The Justice Department Rules That the FDA Cannot Regulate Lethal Injection Drugs
The opinion stems from an injunction currently preventing Texas from importing sodium thiopental.
The opinion stems from an injunction currently preventing Texas from importing sodium thiopental.
The approach Pollan prefers will not get us to the destination he says he wants to reach.
The Right to Try movement, which recently became federal law, allows doctors to prescribe experimental treatments that haven't been approved for sale by regulators.
The CDC's advice has been widely interpreted as requiring involuntary tapering of medication so it does not exceed an arbitrary threshold.
Years of mealy-mouthed, misleading, and mendacious statements by activists, government officials, and journalists have taken a toll on the truth.
Even as the FDA continues to crack-down on vaping, it appears ready to allow snus to be sold as what it is: a safer alternative to smoking.
The upshot could be more smoking-related disease and death.
A case of scientifically absurd regulatory hyper-precaution
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When and wherever public health conflicted with personal freedom, Gottlieb advocated for the former.
So why is the agency even involved?
One survey shows cigarette use holding steady, while another shows it continuing to fall.
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If Times editors don't want to learn about their genetics, then they simply shouldn't take the tests.
But there's a long way to go before patients have control over their own medical care.
Sen. Richard Burr raises an interesting point about onerous regulation, but his argument is baffling.
Small producers are already feeling the pain of Canada's new food safety law.
In 2019, it's liberals, not conservatives, who are holding the pill hostage for political gain.
Shutdown teaches us that much of government is NOT essential.
Either way, it won't address the factors driving up prescription drug costs for American consumers.
The FDA' policy makes no exception for gay men who use condoms or are in monogamous relationships.
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Is e-cigarette use by teenagers a public health disaster or a public health boon?
Despite the recent recalls, America's food supply is remarkably safe. But it's not now, and likely won't ever be, perfectly safe.
The Food and Drug Administration can't ban cigarettes outright. But the agency appears to be planning a workaround.
A regulatory pact between FDA and USDA may help speed up getting lab-grown meats to your local supermarket.
Even among teenagers, efforts to prevent underage e-cigarette use may do more harm than good.
If the FDA does not try to reduce underage vaping, Gottlieb says in a Reason interview, congressional intervention could wreck the industry.
The new rules arguably violate the law that gave the agency authority to regulate tobacco products.
The health burden on adults who continue smoking far outweighs the risks for teenagers who vape.
The FDA's decree will make vaping less appealing and less accessible to smokers interested in switching.
The company's plan to prevent underage vaping, which includes limits on constitutionally protected speech, goes beyond what the FDA is expected to require.
LSD, psilocybin, and other hallucinogenics are gaining new acceptance as serious medicine. But what if you want to do them just for fun, asks Jacob Sullum.
The new rule, aimed at preventing underage consumption, threatens public health by making vaping less appealing and less accessible to adult smokers.
Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz helped his local LGBT community before he died. Several in the Pittsburgh LGBT community cannot do the same for his.
One year after their final sessions, three-quarters of the subjects no longer qualified for a diagnosis.
The designation could be a prelude to approving the forbidden psychedelic drug as a medicine.
Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's claims about an "epidemic" of underage vaping are hard to evaluate without access to the survey results he cites.
On the upside, agency promises to review over-the-counter drug rules, approve more new drugs, and liberate French dressing.
It's just the latest development in the FDA's war on vaping.
A new Public Health England report suggests the U.S. has fallen far behind in taking advantage of this harm-reducing alternative.
Founder Neil Thanedar aims to bring accountability to the $36 billion unregulated market without quashing its dynamism.
The senator's claim is based on some highly implausible assumptions.
Florida says "hearing aid specialists" must pass multiple tests and be certified to conduct a full audiological exam, essentially quizzing them on skills and tech dating back to the 1950s.