for humans to do their part to reduce the spread of

one of the things he relied on heavily is the fact that the fda after a rigorous review decided this should be available over-the-counter. and that the hhs stepped in and said, you know, because of some of the concerns we have, citing not necessarily evidence of it being harmful for young girls, but saying we have concerns about young girls purchasing this, because they stepped in without that evidence. >> brown: what was the evidence? what do they mean by evidence? it's not the medical safety of the actual drug versus how it would be used? >> right, so the fda went through and did a rigorous study as they do with all medications looking at what are some of the side effects and possible harms that the medication if taken in a way it is not supposed to be. and they found it safe. secretary sebelius in her statement overruling them said there was no testing done on 11-year-old girls and there are some 11-year-old girls who reached menstruation there he is a possibility they could use it. and said because there was no testing on that age group that they should not allow it to go over-th

says that the proliferation of the caffeine addicts the fools is " beyond anything fda envisioned. " the agency previously launched an investigation into the safety of energy drinks. >> the sacramento kings finally appear to be staying put. the nba is relocation committee voted unanimously to reject the application for the kings to relocate to seattle. all 30 nba owners will meet the week of may 13th to vote on the matter. seattle mayor mike mcginn pledged that his city will continue to fight for the nba team. >> after announcing that he is gay, nba veteran and stanford alum and jason collins has received an overflow of support from colleagues and former athletes. collins has played with six nba teams over his career, but his " coming out " is a move that gets the most attention. in the upcoming issue of sports illustrated collins acknowledged that he is gay. former teammates keyon dooling of the misses grisly said that he is proud of collins. >> at the end of the day he is a good guy. here is a hard worker. he is a good basketball player. that is what he should be judged for, and th

. >> la decisión que ordeno juez de los estados unidos a la fda (agencia de alimentos y medicamentos de estados unidos) para poner a disposición a la venta de la pildora a todas las mujeres en edad reproductiva sin receta medica genera en algunos rechaz o. >> desilucionada porque no estoy de acuerdo espermos que piensen en sus hijos . >> horrible que una menor acceda a un químico que le daña su cuerpo puede matar un niño . >> este cambio hace que las mujeres menores no necsiten prescripcion . >> la ventaja que las niñas que tienen relaciones sexuales pueden tomar la pildora . >> mi hija también fue joven y tuvo su bebé joven , es algo bueno para planear , haga su vida, hacer lo suyo . >> por el centro de ederecho en los estados unidos no hay prueba que las menores de 17 años se vean afectadas , evita embarazo no deseao . >> es benigno no hay gran razón medica para pedir que haya una receta no es como tableta para la presión . >> la pildora se toma hasta 5 días después para prevenir la ovulacion . >> bueno ahí las opiniones . >> al regreso . >> en méxico autoridades resu