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Senate Begins Debate On FDA Regulation Of Tobacco
The Senate began debate Tuesday on whether to grant the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate tobacco products, Reuters reports. Debate began after an 84-11 procedural vote and could continue into next week. The Democratic-backed bill "would let the FDA oversee the packaging, marketing and manufacturing of cigarettes and other tobacco products, which have been linked to cancer and other illnesses and kill 400,000 Americans each year."
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Dr. Francis S. Collins, the Yale-educated, guitar-strumming physician and geneticist who led the Human Genome Project, was nominated Wednesday to head the National Institutes of Health, the New York Times reports. "Dr. Collins"s selection, which had been rumored for weeks, was praised by top scientists and research advocacy organizations for whom the health institute is a crucial patron," the Times reports. He is expected to sail through Senate confirmation.
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GMC Consults On The Management Of Fitness To Practise Cases

The GMC is starting a 3 month consultation into the management of fitness to practise hearings. The hearings management consultation will examine whether, during the period immediately preceding the hearing, there can be more effective communication between doctor and defence teams in order to agree sensible time estimates. The consultation paper also asks for views on whether the parties can take steps to narrow the issues in dispute and what steps the GMC could take to ensure that pre-hearing arrangements are adhered to. The consultation is part of the GMC"s regular review of GMC"s policies and procedures. Paul Philip, Director of Standards and Fitness to Practise at the GMC said "The vast majority of doctors are good doctors working in often difficult circumstances. Each year we hold around 200 public hearings to examine whether a doctors fitness to practise is impaired. This consultation will examine ways of further improving procedures particularly so the minority of very complex cases, can be resolved in good time." "Proposed changes to the way in which hearings are managed are designed to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the GMC"s processes and we are very keen to seek views and suggestions to help us inform where improvements can be made." The consultations run until 10 August. To take part visit here. General Medical Council


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