with the fda the food and drug administration. thank goodness for the fda the careful government scientists. they make sure they don't tell us dangerous drugs or drugs that don't work. morning sickness in pregnant women it cures and it usually did. but then some women who took it gave birth to children with no arms or no legs. this happened in europe but not in america. the fda hadn't yet approved it. thank goodness for the fda protecting us. this like other government agencies the fda grew like a tumor. today they are bureaucratic obstacles. it costs more than a billion dollars and takes up to 15 years caution kills people, too. they once held a news conference and proudly announced the heart drug we are approving will save 14,000 american lives a year. no one put up to the press conference to ask, excuse me doesn't it mean you killed 14,000 people last year by delaying the approval? reporters don't think that way. if it could save 14 thout people but wasn't approved that year 14,000 americans died because of it. regulation can kill, too. but former congressman dennis cue sin it

about to be to hear testimony on the .egulation of e-cigarettes the fda is proposing new legislation on them another products. state legislatures and advocates according to politico. hearing was scheduled to start about 15 minutes ago at about 2:45. the senate is holding a series of votes on a number of judicial nominations and a package of tax credits. you can see the senate live on c-span two. we will have live coverage of the hearing when he gets underway. some news from earlier today out of the senate -- republican senator lindsey graham released a letter signed by 37 senators pressing for harry reid to establish a senate select committee to investing the -- to investigate benghazi. we ask you to reconsider the decision not to create a similar committee in the senate, wrote the senators. start ofiting for the this senate hearing on --ctronic figure at electronic cigarette legislation. as we wait, discussion on the 300 girls abducted in nigeria. ambassador, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> can we start off with what the u.s. has contributed so f

need. >> government bullies. that's our show tonight. >>> we start with the fda, the food and drug administration. thank goodness for the fda. the careful government sciences. they make sure that greedy drug companies don't sell us dangerous drugs or drugs that don't work. one drug company said the drug -- would cure morning sickness in pregnant women and it usually did, but then some women gave birth to children with no arms and legs. this happened in europe, but not america because the fda hadn't yet approved the drug. so thank goodness for the fda protecting us. but the fda grew like a tumor. getting a new drug approved now cost more than a billion dollars and takes up to 15 years. that caution kills people too. the fda once held a news conference and proudly announced this new heart drug will save 14,000 lives a year. jt up at the press conference to ask, excuse me, didn't this also mean you killed 14,000 people last year by delaying its approval? reporters don't ask that because reporters don't think that way. but it absolutely meant that. that year 14,000 americans died becau

revolutionary solution to a bedroom epidemic. so why won't the fda approve it? plus -- >> well, well. >> queen angelina. hollywood royalty angelina jolie is back. >> how quaint. >> with her first film role in years. she is opening up tonight line. >> when i was little i didn't relate to princesses. >> the star of "maleficient" getting personal about her film, health and surprising wedding plan. >> and the most expensive divorce ever. the tycoon who was just told by a court that he has to give his ex-wife half of his fortune, wait until you hear how much. but first, the "nightline" 5. >> wait. prilocec isn't made for relief. zantac, rushes relief in 30 minutes. prilo prilocec can take 24 hours. >>> good evening. they sell it as the little pill that can help you have a happy marriage and ensure a thriving love life. unfortunately it is only for men. drugs like viagra are all over the place, but women suffer from sexual dysfunction too. so why no pill for them? turns out there is one, but you can't get it. so we sent abc's maria schiavocampo to find out why. >> reporter: it's known as v

drug, one that hasn't been approved by the fda? that question may not be as easy to answer as you might think. >>> the so-called right to try is legal in colorado but is it help or is it false hope for desperately ill patients? plus the stories you'll be talking about tomorrow surprising opinions about president obama's handling today of what some are calling the biggest scandal facing his administration. we're going to get into all of that tonight and we want to though what you think, as well. tweet us #askdon. i want to get something off my chest. as i was getting ready for this show i saw something that ticked me off. >> the rapper macklemore mocks jewish people. where is the media outrageous? nowhere. why? >> they being the mainstream media, they defend these hip-hop rappers. you know what i'll give him the benefit of the doubt here. i mean because i don't know the guy. >> a little coverage. no outrage on the macklemore story. really? roll the tape. he is in hot water after he wore that costume. >> the ultimate depiction of the jew, hook-nose jew with this ethnic look. here's

own life? would you take a potentially risky drug, one that hasn't been approved by the fda? that question may not be as easy to answer as you might think. the so-called right to try is now legal in colorado, but is it help or false hope? >>> the stories yy iey ies you' talking about tomorrow. president obama's handling today of what some are calling the biggest scandal facing his administration. we're going to get into that tonight. we want to know what you think as well. tweet us using #askdon. >>> before we get started tonight, i want to get something off my chest. as i was getting ready for this show i saw something that really ticked me off. >> the rapper mclamore mocks jewish people. where is the media outrage? nowhere. >> they don't like to, they being the mainstream media, they defend these hip hop rappers. you know what, i'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt here. i am because i don't know the guy. >> little coverage. no outrage. really? roll the tape. mclamore is in hot water after he wore the costume on stage on friday that some consider to be a caricature of a

last thing to really be a spoiled sport. the fda is researching and going into the raw meats and finding over 80% of the ground turkey out there is infected with this resistant bacteria. over 80%. chopped meat, about 55%. this is an incredible epidemic problem among the beef. >> but we don't want to spoil the memorial day. >> cook the turkey. >> well done is the way to cook it. >> well done, but not burnt. >> right. >> memorial day weekend is the official kickoff for the summer and when the summer comes that means a lot of us will be under the sun, but skin cancer happens to be the leading cause and most common cancer here in our country. some critics say the u.s. is still way behind making available the best and most effective sunscreen products. the stuff you put on your face and elsewhere. dr. siegel has more about that. >> one of the best protections against skin cancer is daily use of broad spectrum sunscreen, but experts say the most effective kinds which prevent skin cancer and wrinkles are not available in the united states because of bureaucratic delays within the food a

. he was very lethargic every day. >> reporter: muttly is one of the 5600 dogs the fda says may have been sickened by the chinese-made jerky treats, 1800 since lost october, more than 1,000 dogs have died. the fda has been tracking the complaints about the treats from pet owners for years but still can't say for sure the jerky is causing the illness. pet owners in a panic causing two mega retailers pet smart and petco to announce the chinese treats will soon be gone. so petco has allowed us to come into their store to see which of the products still on their shelves are made in china. a bunch of these products made in china are still on the shelves here at petco. company says, though, by the end of the year all of these will be gone. interestingly, look closely, all of these products are on clearance. they are still on the shelves for now. the stores tell us because there's been no government recall, and the makers say they're safe. as for little muttly, well, he took four months to recover but now has the wag back in his tail. matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> how interesting, still

want to hear the fda's latest warning about one of the most popular sleeping drugs on the market right now. my name is michael, i'm 55 years old and i have diabetic nerve pain. the pain was terrible. um, i remember my feet hurt so bad that it felt like i had hot pins and needles coming from the inside out of my skin. when i did go see the doctor and he said, "i think i can help you" and prescribed lyrica. it helped me. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. 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 worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight, 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 y

from the fda. >>> and later, hot wheels. the experiment that started in a toy store now making a difference for a lot of inspirational kids. >>> our health news story tonight will likely be of concern to all of us who take some form of aspirin every day. and those estimates start at somewhere north of 40 million americans. tonight the fda is warning that a daily dose is not for everyone, and taking aspirin needlessly may actually put them at significant risk. our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: for years, thanks in part to heavy advertising, many americans have believed aspirin is just what the doctor ordered to prevent heart disease. but leading doctors have long been concerned about patients without heart disease taking an aspirin a day. >> i think a lot of people think that because it is over the counter, that it has no side effects. and we've often said that if aspirin were invented today, it would actually be much more strictly regulated by the fda. >> reporter: aspirin thins the blood. it also carries the risk of bleeding in both the brain and stomach.

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food and drug administration does not regulate the term, all natural. fda has not develop ad term for the use natural and derivatives. they don't object if the food doesn't contain added color or artificial flavors or synthetic substances. what should the fda do? what should consumers do? even if the fda changed its mind nothing would change quickly? >> this has been an issue for a long time. for decade the fda is afraid to take on food processors and take action on this. they should start to look at this word. there has been so many lawsuits that a few months ago some of the judges in a different lawsuit urged fda to look at this because there is such confusion and really being worked out in the courts. fda said, oh, we don't know if we're going to touch it. we need fda not allow the use of word, that is one option, use natural on processed foods or set terms that people can rely, i know it means this, this and this. you may not agree with the terms but at least you know what they are but now it is chaos. gerri: it is chaos and it will not change anytime soon i don't think. what shou

por sus siglas en en inglÉs como fda. >> ofrecen cosas que en realidad no son. >> cÓmo quÉ? >> adelgazar sin hacer nieta ni nada y nada de eso es posible. >> no pueden creer todo lo que ven en la televisiÓn. >> segÚn la fda, varias usuarios de los productos han manifestado tener palpitaciones, taquicardia, baja de precio entre otros. fuimos a preguntar por algÚn remedio para adelgazar, para que me vendieran esas son las de polen a un premio de 25 $, asegurÁndome que me estaba llevando el producto mÁs popular y eficaz del mercado. los mÉdicos aseguran que en el pasado otras pastillas para adelgazar fueron removidas del mercado por su peligroso contenido. >> se usaba para adelgazar, pero se comprobÓ en estudios cientÍficos que es daÑino para el corazÓn. >> el mÉdico aconseja jamÁs comprar un producto que no enumere sus ingredientes, ni tampoco aquellos no aprobados por la fda, para asegurarse de que el contenido que anuncia sea verÍdico. >> dan el Último adiÓs en nuevo leÓn, al mexicano que llegó a ser el hombre mÁs pesado del mundo. >> impresionantes imÁge

sleep ♪ >>> all right. the fda has approved a new drug with a risk of people who have heart disease. it works by stopping the formation of blood clots, but the side effects, well, it includes an increased risk of bleeding. the drug's approval comes the same week as the fda announced taking aspirin on a regular basis raises your risk of stomach and brain bleeds. let's weigh in on these risks with dr. david somati, professor of urology at the hostra long island school of met sin and member of fox news medical a-team. this new study, what should be my concern. >> i just want to mention what you just said about aspirin, which is fda and aspirin. and for years, we talked about how aspirin can prevent heart attack and stroke. so everyone went out there and they started taking baby aspirin. and that led to a lot of stomach bleeding, stomach ulcer, you see blood in the urine, blood in the stool. and now fda wants you to know that if you have had a heart attack in the past, talk to your doctor and then you may be able to go on aspirin. but don't go out there and randomly start taking these a

fda is stepping in on a topic we've investigated here on "world news," the dangers of tanning beds. today the fda said sun lamps must carry the kind of black box warnings you've seen on cigarettes. these aimed at young americans and abc's rebecca jarvis has the story. >> reporter: for years doctors have urged the u.s. government to take action on tanning beds, but tonight for the first time, new rules. tanning beds must now carry a visible warning, cautioning anyone under 18 not to use them. >> we as dermatologists have been trying to deal with this issue for the last 20 years with the fda. >> reporter: the tanning industry calls the rules exce excessive and say their products, if used properly, are safe. 1 million americans tan every day, especially young people. in fact, by 12th grade, 32% of girls say they've used a tanning bed. using an indoor tanning salon increases the risk of melanoma, the deadliest of all skin cancers by 59%. katie is a survivor, she started tanning when she was in 6th grade. >> i thought there's no way as a 17-year-old i can have melanoma. >> reporter: a 2

for women. why won't the fda approve it? do you buy their argument? >>> starry night, the spectacular show in the sky overnight. will there be an even better show tonight? >>> good evening and thanks for joining us on a saturday night. we do begin with that deadly rampage. tonight police calling it a premeditated mass murder. it lasted several minutes. shaken young people, witnessing it all in the street, stunned when it was finally over. authorities say this is the gunman's bmw where it crashed to a stop, the windshields shattered after shootouts with police. the bodies covered in sheets on the ground, six victims. tonight there is an intense focus on a hollywood director's son believed to have been driving that car. his videos posted on youtube, many of them could hold chilling clues. listen. >> i've been doing a lot of thinking about how sad and unfair my life has been all because girls haven't been attracted to me. >> we have team coverage tonight, what do the experts see in those tapes. were many warning signs missed? first we begin with bazi kanani at the scene of the crime toni

contraceptive developed in the bay area has dangerous side effects. fda says it's safe so why did the complaint continue to stawng. >> police really unnerving new details about near mid-air collision for plane from sfo. how close to catastrophe. >> unique rescue definitely ruffled feathers. how the baby bird saved from a drain pipe. >> stay tune for. that but first here's jimmy kimmel tape. a gander after the news. situation where the president yells at you. >> oh, yes. >> really. >> did. has he ever brought to you tears? you tears? >> close >> plane from sfo with a close call with another plane last month in new jersey more danger than originally thought. newly released preliminary report the ntsb class fay the incident as near mid-air collision. on april 24 united airlines flight from san francisco was trying to land at newark liberty airport with 161 people on board. the report says it came within 400 feet above and 200 feet to the side of an express jet flight. sfo flight was ordered to abort the dissent. investigators are still trying to determine who was at fault for the near cr

effects. fda says it's safe so why did the complaint continue to stawng. >> police really unnerving new details about near mid-air collision for plane from sfo. how close to catastrophe. >> unique rescue definitely ruffled feathers. how the baby bird saved from a drain pipe. >> stay tune for. that but first here's jimmy kimmel tape. a gander after the news. situation where the president yells at you. >> oh, yes. >> really. >> did. has he ever brought to you tears? you tears? >> close at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies, to move, to keep warm, to make clay piggies. that's why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. let's broaden the world's energy mix, let's go. >> plane from sfo with a close call with another plane last month in new jersey more danger than originally thought. newly released preliminary report the ntsb class fay the incident as near mid-air collision. on april 24 united airlines flight from san francisco was trying to land at airport with 161 people on board. the report s

greatly chagrined a few weeks ago now when the fda approved a new drug on the which is five times more powerful than vicodin. it is a pure hydrocodone. abuse of thisany hair and features. you can crash it. you can shoot it up. i am afraid people will not realize -- crush it. you can to do that. not afraid people will realize how strong it is. i am afraid we will have another wave of abuse. it is a puzzle. the advisory committee to the fda voted 11-2 against releasing that jug. yet it was released by the fda. that is puzzling. >> are you going to do something about it? >> we're going to try. i have had long conversations with the fda about it. the country is alarmed over it. zar and, the drugs c so on along with attorney generals and social workers and the like. movement orming fear in that group was this a new drug. that you would reconsider the decision and reconvene the advisory committee. these are the experts that nowkw drugs. i hope should reconvene to reconsider this drug now. especially since the company that makes it now says it will not take into long to perfect a pill that is

. fda says it's safe so why did the complaint continue to stawng. >> police really unnerving new details about near mid-air collision for plane from sfo. how close to catastrophe. >> unique rescue definitely ruffled feathers. how the baby bird saved from a drain pipe. >> stay tune for. that but first here's jimmy kimmel tape. a gander after the news. situation where the president yells at you. >> oh, yes. >> really. >> did. has he ever brought to you tears? you tears? >> close >> plane from sfo with a close call with another plane last month in new jersey more danger than originally thought. newly released preliminary report the ntsb class fay the incident as near mid-air collision. on april 24 united airlines flight from san francisco was trying to land at newark liberty airport with 161 people on board. the report says it came within 400 feet above and 200 feet to the side of an express jet flight. sfo flight was ordered to abort the dissent. investigators are still trying to determine who was at fault for the near crash. >> hero dog in oakland helped chp officers arrest suspec

more access to experimental drugs before those drugs get fda approval. and later, the u.s. says it has proof now that china is illegally hacking into our companies and our businesses. that is straight ahead. mine was earned in korea in 1953. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection. and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> today announcing that the bank credit suisse has been forced into pleading guilty to criminal charges. the company will pay over $2.5 billion in penalties. the charges are related to tax evasion. and it will have to terminate some selected employees according to regulators in new york. credit suisse would be now the largest bank to plead guilty to a criminal charge in over two decades according to the doj. next up, we will look at a different

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from a japanese company. quickly, that is a lot of money. 3 billion from eli lilly. >> the fda keeps drug companies on the honor system. these drug companies violated the honor system. ultimately, destroyed documents. it kept them out of the legal system. stuart: this was testing on children. that is not allowed in america. >> the fda said you could not do it safely because of bladder cancer concerns. they said that they would just go to europe to do the test without telling the fda. they wanted to do the test on kids because they thought it would make them 2 billion more dollars. stuart: what happened to the children? >> at this point we do not have the documents and we do not know. there were basically nine different areas that i addressed with the jury. nine different areas of agree just comments that not only put at risk the people, but so unfair to the other good drug companies. they should be outraged. stuart: you do not think that the 9 billion will stand. you think that will be reduced? >> of course. the appellate courts will also reduce it. the jury was not out to see that 9

fda issuing strict new guidelines with aspirin, the agency saying that aspirin shouldn't always be seen as something that can help prevent a first heart attack or stroke in people who don't have any casorio vascular history. dr. siegel, this is huge. everybody says take a baby aspirin, take a baby aspirin. it can help. it's the magic drug and now the fda says what? >> first of all, i want to start off by agreeing with the fda for a strange reason. i don't think anybody should go to their pharmacy and pick up an aspirin, which is a very active chemical, and decide they'll treat themselves with it. i think they have to go to their doctors and doctors will hopefully be following the guidelines of the american heart association who says people at very high risk should be on aspirin. it's been shown by studies, eric, that 17% decrease in women for stroke over the ages of 55 on aspirin, over 30% decrease of heart attack in men over the age of 45 in aspirin, but we have to see it in conjunction with what are your risks of bleeding and risks of having stomach problems, if you have high blo

headline for our sleep-deprived nation. a wake-up call from the fda. the experts worry that the starting dose of a popular sleep aid, lunesta is too big for many people. o the results can affect your life and abc's chief medical director is here to break it down for us. >> basically the fda is saying anyone starting on the drug lunesta or generic should start at half the dose recommended. instead of two milligrams, it's one. the reason for that is the effect of the drug lasts into the morning. take a look at the recent study. 7.5 hours after taking it, many people impaired. problems with memory, coordination. you wouldn't want to be driving. it continues past that at 11.5 hours. some people still impaired and didn't know it. >> at 11.5 hours. >> that far out. >> so the bottom line for everyone tonight? >> start with as low dose as possible. for many people that tiny dose is all they're going to need. >>> now we turn to the nationwide out cry on sexual assault on college campuses.ÑmmÑ so many allegations that tonight a kind of secret avenger is on the move at columbia universit

mothers against drunk driving is very concerned with this -- is the fda. and you will oversee the fda. i believe that the fda should get involved. it is our premier consumer agency. and i hope they can investigate this new substance just as they ,id with four logo -- loco which was alcohol and caffeine makes, and they banned it. that was proven unsafe and i believe this will. all i'm asking is whether you will commit to having the fda look into this new how call product -- alcohol product for health and safety reasons. >> this is a new issue. it is one i would want to understand better and i would want to know which jurisdiction and exactly why. as far as it being a tax issue, understand that, but why it has not been previously looked at by fta. >> they haven't looked at it, and i urge you to do them -- to do so. >> i will look at it further if i'm am confirmed. >> thank you. the other issue of concern is a hydra, where the fda has been worse. we have opioid abuse all over the country in urban and suburban and rural areas. powerful version of hydrocodone was approved for the market wi

articles that come out and protocols. decide where you are and why you're confident that once the fda approves it doctors will be using your drug and not the other guys? >> well it all comes down today at -- to data. of all the metrics lung doctors' care about when treating this terrible disease, the data stack up very, very well in terms of the efficacy as well as the safety and tolerabitiy. they're very excited about the data. >> how much will the fda take into account that it's been approved in a lot of places and it's done well. >> it is approved in europe and canada, china, japan, many other countries. the fda takes it's own process and we respect that process. we asked us to do another study. we did that study. the results are incredibly exciting and compelling and we believe that will put us over the finish line to get this new drug to american patients suffering with ipf as soon as possible. maybe as early as first quarter next year. >> i'm sure fda is looking at tolerability and survival data. can you give us how yours stacks up? >> well, every drug has safety and tolerabilit

of the risks of chinese treats made by chicken and duck. just this past month the fda said it had received 4800 illnesses of pets being sick. the cause of the illnesses are under investigation. >> the fda received more than a thousand reports of dog deaths. >> cnn lina matello talks to one woman who nearly lost her pet to these toxic treats. >> reporter: meet sadie from florida whose brush with death still haunts her owner. >> she started throwing up blood. she started passing blood. she actually was throwing up blood clots that looked like pieces of liver. >> reporter: sadie's vet thought it was due to the treats. >> i was devastated. i almost started crying in his office. i thought, i killed my dog. i had no way of knowing that. you go to the store, you look at chicken treats. they looked like something i would eat myself. >> reporter: it turns out sadie is not alone. the food & drug administration has received more than 4800 complaints over sick pets, including 1,000 dog deaths possibly linked to chicken, duck, or sweet potato jerky treats. >> it doesn't surprise me. that numbe

treats from china. despite the investigation, fda says it still can't figure out why the pets are getting sick. live in union city, terry, shoppers were clamoring for this change. >> clamoring for a change and tonight they got it in spades. not only is petco pulling the chinese doggy treats from the shelves by the end of the year but now we found out that pet smart will follow suit. this is two years too late for rachel chambers of morgan hill to save her dog, cally. >> good girl. can you sit? >> rachel chambers love hes her family's four dogs, just as she loved cally, a shepherd mix that died a painful death after eating chinese made dog jerky two years ago this month. >> important that more lives are saved. but incredibly sad the lives that are lost during the two years they should have done something. >> the fda hasn't identified the exact ingredient that has sickened and sometimes killed animals but petco decided now is the time to act. >> we decided at this point we want to good ahead and make this move even though the evidence is tlnt. because it is the best thing for our pe

that progresses to the paralysis. >> great point. absolutely. >> meanwhile heard about this study? fda issuing strict new guidelines about aspirin. agency saying aspirin shouldn't be seen as something that should help prevent a first heart attack or stroke. people who don't have any cardiovascular disease history. dr. siegel, this is huge. everyone says take a baby aspirin. take a baby aspirin. it can help. it's a magic drug. now they say what? >> first of all, i want to agree with the fda for a strange reason. i don't think anybody should go to their pharmacy and pick up aspirin which is an active chemical and decide they are going to treat themselves with it. i think they have to go to their doctor. doctors will hopefully be following the guidelines of american heart association who says people at very high risk should be on aspirin. shown by studies 17% increase in stroke over the age of 35 on aspirin, over 30% on men over the age of 45 on aspirin. you have to see it in conjunction with the risks of bleeding, high blood pressure. that's one of the risk factors. is your high blood pr

years but the company still looked at the outlook. the shares rose to $40.84. >>> the fda is coming down hard on illegal on-line pharmacies, the fda partnering with other federal and international agencies, took action against websites that sell what it calls potentially dangerous and unapproved prescription medicines to u.s. consumers. this week, the fda detained or seized hundreds of packages at u.s. mail facilities containing illegal prescription drugs. >>> while those mail order pharmacies may be the only way some can afford their prescription medications as the price of drugs seems to climb higher and higher. so why do brand name drugs cost so much and can anything be done about it? meg terrell gets some answers. >> reporter: when it was approved in 2001, the cancer drug and others that followed enabled patients to live almost normal life spans, the price about $30,000 a year, now it tripled to $92,000 a year. everybody is taking notice. >> access really is a problem for a lot of patients in relation to these very costly medicines. we sometimes think well, people have insurance

the approval of the fda. the drug-- zontivity--- reduced the rate of death from cardiovascular trauma by 17% in a 3 year study. the fda called it an important advance for patients who have survived heart attacks and are taking asprin or other treatments to lower the risk of another heart attack. merck shares have rallied this year into the fda decision... the fcc thinks twice about net neutrality.new language out of the chairman's office comes after a considerable outcry over a proposal put forth last month. the original language proposed changes that would essentially allow the internet to be divided into a fast lane for content companies willing to pay for it and a slow lane for the rest. the new draft includes language about the f-c-c scrutinizing deals to insure that non-paying companies will not be at a disadvantage. a quick check of the latest round of earnings points to postive signs for the economy. around 453 companies in the s&p have reported results. according to bloomberg news. 76% turned in profits that topped analyst estimates. based on corporate projections-- profits ar

coordinaciÓn y hasta lapsos en la memoria, por eso la fda anunciÓ que de ahora en adelante en la farmacÉutica que la fÁbrica debe bajar la dosis. la idea parece haber sido bien recibida. >> pienso que es una excelente idea, justamente con los medicamentos se espera con una dosis baja. >> muchos expertos incluso consideran que esa deberÍa ser la norma. >> en medicina menos es mÁs, es lÓgico utilizar la menos cantidad de medicamentos para lograr el efecto deseado. >> no es la primera vez que la administraciÓn de alimentos y medicinas toma una decisiÓn como Ésta, de hecho, lo ha hecho antes con otros medicamentos y por razones similares. en el 2003 lo hizo con un popular medicamento ambien, pidiÓ que se bajara la dosis para hombres, en el caso de lunesta serÁ para ambos sexos, la dosis deberÁ depender de la contextura fÍsica de las personas, y las pÍldoras para dormir no debe ser la primera alternativa cuando se padece de insomnio. >> cuando alguien se queja de insomnio, no necesitamos medicamentos al precio, si que tratamos de averiguar el porquÉ la persona no duerme.

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commissioner of the fda. we will bring it to you here on "market makers." we are streaming on bloomberg tv and amazon fire tv. ♪ facinga and america are off on cyber espionage and corporate america is caught in the middle. as you may know by now, china's government says ibm's technology could be a threat to its national security. a chinese server maker is ready to step in. a similar thing is happening with cisco. let's talk about this now. we have a managing partner of a venture capital firm that focuses on u.s. and chinese technology companies. and here with me and stephanie in new york, a senior analyst at sanford bernstein to help round it out with some focus on larger cap companies. you are investing in both america and china. how serious a situation do you see this? how much of a problem is it likely to be for american companies? how much of an opportunity for rivals in china? >> great to be here. in the short-term, we don't see this as a huge issue. in the long run, it is probably something that both u.s. government and the chinese government will be figuring out. but

fda, pero podrÍa haber mÁs? >> sabemos que nuestros productos hay ingredientes que pueden causar cÁncer a temperatura muy alta,y tiene otros efectos. >> la temperatura oscila entre 374 a 455 para el hyde, entre mÁs alta, más grueso es el vapor. ese un aumento de temperatura es lo que preocupa a los mÉdicos. pero esto no detiene a los aficionados como gonzalo, que hace aÑo y medio comenzÓ a "vapear". >> menos daÑino, pero es un vicio. >> o sea que tÚ necesitas tu nicotina. >> la nicotina, y detenerme a echar humo. >> la fda anunciÓ que van a regular los cigarrillos electrÓnicos como si fueran productos de tabaco, se prohibirÁ la venta a los menores y deberÁn tener etiquetas de emergencia que los catalogar como peligrosos para la salud. >> en nuestro final de impacto en el dÍa de las madres una madre tuvo doble regalo, nacieron gemelas idÉnticas, nacieron tomadas de las manos, ojalÁ que durante el resto de su >> asÍ nos despedimos gracias. ♪ ♪ >> es lunes 12 de mayo de 2014, esos son los titulares, donald sterling, se defiende, pidiÓ perdÓn por sus comentarios

products supply safe among other things. in fact, fda now oversees ie se tems accounts for over 25 cents of every dollar spent by americans. the department ensures we can meet the health care needs of our most vulnerable services through programs like community health service programs and the head start program. the secretary's also charged with oversight of programs that support millions of americans with disabilities. medicaid makes it possible for many with chronic disabilities to remain in their homes, or to go to work or school, to be active members of society. in tandem the administration for community living implements policies that help people with disabilities to stay in their homes, to stay in their neighborhoods and places of work with the result that people of disabilities in america are healthier, happier and have a better quality of life. and of course ms. burwell will have the critical role of overseeing implementation of affordable care act. we can be proud thanks to the affordable care act we have seen 4.8 million new medicaid enroll ees, more than 8 million americans have

the company that operated this factory in rocky mountain, north carolina. the fda, of course, is in charge of making that food and drugs sold in the united states are safe. and if the fda comes and inspects your manufacturing plant and they find you are out of line with current good manufacturing practices, they issue something called a 483. if you're running a drug manufacturing facility, you do not want the fda to give you a 483. they can shut you down. and in 2010, this factory in rocky mount, north carolina, it got two of these 483s. they got the warning letter in april, the first 483 violation in june, the second 483 violation in august. that plant in rocky mount, north carolina, was in big trouble. and so the company running that plant decided to try to save its business, in part, by moving its manufacturing of some of its drugs to other facilities in the company. specifically, they decided to move the manufacturing of one of their drugs called sodium pyathental to a factory they operated in italy. and here's the problem, it's an anesthetic used for knocking people out so they

health benefits of aspirin. some people take it every day. the fda is saying not so fast. you will speak to the doctor about the concerns. >> violence growing more deadly in ukraine. the white house has a new tool to use against russia and new questions about the administration's response to the benghazi attacks as we hear from the man who will head the select committee looking for answers. >> we need a list of the documents and by the way, i am not interested in redaktive documents or classification. i want all of the evidence and people can draw different conclusions from the facts and evidence. and you can't draw conclusions if you don't have all of the facts. cúp,@s#b people join angie's list for all kinds of reasons. i go to angie's list cúp,@s#b to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service

last or maybe you don't like to play fda rulette with the drug companies. they can succeed or fail based on a single decision from the fda. why not think about owning an arms supplier of the entire pharmaceutical industry. i'm talking about the letter q. the largest contract research organization. that conducts outsource clinical trials for the drug business. not only are this he the number one but the top dog when it come to running late stage. we know the farm and biotech company spend the lion's share of developments so they can bring them to market. higher than expected revenues that rose 8.4% revenue. meanwhile, 1.27 meaning they literally have more business than they can handle including a $10 billion backlog. hence why they raised their four-year guidance. they had a 15% gain last august. i think this could have more room to run. don't take it from me. let's check in with tom pike. find out more about his business and where it's headed. welcome back to "mad money." have a seat. >> i know when you came public i said there's a lot of crazy stuff. i don't like it because they d

u. a year later the drug shows dramatic results, but fda approval remains years away. should others have the right to try the drug? you decide. >> people die from not being able to access these drugs. i don't want to be one of them. >> reporter: but she was. after fighting the fda, mckayla died two weeks ago. >> the amount of effort you have to put into doing this is just far too much at this time in our life when you really just want to be able to slow things down and just enjoy being together. >> reporter: he lobbied members of congress and the media to save his wife but ran out of time. >> this is one area in which policy does not match what the american people would want. >> reporter: around the country terminally ill patients want access to experimental drugs not yet fully approved by the fda. >> my brother has been on this drug for two years. >> reporter: max got into a clinical trial and is getting better. austin did not and continues to get worse. >> my brother can run and walk and i can only sit in my chair and watch him. >> we know with 100% certainty he will die. >> repor

chance and body a chance to heal. melissa: okay. fda has approved an implantable device that will transmit heart data to doctors. my heart, i could be out there shoveling snow and sending desperate text messages to my doctor and saying call her and tell her to stop it! melissa: >> is wonderful device. you will see a lot of new devices that will basically monitor information real time and send it to the doctor. this applies to a lot of people with congestive heart failure. monitors your blood pressure, our heart rate. if you have con againal heart failure and doing a lot of stuff and heart gets out of whack before you get permanent damage, it send information to the doctor and bingo, stop what you're doing or take extra medication or come right in. these types of technology are the wave of the future. melissa: seems like there is a lot of applications for that. >> yeah. melissa: is this for the heart or any organ? >> let me tell you, diabetic management that you have censors that will -- sensors that will send real time glucose information to doctors. anything to do with the cardio

vowing to remove all treats from china from its shelves. more on the decision. >> the fda is struggling to make progress. petco can no longer wait for the results the stakes are too high. the risk too high. it is voluntarily recalling all of the products that have the words "made in china" on them. bacon is going to be on the news. rewarding your canine with a snack made in china may have a health risk. >> tainted jerky treats killed her parents dog a few years ago. baker was at the petco buying american made treats for her dogs. >> eye eliminated everything that comes from china out of their diet. >> petco is eliminated the imported treats. the company announced it will remove all made in china dog and cat athletes from the stores nationwide. >> we have to do this. it's the right thing to do. >> petco has been reducing the china made assortment for three years with the majority of the products american made but we found a half dozen treats made in china. >> i don't think there's the a reason to feed jerky treats from china at all. >> as of may 1 the fda has received 4800 reports of ill