Controversy erupts over plan to let Pentagon use unapproved drugs on battlefield

Should the Pentagon be allowed to authorize the use of unapproved drugs and medical devices on an emergency basis for combat soldiers? That question has sparked a furious battle this week among some of Washington's biggest power players, with the Defense Department and its congressional advocates on one side and the Food and Drug Administration and the […]Related:Genetically modified skin grown from stem cells saved a 7-year-old boy’s lifeNew evidence of brain damage from West Nile virus, scientists sayShe signed up to be a surrogate mother — and unwittingly gave away her own child
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news