TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Washington, D.C. — On April 19, The House Appropriations Committee approved its budget — at $21.3 billion in funding — for the fiscal year 2017. And in a report that accompanied the spending bill, the committee asked the FDA to extend Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption to certain “checkoff programs” that promote commodities in the agriculture Read More…
A since-deleted analysis posted the agency’s website shows it is relying on unpublished reports from groups linked to biochem industry The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used industry-funded research to conclude that the herbicide chemical glyphosate is not likely to cause cancer in humans—contradicting findings by the World Health Organization (WHO)—according to an analysis the Read More…
Lobbying allows special interest groups to control the way laws are shaped and how healthcare policies are both created and enforced. Pharmaceutical companies are some of the richest, most profitable companies in the world. Besides using profits to advertise products and influence prescription-writing target markets, Pharma spends extraordinary amounts of money on patents to protect Read More…
“Life’s just so amazing to me” Every human being on earth has obstacles to overcome, and this young man is no different, except for the fact that his passion for life and his resilience have allowed him to overcome his challenges and, unlike most today, actually accomplish his goals. Some are blessed to enter this Read More…
With the “Affordable Care Act” now fully in place, the middle class is feeling the squeeze yet again through higher insurance costs, making quality health care unaffordable for many. On top of that, pharmaceutical drug prices continue to increase, especially cancer drugs which have skyrocketed. Since 2000, the average monthly cost of oral cancer drugs went from $1,869 per Read More…
Hugo Chavez was the 64th president of Venezuela and a politician for many years before that, and he served as president for 14 years, until his death in March of 2013. The official story is that he died in a military hospital following a severe heart attack, but others have suggested that the United States government Read More…