Prescription Drugs
Assault Charges for Pregnant Drug Users Set to Stop in Tennessee
Around 100 women have been charged under the 2014 law so far.
Physicians Face Moral Dilemma In Conscription on War on Drugs
In the government's new war on opiates, physicians and their patients find themselves caught in the crossfire.
No Opiates for the Masses?
A push to fight painkiller abuse may do more harm than good.
CDC Prescription Guidelines Will Leave More Patients in Pain and Drive More Addicts to Heroin
To shrink the supply of opioids, the agency encourages doctors to be suspicious and stingy.
Cruz, Like Trump, Plans to Stop Heroin With a Wall
The Texas senator says "we will end this deluge of drugs" by securing the border.
Missouri May Free Birth-Control Pills From Doctor's Prescription
Another GOP-led bill to decouple birth-control pills from doctors shows contraception is losing luster in the culture wars.
Good News! Death Rate Increase for Middle-Aged White Americans Is Lower Than First Thought
But even after adjustment, the death rate trend for white middle-aged American women is still rising
CDC to Women: Don't Drink. Or Take Antidepressants. Or Forget Your Folic Acid. Or Treat Pain.
The new guidelines on alcohol consumption for young women are silly, but the CDC has been issuing similar rules for years.
Tennessee Latest State to Consider Over-the-Counter Birth Control
States are moving to make contraception more accessible, with the charge being led by Republican men.
NFL Should Permit Players to Use Medical Marijuana, Ex-Players Say
Pro football lives on massive consumption of painkillers, but still bans therapeutic use of pot.
If Peyton Manning Used HGH to Recover From a Broken Neck, Should We Really Care?
It's time to rethink the stigma surrounding this "performance-enhancing drug."
The New York Times Complains of Drug Price Hikes While Raising Its Own Subscription Fees
The freedom to set prices free of government coercion makes for better newspapers and better medicine.
Heroin and Prohibition Are a Lethal Combination
How the government promotes deaths from drug poisoning
Heroin Is Deadlier Than It Used to Be, Thanks to the War on Drugs
How prohibition promotes drug poisoning
Why Banning Smart Drugs for College Students Is Impossible, Evil
Only the handicapper general would do such a thing.
Hillary Clinton's Plan to Control Drug Prices Is Symptomatic of a Failed National Health Care Policy
The vast reach of government as a payer for health care means that drug companies are to a large degree government contractors, and patients are suffering.
Dying Patients vs. the FDA: 'Right to Try' Laws Give Hope - And Time
Dave Huntley was a father, husand, & triathlete who contracted Lou Gehrig's Disease. But the FDA was his biggest foe.
Smart Drug Modafinil 'Safe for Widespread Use,' Scientists Say
Modafinil is "one of the most promising neuroenhancers to date"-and still a controlled substance in the U.S.
When Does a Rubber Cup Require a Prescription? When It May Help Prevent Pregnancy
FDA says silicone cup inserted in the vagina to block sperm cannot be sold over-the-counter.
Could a Hypertension Drug Rewire the Brains of Addicts?
A new study shows a blood pressure medication's potential to prevent relapses by erasing mental associations with alcohol and cocaine.
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Bill Provokes Irrational Ire on the Left
Subsidized birth control pills for some women shouldn't come at the expense of easing access restrictions for all.
'Corporate Money' Leads to Life-Saving Medical Discoveries
Activists obsessed with "conflict of interest" in science make life more difficult for doctors, and for patients who want cures.
Feds Want to Conscript FedEx to Block Your Cheap Medicine
Modern, efficient government: Arm-twisting private enterprise into engaging in intrusions that nobody should be committing, presumably at a cost-savings to the taxpayers being intruded upon.
3 Ridiculous Ways the FDA Is Policing Social Media
In the FDA's world, Facebook likes are advertising and honey is a "new drug" that must be regulated.
Pregnant Women Increasingly Face Criminal Prosecution for Positive Drug Tests
Hello fetus, goodbye civil liberties
Truvada: Chill Pill or Party Drug?
A new method of HIV prevention leads to old-school sex-shaming
Why Americans Can't Have Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills
Those with standing to challenge the pill's prescription status also gain from keeping it that way.
