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Bill to Have FDA Regulate Tobacco Under Consideration by Congress

July 26, 2008 - 9:02 pm

Congress is preparing to vote on a bill that would give the FDA the opportunity and responsibility to regulate the tobacco industry. The FDA would have the authority not to eliminate commercial tobacco, but it could eliminate added harmful ingredients while reducing tobacco levels in products. At the same time, it would have the […]

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New Faces at GRACE

July 24, 2008 - 8:45 pm

I’m pleased to announce that several new expert faculty members are joining the ranks here, in addition to myself and Dr. Laskin, who has been helping out here for several months. The whole idea was not to have me monopolize the conversation or pretend I alone had all of the answers. Instead, I wanted […]

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New York Times Front Page Article on Cost vs. Benefits of Cancer Treatments

July 6, 2008 - 1:08 pm

Today’s NY Times included a high profile article about the difficult balance between the clinical value of some expensive cancer therapies and their financial value. I think it did a fair job of portraying both sides of the issue — that therapies like avastin, erbitux, and others are certainly priced aggressively […]

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