"Chemicals should be safe for their intended useand potential risks faced by children should be an important factor in safeuse determinations, " he added.
We must use measured restraint during our evaluations to ensure that safe drugs remain on the market and that theiruse is not restricted in a way that unnecessarily denies beneficial interventions to patients who need them.
We can start by demanding that Apple and other companies that use suppliers like Foxconn provide a safeand healthy work environment for their employees.
Libya and Sudan get good marks for trying to mend their ways, though al-Qaeda and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad still use Sudan as a safe-haven for logistical purposes at least.
Ingredients added to food are considered unsafe and against the law unless the FDA approves theiruse or unless the ingredients are "generally recognized as safe, " a designation that still requires evidence of safety at the levels used in the product.
While the authors stress that there were limitations to their findings, they raise concerns that the off-label use of NovoSeven is both ineffective and less safe.