A top of the fold article in today's New York Times talks about the surge of counterfeit drugs that have flooded the European and American marketplace. It blames the recent establishment of Free Trade Zones that are characterized by little government oversight and regulations. Three months ago there was an announcement that authorities had seized [...]
Applying for Social Security Disability benefits has become a morass, which can take years to gain approval. State officials disapprove most initial applications. Once a denial has been issued, you have the option of appealing the decision. According to an article in today’s New York Times, hundreds of thousands of people are waiting for as [...]
Last night was the CNN and You Tube Republican presidential debate. I was very disappointed with the quality of questions that they chose to ask the candidates. It seemed that the selection of videos was not as serious as I would liked to have seen. The selection leaned heavily to the dramatic and the absurd. [...]
Many people have been very excited about this last week’s scientific advance in creating cells that act like embryonic stem cells from skin cells. The enthusiasm about this discovery surrounds the possibility that embryos might not have to be destroyed to develop stem cells, which would remove the political controversy about stem cell research. Unfortunately, [...]
Today I heard back from a representative of the FDA about my concern and complaints surrounding the treatment of the public at FDA advisory committee meetings (my post of 11-20-07). It was explained to me that at the time of the advisory committee meeting for Satraplatin when the public was relegated to the rear of [...]