By Dan Becker and James GerstenzangOct 27, 2010
The tea partyers issue dire warnings of the threat posed by government, but their movement ignores the threat from corporate America: pollution, dangerous products and banking practices that brought us the worst economic crash since the Great Depression.In their zeal to live free from outside interference, the tea parties are shooting at the wrong target. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 18, 2010
If you need yet another example of how Washington just doesn't quite work, a bill that aims to curb food contamination has stalled despite having broad bipartisan support, plus backing from President Obama and industry and consumer groups, and the fact that the House passed its version of the legislation more than a year ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 17, 2010
Americans get half of their shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico, but that was before it was contaminated by 190 million gallons of oil and 2 million gallons of chemical dispersant. Shrimp season officially started Monday, but it will be some time before we know whether the ravaged Gulf waters -- and American appetites -- are up to it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 11, 2010
A European contraceptive that works as a five-day alternative to the "morning-after" pill may be coming to American shores, but a thorny debate surrounding the drug's chemical similarity to the RU-486 abortion pill raises some politically charged questions for the FDA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 27, 2010
The instances in which a popular weight loss drug, orlistat, has been associated with liver damage may be rare, but said damage can also be severe. That would be Alli, as in "my Alli." Not so much, apparently. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 30, 2010
A new vaccine called Provenge has just been accepted by the FDA, making it the first to be approved by the agency for men fighting advanced prostate cancer. While Provenge is not a cure, it has shown promise in extending the lives of patients. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 21, 2010
It’s bad enough that Americans eat about twice as much salt as they need -- and much more than is healthful -- but most don’t even realize it. Reducing sodium in processed foods like cereal and soup and in restaurant meals could save more than 100,000 lives a year, and medical groups are urging the government to take action. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigDec 18, 2009
Every now and then, an insider inadvertently exposes the hideous rationalizations that run the American political grotesquerie. Such is the case with the president's flip-flop on drug imports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 10, 2009
According to a consortium of anti-smoking organizations, U.S. state governments are raking in more money than ever from tobacco companies but aren't spending as much as they had in recent years on preventing their constituents from starting to light up or on helping them quit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 14, 2009
News flash: Adding caffeine to alcoholic drinks may lead consumers to underestimate how drunk they are. The Food and Drug Administration is getting to the bottom of this potential health issue by ordering close to 30 manufacturers of caffeinated adult beverages to prove that their drinks are safe -- or else. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 23, 2009
So many people grind up and inject or snort the powerful painkiller OxyContin that the drug's maker has had to snap a plastic-like coating around the pill. The FDA says the improvement is marginal at best in reducing abuse of the drug, but better than nothing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 29, 2009
An industry group of organic and natural food producers is attempting to develop a standard for non-genetically modified and organic food. Existing labels declaring food "organic" are based as marketing devices, not on an actual standard of rigorous testing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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