To Save Lives, Make Naloxone an Over-the-Counter Drug
The FDA should facilitate access to the the opioid-overdose antidote.
The FDA should facilitate access to the the opioid-overdose antidote.
What if the e-cigarette features that appeal to teenagers also appeal to grownups?
Epidiolex shows great promise in relieving two severe forms of epilepsy.
The FDA chief's mixed, moderate record has surprised both his champions and his critics.
Bob Dole's magical pill changed the way Americans think about sickness and treatment.
Federal legislation for right-to-try may not have the right incentives.
People will find sources for what they want no matter what presumptuous regulators say.
If government will stay out of the way.
"The House will not let this be the end," Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday night.
Can the government prevent drug firms from telling patients true facts about the medicine they prescribe?
The Silicon Valley entrepreneur says cryptocurrencies, virtual reality, and mobile devices are helping individuals escape failed institutions.
The FDA debunks his fears.
Restricted distribution is a barrier to generic competition.
"No reliable evidence to support the use of kratom as a treatment for opioid use disorder and significant safety issues exist."
FSMA will put many small farmers out of business.
The drug regulator's clinical trials process for approving drugs needs a complete overhaul.
The opioid crisis is starting to drive people crazy.
A bill in Congress would follow the states and allow greater access.
FDA took unconstitutional action when it made electronic cigarettes subject to the Tobacco Control Act (even though they contain no tobacco), lawsuits argue.
An FDA-sponsored report confirms the harm-reducing potential of vaping yet worries, implausibly, that it will boost adolescent smoking.
When it comes to the FDA and USDA, where's the scaling back of rules?
The nanny state may force snortable cacao off the market.
The USDA just dumped Obama administration's proposed ridiculous biotech crop regulations; the FDA should quickly follow suit.
Host Ben Domenech also asks about deregulation at the FDA and EPA.
FDA head Scott Gottlieb overturns Obama's ban on direct-to-consumer genetic testing.
Why is the agency revoking a claim of soybeans' health benefits?
Law amended to make sure meat processors comply with federal regulations.
Gottlieb isn't a perfect harm reduction advocate, but he's a hell of a lot better than the D.C. status quo.
With the latest breakthroughs in the life sciences, who needs a lab or degree?
The government taking away your bakery because you listed "love" as an ingredient in your granola isn't very, well, lovable.
Commissioner Scott Gottlieb applauds the agency's unfortunate mandate and promises clear guidance by the end of the year.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good agenda-driven story.
FDA honcho Scott Gottlieb caves on Obama's menu labeling regulations.
Federal officials deny big reductions in adolescent tobacco use and obscure the harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes.
The designation should speed the drug's approval as a prescription medicine, which could happen as soon as 2021.
A lawsuit alleges Poland Spring Water amounts to "a colossal fraud perpetrated against American consumers."
Because Congress requires the FDA to come up with a "frankenfish" labeling scheme
At the government's behest, hospitals trash nearly a billion dollars worth of perfectly safe and effective medicines every year.
Lyme disease vaccine has been available for dogs since the 1990s; humans may get it next year.
Senate approves bill giving some earlier access to treatment.
If "light" cigarettes were a scam, how can "nonaddictive" cigarettes be a boon?
Embracing harm reduction, the agency's new head tries to make e-cigarette regulations less onerous.
A handful of food-industry groups say an equally bad federal law takes precedence.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb extends a crucial application deadline by four years and promises "a greater awareness" of vaping's health advantages.
A work-around for the FDA's ban on direct-to-consumer genetic testing?
Nothing gets past Senator Nanny.
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