Ever wonder how hazardous chemicals can affect you, your health, and the health and safety of those working around you?  One way is to find the chemical Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), and read it!  Every research lab should have an…

The  Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) posted an advisory regarding requirements for all research labs with efficiently transmissible, engineered H5N1 virus.  All virus of this type is now categorized as a Risk Group 4 human pathogen (highest level) and…

US Senator Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina) has proposed legislation that aims to provide faster access to new drugs that address unmet medical needs, significantly advance the standard of care, or target a serious or life-threatening disease or condition. The bill…

FDA recently announced several new guidance documents that may be of interest to clinical investigators as well as administrators. Guidance for Industry: Early Clinical Trials With Live Biotherapeutic Products: Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control Information Agency recommendations for trials with live…

The US Office for Civil Rights would see its budget decrease slightly in fiscal 2013, even as its workload expands to include HIPAA breach notification under the HITECH Act. OCR is still operating under an interim version of the breach…

The US Office of Human Research Protections is accepting nominations through March 16, 2012, to fill four seats on the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections. Please see the Federal Register announcement for more information.