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New FDA lab tests rule could bankrupt small labs
Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that on May 6 it will promulgate a rule under its authority to regulate medical devices.
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Covid Vaccines: An Update on Balancing Risks and Benefits
A new large, multi-country study has confirmed what previous smaller studies found: Covid-19 vaccines have risks. In particular, the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines from Pfizer and…
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Better late than never: New York Times finally admits school shutdowns hurt children
The New York Times has made a “startling” discovery. Its editorial board has recognized that “school closures that took 50 million children out of classrooms…
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Assessing the Agenda for Congress’ First 100 Hours
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One Flu over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Flu fearmongers must be quite depressed these days. Seasonal flu is late. Bird flu—despite all the headlines—hasn't gained much traction among humans. And…
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District Smoking Ban Threatens Economic Liberty
Contact: Christine Hall, (202) 331-2258 Washington, D.C., January 2, 2007 – The District of Columbia today became the newest city in…
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FDA Makes Right Decision on Cloned Milk and Meat
Contact: Christine Hall, 202-331-2258 Washington, D.C., December 28, 2006—The Competitive Enterprise Institute applauds the Food and Drug Administration for releasing its long-awaited Risk Assessment on…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH British medical journal The Lancet estimates that as many as 62 million people could die…
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One Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Flu fearmongers must be quite depressed these days. Seasonal flu is late. Bird flu – despite all the headlines – hasn’t gained much traction…
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Issues in the News GLOBAL WARMING An article explains the shortcomings of climate impact models. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director…
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Claims by Energy Security Advocates Clash with Consumer Safety Concerns
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Issues in the News 1. SCIENCE Researchers suggest a link between climate change and increased rates of malaria infection…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH A new study finds Americans are unsure about the safety of biotech foods.
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Animal cloning no barnyard bijou
There was a time when you would be labeled a right-wing extremist for demanding the Food and Drug Administration base decisions on morality…
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Top Ten Junk Science Moments for 2006
It’s time again for JunkScience.com’s review of the most notable junk science events of the year – a “top 10” list that may sometimes…
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Proposed trans fat ban based on a lot of junk science
Dear Chicago Restaurantgoer: Ald. Ed Burke (14th) proposed last July that the Chicago City Council ban restaurants from serving foods made with vegetable oils…
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U.S. Businesses, Consumers to Feel Effects of Massive European Chemical Regulations
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH The Food and Drug Administration announces a plan to speed up access to…
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New York City Bans Science
The New York City Board of Health this week banned the use of trans fats by restaurants. The decision is directly traceable back to…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Scientists predict an intense hurricane season for 2007. CEI Expert Available to…
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The Case of the DDT Deniers
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Scientists record the quietest hurricane season in 10 years, confounding alarmist…
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Issues in the News 1. CULTURE The politically-loaded film Fast Food Nation hits movie theaters. CEI Expert Available…
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Unhappy Days Are Here Again
“The American people voted for change and they voted for Democrats to take our country in a new direction,” said a triumphant Nancy…
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1. ECONOMICS Legendary economist Milton Friedman dies at age 94. CEI Expert Available to Comment: President Fred L. Smith,…
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Junk Cinema
Fast Food Nation kicks off with a suit-clad fast food chain boss telling one of his executives to investigate a meat packing plant rumored to…
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Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS Wall Street firms prepare to calculate the costs imposed by financial regulations like…
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No Beef to Breast Cancer Scare
“Breast cancer risk linked to red meat, study finds,” headlined the Washington Post’s front page last Tuesday. “Younger women who regularly eat…
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Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS Wal-Mart plans a price-cutting blitz for the holiday shopping season. CEI Expert…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Researchers find new growth in forests around the world. CEI Expert Available…
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Trans Fat Hysteria Could Be Lawsuit Bonanza
The takeover of Congress by Democrats could result in a big payday for trial lawyers at the expense of the feckless food industry.
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Delegates to a United Nations global warming conference defend the U.S. record…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH A study in mice suggests health benefits from consuming a chemical commonly found…
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Issues in the News 1. LEGAL The Supreme Court agrees to examine whether public employee unions must obtain permission from members…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT A government report out of the UK predicts dire economic consequences from global…
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Fishy Dietary Advice
Researchers announced this week that the health benefits of eating fish outweigh the risks. But as far as the data indicate, the scales are…
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The Man for All Seasons
Life really can imitate art. Leon Hesser's straightforward yet gripping biography of Norman Borlaug, the plant breeder known as the Father of the…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Universal sues popular video-sharing websites, after signing a revenue sharing deal with YouTube.
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Issues in the News 1. SAFETY President Bush hosts a swearing-in ceremony for incoming Secretary of Transportation Mary E.
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Big business loses a buddy with Mark Foley resignation
WASHINGTON – We’re still figuring out who knew what and when about former Florida Rep. Mark Foley’s behavior toward pages, but the disgraced…
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A Nobel Prize For Pinpointing U.S. Greatness
America is now five for five in the Nobel Prizes this year. And the announcement of Edmund Phelps as the economics recipient is…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Google buys Internet video pioneer YouTube for $1.65 billion.
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Are Bad Drugs Coming to a Pharmacy Near You?
In “The Third Man,” the brilliant, shadowy, 1949 film, Orson Welles' character, Harry Lime, is a morally bankrupt, cynical racketeer and dealer of…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Google launches a new global initiative dedicated to promoting literacy. CEI Expert Available…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT A coalition of churches mounts a campaign to promote Al Gore’s global warming…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH Thousands of lawsuits against Merck & Co. swamp courthouses to meet the deadline…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH New York City plans to ban the use of trans-fats in restaurant meals.
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Issues in the News 1. GLOBAL WARMING California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a law initiating the nation’s first CO2 emissions…
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Issues in the News SECURITY Congress moves forward with a plan to mandate tougher safety plant security procedures. CEI Expert Available to…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Declining stock market values signal a weakening market for ethanol. CEI Expert Available to…
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Day of Reckoning for DDT Foes?
Last week’s announcement that the World Health Organization lifted its nearly 30-year ban on the insecticide DDT is perhaps the most promising development in…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Social networking site MySpace prepares to expand operations into China. CEI Expert…
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1. HEALTH The World Health Organization advises greater use of the insecticide DDT to prevent malaria deaths in developing nations. CEI…
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Drug Testing, Drug Hazards
A clinical trial that went badly awry at London's Northwick Park Hospital in March became the drug-testing community's worst nightmare. Six healthy volunteers ended up…
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Lance Armstrong’s Self-Inflicted Cancer?
Did the use of performance-enhancing drugs cause seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong’s testicular cancer? That’s what a Sports Illustrated columnist suggested this…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH The Food and Drug Administration approves the first fully implantable artificial heart.
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY President Bush makes access to affordable energy the focus of his Labor Day…
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Why spurning food biotech has become a liability
Henry I. Miller, MD, Gregory Conko & Drew L. Kershen By rejecting gene-spliced ingredients in their products, some major food companies may be…
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Issues in the News 1. HURRICANE KATRINA A recent survey of Hurricane Katrina survivors finds a renewed sense of…
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Katrina and Her Policy Waves
Full Document Available in PDF A year on, global warming alarmists are…
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Issues in the News 1. INTERNET A new study by Nielsen NetRatings finds MySpace.com to be the web’s fastest growing brand.
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No, Rice Krispies Aren’t Bio-Toxic
If you listen to environmental activists these days, you might think that snap, crackle, and pop coming from your Rice Krispies is the…
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Boomers Targeted in New Waistline Scare
“Just a few extra pounds could mean fewer years, study finds,” headlined a front-page, above-the-fold story in the Washington Post this week. The…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Oil company BP, citing mechanical failures, makes further cuts to oil production in Alaska’s Prudhoe…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH Congress considers a law to pre-empt states from requiring food safety warnings more stringent than…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT The number of tropical storms for the 2006 season falls below average, countering…
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Politicized Science Produces Bad Public Policy
A new study about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Vietnam veterans once again spotlights the need to separate the process of establishing veterans’ benefits…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT A new study finds a cooling trend in the world’s oceans, confounding conventional…
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Issues in the News 1. POLITICS The America’s Future Foundation holds a policy roundtable event titled “Big Business: Friend…
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Issues in the News 1. GLOBAL WARMING Cities and states adopt global warming policies without federal mandates. CEI Expert Available to…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY BP management was warned of infrastructure decay several years before the company’s shut down…
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1. ENERGY Oil prices continue to fall after storm fears calm. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow…
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TRADE Australia helps lead attempts to revive the WTO’s Doha Round trade talks. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Scholar Fran Smith…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH The FDA approves a new sunscreen, long available in Europe and Canada, that…
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Issues in the News 1. LEGAL A federal court in Texas charges three British bankers yesterday with fraud related…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Oil prices hit a new spike amid continuing military and political unrest in…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT University of Colorado biologists install an “early warning system” in the Rocky Mountains to…
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1. HEALTH The West Nile virus makes a comeback in the Midwest. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Risk & Environmental…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Blue Origin, the private space travel company started by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos,…
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Issues in the News 1. REGULATION President Bush urges adoption of the line item veto as a…
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Protection Against Unanticipated Lawsuits
On Monday, in Arlington Central School District v. Murphy, the Supreme Court limited the court costs recoverable under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act…
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Issues in the News 1. FINANCE The Senate Finance Committee considers the nomination of Goldman Sachs chairman Henry Paulson…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT The Supreme Court prepares to hear a case challenging the EPA’s decision not…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH KFC is sued over the oils it uses to make its…
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Issues in the News 1. POLITICS Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA), under investigation for corruption, faces the loss of his seat on…
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Data Mismanagement
Members of Congress, both Republican and Democrat, now say that Sarbanes-Oxley can be unduly burdensome on business. The law that, in…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Student groups poke fun at the global warming alarmism of Al Gore’s new documentary…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Mobile and Internet telephone bills are expected to rise under a…
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Does Al Gore Need to Go on an Energy Diet?
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Letter to Congress in Support of Sugar Reform Amendment
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Congress entertains a call for a special tax deduction to counterbalance…
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Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS A House committee approves changes to federal fuel economy standards.