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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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A Solution in Search of a Problem
In his State of the Union address, President Biden touted the drug-price controls in his Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Though the price controls have yet…
City Journal
Ignoring the Science
A new CDC study reports that the first updated Covid-19 vaccine—the bivalent vaccine approved in fall 2022—was about 50 percent effective in blocking infection over a two-month…
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Food Fight! Federal Organic Labeling – One Big Unadulterated Mistake
Washington, D.C., May 1, 1998 — “A government attempt to define organic food is no different than a government attempt to regulate religious doctrine…
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Institute Calls for USDA to Truly Reinvent Itself in Wake of Strawberry Fiasco
WASHINGTON, DC April 2, 1997– As thousands of public school students prepare to get hepatitis vaccines due to contaminated school lunch strawberry desserts distributed…
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Population Control Won’t Stop World Hunger
Population control is not the answer to global food shortages, according to the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a free market think tank. Market-driven innovations in…
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Cardiac and Cancer Specialists on the Need for FDA Reform
Two National Polls Debunk The Notion That FDA Doesn't Need Fixing…
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Breaking The FDA’s Drug Approval Monopoly:
Executive Summary The Food and Drug Administration’s monopoly over approving new medical therapies is premised on the idea that information markets fail. In…
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Feel a Heart Attack Coming? Go to France
Imagine that you’ve had a heart attack. Amid the wails of sirens and the flash of red lights, paramedics are rushing to help…