Showing posts with label FDA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FDA. Show all posts

Ronald Bailey: Building A 21st Century FDA

A better way to fast track new pills for old ills.   “FDA is relying on 20th century regulatory science to evaluate 21st century medical products,” declared Food and Drug Administration Commissioner (FDA) Margaret Hamburg back in October 2010. One result: As biotech and medical discoveries accelerate, the number of new drugs approved by the ... MORE

Robert Goldberg: Drugs Of Choice

Some balk at FDA flirtation with medical freedom.  Next week, the FDA will be holding a hearing about letting consumers buy commonly used prescription drugs without a prescription, signaling FDA recognition that empowering consumers to make health care choices is the key to better health at a lower cost. The agency’s proposal is a refreshing   ... MORE

VIDEO: A Death Sentence From The Drug War

KOB News 4: Albuquerque Dog Becomes Registered Voter

Now we know why Democrats howl at voter ID. An Albuquerque man says he successfully registered his dog to vote in Bernalillo County. The dog owner said he saw a voter registration booth on the University of New Mexico's campus a few weeks ago and decided to see how easy it would be to register his dog to vote. He said he was trying to expose the      ... MORE  

Jeremy Pelofsky: U.S. Court Upholds Free Speech

Tobacco health labels violate free speech.    A U.S. judge sided with tobacco companies on Wednesday, ruling that regulations requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising violate free-speech rights under the U.S. Constitution. Cigarette makers challenged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's rule requiring companies    ... MORE

A. Barton Hinkle: Step Away From That Cookie

The food police are prone to exaggeration.   “It may be better to live under robber barons,” wrote C.S. Lewis, “than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep...but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” Now there was a fellow who  ... MORE

Stephen Dinan: Amish Farm Shut Down For Selling Milk

Your tax money at work. The FDA won its two-year fight to shut down an Amish farmer who was selling fresh raw milk to eager consumers in the Washington, D.C., region after a judge this month banned Daniel Allgyer from selling his milk across state lines and he told his customers he would shut down his farm altogether. The decision has enraged Mr. Allgyer's ... MORE

Conko & Miller: The FDA Vs. Commercial Speech

Agency puts doctors and patients at risk.  The ability of physicians to prescribe approved medicines for purposes not sanctioned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one of the most important elements of medical care in the United States. These “off-label” uses are perfectly legal, and doctors rely on them extensively. But the agency views   ... MORE

Gary Jason: A Cure For What Doesn't Ail You

Taxpayers shovel $433 billion to Obama's crony for nothing. The Obama Regime is best known for its crony car and crony green energy capitalism, but there is scarcely any industry it hasn’t tried to corrupt for its own interests. An unlikely source has now informed us of an especially egregious new variety — what can only be described as crony drug capitalism.    ... MORE