Jerry Brown, Humanitarian, Vetoes "Right to Try" Legislation That Might Help Terminally Ill
In a new legislative low, Gov. Moonbeam nixes reform that would help dying patients live longer, more comfortably.
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Expecting Scientifically Sound Nutritional Guidance from the Feds? Fat Chance.
Nina Teicholz, critic of a federal dietary guidance committee, talks about her work.
U.S. Government Nutrition Advice Is Stuck in 1980s
The Uncle Sam Diet mantra: Don't eat anything your ancestors wouldn't have while watching Cheers on network television.
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.
Kim Kardashian Posts a 'Corrective Ad' About Morning Sickness Pill on Instagram
Posted as the VMAs started to minimize exposure. Well played.
The FDA Targets Vegan Mayonnaise
The presence of ingredients such as pea protein and beta-carotene violates federal mayonnaise law.
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.
FDA Worried About Kim Kardashian Morning Sickness Post on Instagram
Slaps pharmaceutical company with warning letter.
Why Does Cadbury Chocolate Taste Worse In America?
An overzealous FDA and a bitter trademark battle keep British expats from enjoying their favorite sweets.
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.
Drama as FDA Prepares to Confiscate Execution Drugs Headed for Nebraska
State and federal governments set to clash, according to a report from BuzzFeed News.
The Coming Trans Fat Ban and the Petty Tyranny of the FDA
The FDA, which helped make trans fat use more common, is now seeking to ban trans fats.
What The New York Times Gets Wrong About Cheap Nail Salons
Even if Asian nail salons are as exploitative and toxic as the Times says, the answer isn't more government oversight.
KIND Fruit and Nut Bars Get FDA Linguistics Lesson: Words Only Mean What Bureaucrats Say They Mean
FDA dings KIND for using the word "healthy" since bars contain more than 1 gram of saturated fat.
Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods Would Be "Extremely Misleading to Consumers," Argues Washington Post
WaPo editors counter anti-biotech activist's disinformation campaign
"Knowledge is power," says Angelina Jolie Pitt with Respect to Genetic Testing
The FDA disagrees and prefers ignorance
How Do You Like Them Non-Browning Apples, and Potatoes Too?
We don't, say the bioluddites over at Friends of the Earth and Consumers Union
Socially Engineering Food Choices Doesn't Work
To say that Los Angeles merely failed would be putting it mildly.
Superbugs Are Outstripping Antibiotics
Bacteria can evolve. Maybe federal policymakers can as well, before it's too late.
WATCH: Hacking Life's Code and Creating New Organisms with 3-D Printed DNA
Q&A With Cambrian Genomics' Austen Heinz
FDA Regulators Ease Just a Tiny Bit Their Stranglehold on Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Testing company 23andMe expresses its gratitude
Hooray for FrankenMosquitoes in the Florida Keys!
Genetically modified mosquitoes combat disease
Could a Single Food-Safety Agency be the Answer?
If a new federal food-safety agency would help eliminate inefficiencies, it might earn widespread support.
Congressional Dems Propose New Food-Safety Super Agency
Consolidating food-safety functions might be smart, but why create a whole new federal agency?
BPA Safe: Yet Another Scientifically Unfounded Environmentalist Scare Bites the Dust
European Food Safety Authority finds "no consumer health risk from bisphenol-A exposure."
What Obama's Cuba Deal Means for the Future of Cuban Cigars
Don't stop hoarding those Cuban cigars just yet.
Conspicuous Calorie Counts Can't Control Consumption
There is little reason to believe the FDA's new menu regulations will make people thinner.
FDA Plan to Make Americans Slimmer Will Reduce Fresh Food Options
Mandate for more nutritional labeling comes with a hefty price tag.
Hellman's Sues to Protect Its Mayo-Monopoly
Hellman's says a competitor doesn't meet FDA "mayonnaise" standards. So it sued.
The Feds 'Modernize' Food Safety Without Making Food Safer
Proposed FDA food-safety rules under the FSMA show the expensive campaign to modernize food safety shouldn't be confused with one that improves food safety.
