Mesothelioma Blog: Golfer Fred Couples designates Presidents Cup funds to mesothelioma research

Updated June 4, 2025

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Mesothelioma Blog: Golfer Fred Couples designates Presidents Cup funds to mesothelioma research | myMeso:

"Professional golfer Fred Couples designated $25,000 from the 2011 Presidents Cup tournament to go to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation. The Presidents Cup tournament raised a record-setting $4.5 million in proceeds to be distributed to charitable organizations around the world. Beneficiaries are chosen by the 30 players, captains and captains’ assistants. Couples chose the Meso Foundation with his girlfriend and caddy, Midge Elo Trammell, whose father, George Sheldon Elo, passed away in 2009 after a battle with pleural mesothelioma."

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FDA Publications in Foreign Languages

FDA Publications in Foreign Languages:

"The FDA’s Office of International Programs (OIP) has redesigned its webpage for FDA Publications in Foreign Languages. It is our hope that the featured content is presented in a more user-friendly format. OIP has categorized the content per product type. Currently, we have featured five product types: cosmetics, drugs, food, medical devices, and veterinary. Each product type will list document titles in a foreign language. Also, upon accessing product page, you will be able to access an inventory of all the translated documents that are featured on OIP’s webpage. You will be able to sort by product type, language, etc. In addition, there are additional informative topics that are presented below. There will be additional translations featured on this page, so please come back to see what else OIP has to offer you."

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Turning Stem Cells into a Powerful Weapon Against AIDS

Updated February 17, 2022

Some current news:

Maryland HIV researcher on latest research: It's not a cure - WBALTV - "Scientists used a cutting-edge stem cell transplant method to treat a woman's HIV, but a lead researcher in Maryland said it's too soon to celebrate. | A U.S. woman is the third known person who is in HIV remission after receiving stem cells from umbilical cord blood, an American research team announced Wednesday."

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Turning Stem Cells into a Powerful Weapon Against AIDS | NBC Los Angeles:

"They figured out how to engineer stem cells taken from adult blood, and turn them into immune cells that attack and kill the HIV virus.

The history making breakthrough even surprised them.

"We knew that the results were coming down the pike," says UCLA researcher, Dr. Jerome Zack. "When they finally came out we looked and went, that's pretty good."

So far the technique has been successful in attacking HIV in hundreds of lab mice.

"We haven't fully developed the technology to clear them of HIV, but they are significantly suppressed in the amount of virus that’s replicating," says researcher Dr. Scott Kitchen.

Researchers say human clinical trials are the next step."

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FDA Compliance & Enforcement - Inspection of Cosmetics: An Overview

FDA Compliance and Enforcement; Inspection of Cosmetics: An Overview:

"Section 704 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD and C Act) authorizes FDA to conduct inspections of cosmetic firms at reasonable times, in a reasonable manner, and without prior notice in order to assure compliance with the applicable laws and regulations, to determine whether cosmetics are safe and properly labeled, and to identify possible health risks and other violations of the law.

A number of factors affect how FDA determines that an inspection of a cosmetic establishment may be warranted. These factors may include--but are not limited to--the type of products, the significance of consumer or trade complaints received, the company's compliance history, FDA surveillance and compliance initiatives, and agency resources.

Some things to know about inspections: . . . "

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Follow the link above to read the full FDA article.

Although there are no good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations for cosmetics, the FDA offers a Good Manufacturing Practice Guidelines (Inspection Checklist). Failure to adhere to GMP may result in an adulterated or misbranded product.

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