Topic: Joshua Sharfstein

Booze tax directed to health initiatives

All those new taxes on bar tabs should make Maryland healthier, health care advocates said Tuesday.. Find Us On Facebook AP VIDEO more>> . Most of...

Maryland officials press forward with health reform

Though the fate of federal health care reform remains uncertain, Maryland is among a handful of states pressing forward to make changes, state...

FDA hires former Dartmouth dean to new post as part of rejig

BANGALORE (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has named former Dartmouth Medical School Dean Stephen Spielberg to the newly created position of deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco, according to an internal letter sent to FDA employees that was ...
Last month's recall of Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) liquid children's medicines is just the latest evidence of what U.S. health regulators say are...

Obama's deputy FDA chief to leave agency

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein will leave the agency to run the state of Maryland's health department, an aide to the state's governor said on Tuesday.Sharfstein, appointed by President Barack Obama in ...
FDA's No. 2 leaving Obama administration to take over as Maryland's health secretaryJoshua Sharfstein, the Food and Drug Administration's number two official, is leaving the Obama administration and returning to Maryland to become the state's top health official ...

Health Highlights: Oct. 4, 2010

The 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to a British scientist for his role in developing in-vitro fertilization. Robert Edwards, 85, developed the technique with gynecologist surgeon Patrick Steptoe, who died in 1988. "Today, Robert Edwards' vision is a reality ...

Oct. 4, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:. The first birth of a so-called test-tube baby was in 1978, the Associated Press reported. "(Edwards') achievements have made it possible to treat infertility, a ...
Driven by reports of infant deaths, U.S. health officials warned Wednesday that infant sleep positioners are dangerous and should not be used. "Based on the information that CPSC shared with FDA, both agencies agree and are working together to stop the ...

Oct. 1, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:. Leaders from both testified before a congressional committee hearing that had been triggered by an unprecedented string of recalls from J&J, the Associated Press ...