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Antimicrobial
Resistance
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August
2, 2000
Statement
to FDA urging the agency not to allow antibiotics to be
dispensed without a prescription June
28, 2000
Letter from IDSA
& SHEA supporting FDA plan to develop risk assessment model
to account for potential transfer of resistance determinants
from bacteria in food-producing animals to bacteria in humans
June 19, 2000
News
release stating IDSA's support for Public Health Emergencies
legislation (and
text
of legislation--122.70kb,
23 pgs) June
14, 2000
Letters to FDA
and CDC urging investigation of current nationwide shortages of certain antimicrobial agents
that were identified by IDSA's Emerging Infections Network
(EIN) and--more important--find solutions to the shortages February
2, 2000
Letter
to Sen. Frist on IOM study to determine methods for collecting national information on antibiotic usage & resistance
November 8, 1999
Biomedical
Research
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- Letters sent to
Congressional HHS Appropriations Conferees
supporting increased funding for the Fogarty
International Center at NIH
July 24, 2000
- Testimony
before Congress urging increased funding for the the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of
Health April
5, 2000
- Coalition letter asking Congress to
allocate $4.1 billion to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention in FY 2001 March
9, 2000
- Coalition letter to Senate Appropriations in support of more
funding for the Veterans Affairs (VA) for research in hepatitis C August
1999
- Coalition letters in May and
March asking
Congress to raise discretionary spending caps that would cut federal
funding for biomedical research, emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism
May & March 1999
- Testimony
on FY2000 Appropriations for the National Institute of
Allergy
& Infectious Diseases and the CDC April
14, 1999
- Full
Statement on FY2000 Appropriations for the National
Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases and CDC April
14, 1999
Bioterrorism
Defense
Also
see important related information
Food
Safety
Also
see important related information
- Facts
About Food Irradiation
and where IDSA stands on the issue May
24, 2000
Food Irradiation Coalition
statement to FDA on food irradiation of ready-to-eat meat, poultry,
fruit and vegetable products August
1999
General
Also
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- Letter to the
Institute of Medicine critiquing the new Occupational Safety and
Health Administration guidelines for the regulation of
occupational exposure to tuberculosis July
27, 2000
Health
Care Access
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White Paper
supporting Medicare coverage of outpatient antibiotic infusion
therapy and letters to
Congress requesting the necessary changes to cover Medicare
beneficiaries August 22, 2000
HIV/AIDS
Also
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Letter
to U.S. Senators urging them to support reauthorization of the
Ryan White Care Act, which funds a vital infrastructure of medical
and social services for HIV/AIDS patients. May
4, 2000
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Letter to congressional
conferees supporting a Patients' Bill of Rights ensuring access to
experienced HIV specialists, continuity of care, and patients'
participation in clinical trials February
12, 2000
- Letter
to HCFA urging that federal Medicaid managed care regulations should
reference federal HIV treatment guidelines as the standard of care
for HIV/AIDS patients
December 3, 1999
- Endorsed worldwide call to
prevent babies from being infected with HIV, urging that new findings on Nevirapine be turned into clinical
practice September 1999
Immunizations
& Vaccines
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- Letter opposing an amendment that would have
forced the FDA--under the threat of lost funding--to change the
way it selects the experts who serve on vaccine advisory
committees
July
2000
September 1999
Testimony
at a congressional oversight hearing on vaccine safety on safety
of immunizations August
1999
Testimony at a congressional hearing on
the safety of the hepatitis B vaccine May
1999
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Also
see important related information
- Letter to Senator
Roth expressing IDSA's opposition to a requirement in
pending federal legislation that all condoms contain a warning
label stating that condoms are not effective in preventing the
transmission of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and that HPV can
cause cervical cancer. IDSA is concerned that this requirement
could result in a decrease in condom use and a corresponding
increase in those STDs against which condom use has been shown
to be effective. May
2000
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