War on Drugs

Practical reasons to end the war on drugs doesn't mention it kills people.

FDA declares Kratom an opioid.

Health Care

Vaccinations are more likely to give obese people the flu.

Vitamin C kills cancer.

"But now, in a groundbreaking animal experiment, cancer researchers in Italy and the United Kingdom report they have killed cancer stem cells, not with a gene-targeted drug or an engineered monoclonal antibody, but with a common antibiotic plus vitamin C.  The results are astounding — antibiotics + vitamin C could be up to 100 times more effective than drugs at killing cancer cells – without the side effects” says a news report. [Daily Mail June 9, 2017]"

We've never heard of this because nobody can make money off it.

Colossal medical myths.

One way the FDA subsidizes Big Pharma:

"Free-market economists for half a century have complained about the FDA. The FDA demands that a new drug go through extensive testing. Almost nobody can afford to conduct these tests. This is one of the great subsidies to big Pharma. Economists have known this for decades, but the general public is oblivious."

Who can be against testing?

Vitamin D helps heal sunburn.

Health Care

Beef cronyism hurts food quality.

Health Care

FDA declares war on anti-bacterial soaps, banning 19 ingredients.

Health Care

Single paragraph about EpiPen prices explains consequences of government regulation and the monopolies it creates.

""The incredible increase in the cost of EpiPens, auto-injectors that can stop life-threatening emergencies caused by allergic reactions, has hit home on Capitol Hill," reports CNN. Slashdot reader Applehu Akbar reports that the argument "has now turned into civil war in the US Senate": One senator's daughter relies on Epi-Pen, while another senator's daughter is CEO of Mylan, the single company that is licensed to sell these injectors in the US. On the worldwide market there is no monopoly on these devices... Is it finally time to allow Americans to go online and fill their prescriptions on the world market?"

There's that allow word again.

Health Care

The high price of epipens is a result of FDA regulations.

Environment

FDA approves releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida to supposedly fight Zika. Whatever the real reason, this will do more harm than good.

Regulation

FDA targets cigar industry.

Florida regulators allow more toxins in water.

Health Care

FDA approves tube for removing food from stomach before it gets digested. I wrote about that a while back.

Health Care

Former FDA official prosecuted for covering up danger from crony's antibiotic. Her mistake was getting caught.

EPA declares toxic chemicals safe.

Fertilizers number one cause of air pollution.

OTC allergy medicine linked to dementia.

Health Care

FDA to redefine healthy. Never give government power over words.

Regulations

FTC orders mobile giants to reveal process for fixing security problems. I hope they fight.

New York forces bars to serve alcohol to pregnant women.

DOJ sues NC over bathroom law.
 
FDA back-door bans e-cigs.

FDA wants to define the world 'healthy'.

Regulation

Everybody wants higher wages, but the ruthlessness of consumers determines them.

FDA seizes power over e-cigs.

Health Care

FDA and USDA spend taxdollars to convince people gm crops are safe.

Wealth gap in life expectancy grows.

Sun exposure reduces blood pressure and promotes weight loss.

One in three antibiotic prescriptions is unnecessary.

Regulation

FDA director is Big Pharma alum.

Vermont forces food companies to label GMO foods.

Health Care

Thanks to government, some Parmesan cheese brands contain no cheese and lots of wood.

Regulation

Under popular pressure, Brazilian judge reverses ban on WhatsApp. I thought judges were paragons of the law, not people making decisions in their best interest.

The FDA is coming for cigars.

Because government controls airlines and stifles competition, passengers have virtually no rights.

Health Care

Don't eat the FDA's GM salmon.

Flu shots make people more susceptible to the flu.

"Data collected from Canada and Hong Kong during 2009-2010 showed that people who received the seasonal flu vaccine in 2008 had twice the risk of getting the H1N1 “swine flu” compared to those who hadn't received a flu shot.^4,5,6"

Oops.

Health Care

GM salmon Frankenfish approved for human consumption in US. Without labeling. Worse, you know these will escape into the environment.

Government has made superbugs resistant to all known medicines.

Regulation

FDA bans four brands of cigarettes.