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Illustration on the FDA labeling of Kratom as "dangerous" by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

LLOYD BILLINGSLEY: The FDA’s undue scrutiny is unscientific

By Lloyd Billingsley

FDA Attack on Antibacterial Soap Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

S. ROBERT LICHTER: Federal rules for antibacterial soaps

By S. Robert S. Lichter

Eighty members of Congress have asked that a federal policy that bans gay and bisexual men from donating blood be changed by the end of the year. (Photo courtesy of Department of Defense 2014)

Gay blood-donor policy logs 400-plus comments as 60-day comment period winds down

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2013, file photo, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., speaks in Washington. Pressed by industry and patients’ groups, the House is nearing approval of a bipartisan bill that would speed federal approval of drugs and medical devices and boost biomedical research. &quot;We have a chance to do something big, and this is our time,&quot; said Upton. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

House passes bill to speed up medical cures

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This Jan. 20, 2012, file photo shows a Happy Meal with french fries and a drink at a McDonald's, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File) ** FILE **

FDA delays menu-labeling rules by one year

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who outlawed trans fats from city restaurants in 2006, applauded the announcement on Twitter, saying, a "ban on artificial #TransFats is a sensible #PublicHealth measure that worked in NYC & will work nationwide." (Associated Press)

FDA bans artificial trans fats from grocery shelves; critics see nanny-state overreach

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Illustration on "female Viagra" by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: FDA committee reccommends approval of female Viagra

By Cal Thomas

The panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers voted 18-6 in favor of Sprout Pharmaceutical's daily pill, flibanserin, on the condition that the company develops a plan to manage its risks. (Associated Press)

‘Female Viagra’ equivalent wins FDA panel’s approval, under safety conditions

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, file photo, a tablet of flibanserin sits on a brochure for Sprout Pharmaceuticals in the company's Raleigh, N.C., headquarters. The pill has been twice rejected, but Sprout Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, it is refiling its application for flibanserin, adding new information requested by the Food and Drug Administration about how the pill affects driving ability. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

‘Women’s Viagra’ to get FDA review after feminist backlash

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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JAMES BOVARD: FDA cigar ban proposal a government regulation too far

By James Bovard

Blood is collected during a blood drive at Saint Vincent Health Center in Erie, Pa., on July 19, 2010. The Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 23, 2014, recommended an end to the nation's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 31-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified. (Associated Press/Erie Times-News, Jack Hanrahan) **FILE**

FDA proposes 1-year abstinence for gay, bisexual men to donate blood

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

President Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell have tried to distance themselves from economist's Jon Gruber's "stupid Americans" remark. (Associated Press)

HHS rewrites Obamacare rules: Orders free birth control for all

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Blue Bell delivery trucks are parked at the creamery's location in Kansas City, Kansas, in this April 10, 2015, file photo. Blue Bell ice cream had evidence of listeria bacteria in its Oklahoma manufacturing plant as far back as March 2013, a government investigation released Thursday says. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Listeria contamination in Blue Bell plants goes back 2 years

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

One of the dozens of cases awaiting decisions by the Supreme Court in the wake of Justice Antonin Scalia's death involves a Christian college that could be forced to provide contraceptive health care coverage to its employees. (Associated Press/File)

Obamacare’s birth control rules unevenly implemented by insurers: study

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This image provided by The John Innes Centre, UK, shows a salad made with red and purple tomatoes. A small British company is planning to apply for U.S. permission to produce and sell purple tomatoes that have high levels of anthocyanins, compounds found in blueberries that some studies show lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. The Food and Drug Administration would have to approve any health claims used to sell the products. Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery shelves alongside more traditional products. (AP Photo/Andrew Davis, The John Innes Centre, UK)

‘New wave’ groceries: Pink pineapples, purple tomatoes

By Mary Clare Jalonick

This image provided by The John Innes Centre, UK, shows a salad made with red and purple tomatoes. A small British company is planning to apply for U.S. permission to produce and sell purple tomatoes that have high levels of anthocyanins, compounds found in blueberries that some studies show lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. The Food and Drug Administration would have to approve any health claims used to sell the products. Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery shelves alongside more traditional products. (AP Photo/Andrew Davis, The John Innes Centre, UK)

Next-generation GMOs: Pink pineapples and purple tomatoes

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, right, addresses the Wyoming House of Representatives at the capitol in Cheyenne at the end of the general session that adjourned Friday, March 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Ben Neary)

Wyoming passes ‘right to try’ law for desperate patients

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

This undated picture shows a laboratory at the U.S. biotech company Avigen, where new treatment options based on gene transfer like drugs for hemophilia B are developed. (Associated Press/Bayer AG) **FILE**

FDA approves first lower-cost biotech drug

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

FDA approves new treatment for varicose veins

Associated Press