ESTRIOL & CONGRESS/ ASKING FDA TO DROP EFFORTS ON IT'S BAN (Hooray)

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HI all.... just got this in from Ora (thank you!) .. and thought it worth passing on.

With all the hullabaloo about the FDA & big pharma trying to ban estriol from the compounding pharmacys... this is some good news with some Reps in Congress putting up a bill or resolution to say 'leave it alone' (quit trying to ban it) *grin*...

I sure hope it goes somewhere.

Dee~

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109061.php

House Members Introduce Resolution Asking FDA To Stop Efforts To Ban Hormone Ingredient Estriol (read the story in full at the website)

============================I also added this below to see who the sponsor of the resolution is, plus it's co-sponsors.. (thought I'd drop them a line of appreciation.

H.CON.RES.342 Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new policy restricting women's access to medications containing estriol does 'not' serve the public interest.

Sponsor: Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] (introduced 5/6/2008) Cosponsors (8)

Latest Major Action: 5/6/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

COSPONSORS(8), ALPHABETICAL

Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 5/6/2008

Rep Burgess, C. [TX-26] - 5/6/2008

Rep , R. [TX-31] - 5/6/2008

Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] - 5/6/2008

Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 5/6/2008

Rep Giffords, le [AZ-8] - 5/6/2008

Rep , Ron [TX-14] - 5/22/2008

Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] - 5/22/2008

source for names:

http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:1:./temp/~bdhElx:@@@P