Washington Affairs |
17 March 2003
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Bush Loses Diplomatic Battles
When war with Iraq arrives, one genuinely hopes that the armed forces of the United States perform better than the diplomats and civilan leadership of America have in the last week. To call it a rout is not overselling the situation. The Bush administration has bumbled and fumbled every opportunity to win its case at the UN and elsewhere, and has failed. That is what happens when the wrong approach is used for the wrong ends. Click here to read more.
FDA Must Regulate Supplements
The results of Steve Belcher's autopsy say that the Oriole pitcher's death was linked to the herb ephedra. The 1994
Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act (DSHEA) exempts "natural" supplement producers from having to prove that their products are safe or effective, or even pure, the way drug companies have to do. Instead, the FDA, with its scant resources, has the burden of proof to show the substances are bad. This needs to change in nanoseconds, but the new rules before Congress probably won't do it. Click here for more.