Daily Archives: May 16, 2006

FDA approves cannabinoid

Via The Drug Update: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given marketing approval for Cesamet (CII) (nabilone) oral capsules. Cesamet is used to treat nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy … Continue reading

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Loretta Nall on MSNBC

I haven’t been reminding people enough about Loretta’s campaign for Governor in Alabama, but she continues to be on a roll and gathering attention. The latest — this snickering report on MSNBC, which actually did manage to bring up the … Continue reading

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Drug Czar Jailed For 22 Years Link [Thanks, Tom!]

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HHS pressured to respond

[Thanks to Dano in comments] Well, it turns out that Americans for Safe Access has decided that the number of delays by Health and Human Services (see below) qualifies as illegal avoidance of the Data Quality Act. They have sent … Continue reading

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HHS continues to stall

Eric Sterling reminds me of something I’ve neglected for awhile. You see, there’s this law called the Data Quality Act that allows for forcing the correction of inaccurate information disseminated by government agencies. The great thing about it is that … Continue reading

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