As of this week, the Food and Drug Administration no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials. Judging from some of my recent articles blasting the agency for approving drugs with little or no evidence…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday that the city will offer free abortion pills at four clinics. According to a New York City press release, the free abortions are “aimed at dismantling decades of systemic inequity” and are…
SACRAMENTO — The new Republican majority in the House of Representatives has indicated an interest in investigating various federal agencies, with the latest news being that lawmakers will vote on a plan to abolish the IRS — a measure with…
The cosmetics at your local store need new rules and enhanced oversight, according to Congress. Tucked deep inside the 4,155-page omnibus spending bill is the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022. Americans should be skeptical of the measures in…
Like a battered boxer, the vape manufacturer Juul has managed to survive to the bell and will go another round with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company recently locked down the necessary cash to avoid chapter 11 bankruptcy,…
Despite youth e-cigarette use being cut in half between 2019 and 2022, politicians, public health, and Bloomberg-funded nanny state organizations continue to decry a youth vaping epidemic. These e-cigarette opponents will seemingly stop at nothing until all flavored and regulated e-cigarette products…
Admittedly, I knew little about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or, more commonly, Lou Gehrig’s disease) until quite recently when a friend’s friend received the horrible diagnosis. On average, survival is 2-5 years and it’s a terrible way to go. What’s…
The slogans of the Democrats grow more and more absurd, stating the very opposite of their surface meaning. “Inflation reduction” means inflation increase, “reproductive health care” means nonreproductive contraception and abortion, and the “right to privacy” means the right to…
Aug. 2 was the deadline to submit comments on new product standards proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to end the sale of flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes. The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) Consumer Center did a…
