Certain requirements must be met for a public health issue to be classified an epidemic. These include a demonstrable negative…
Money-grabbing politicians looking to cover the whopping costs of the opioid crisis are filing over a thousand lawsuits against the prescription painkiller…
With the signing of Right To Try legislation on May 30, conservative Republicans and the Trump administration have once again…
If you thought Michelle Obama’s departure from the White House meant there would be less government meddling with your meals,…
Consumers are easily influenced by labels. Studies have consistently found that how a product’s label is presented can significantly influence…
Efforts to prevent smoking have been remarkably successful in the United States, shrinking the number of smokers from more than…
Smoking is expensive for consumers and taxpayers, with health-care costs associated with smoking rising to nearly $170 billion per year….
Under the leadership of Scott Gottlieb, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the potential to embrace innovation and…
It was early March 2001 when 21-year-old Abigail Burroughs was told by her oncologist that conventional options for her cancer…
The New Yorker’s Patrick Radden Keefe tries to blame a drug company for the current opiate epidemic. His piece nicely…
