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About those Generic Drugs

Everyone likes generic drugs.  So do I.  Who wants to pay those shocking prices–you know, a couple bucks or even a few bucks a pill for…

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Regulation killed the GMO star

This is an amazing story of science success, and of consumer loss. Phillip Larkin got funding from Tasmanian Alkaloids to create a more potent poppy…

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Death & Taxes 2008

If you think that picking up the phone book sized federal budget is a bit daunting, you might want to get the graphic version.

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Bad teeth (2)

Eli— Here’s another theory — fluoridation of water is very widespread in the U.S. but is very limited in England. (About 10 percent of…