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Agency Overrules FDA’s Recommendation That The Morning After Bill Be Available Without A Prescription

In a move that smacks of politics rather than safety, the Department of Health and Human Services overruled the FDA’s decision to make the “morning after pill” or Plan B available over the counter. The sign that this move is more political than safety related, the Secretary of DHHS issued a statement containing the following: [...]

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Food, Tobacco, Beverage Companies Not Upfront With Political Donations

The transparency of political donations made by the food, tobacco, beverage companies ranked below pharmaceutical, petroleum, and financial according to an index published by Robert Zicklin Centre for Corporate Integrity at Baruch College. It would be interesting to learn where political money from food, tobacco and beverage companies ends up. Especially since we already suffered [...]

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