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Food and Drug Administration

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    AIDS Healthcare Foundation Worried As FDA Inches Closer to Approving Drug That Might Prevent HIV Transmission

    Last week, a committee of experts recommended that the Food and Drug Administration approve the first drug for protecting against HIV transmission.On the surface, it sounds like great news. But as The Pulp reported in January, some doctors have serious concerns that the pill is not as effe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Forbes' Gardasil Story Sheds Light on Why Florida's Well-Meaning HPV Legislation Failed

    Florida lawmakers tackled lots of pressing issues this past legislative sessions. They debated whether the barking tree frog should be the Sunshine State's official amphibian. They clashed over making it a crime to pick up pecans that have fallen from privately owned trees. The e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Gluten Intolerant? Master Baker Tries Hookworm Cure

    ​A couple years ago, Mark Bittman wrote about the recipe for no-knead bread from maverick baker, Jim Leahy of Sullivan Street Bakery. Suddenly everyone from Martha Stewart to The Amateur Gourmet were making it, and home bakers from Oregon to South Florida were following along. Because of this incr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Oceana Investigates South Florida For Fish Fraud

    ​Watchdog group Oceana is in the process of investigating the prevalence of fish fraud in Florida.  This region is the third location the group is investigating for its study, "The Bait and Switch: How Seafood Fraud Hurts Our Oceans, Our Wallets and Our Health." "Oceana chose Florida because ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 15, 2012

    Florida Law Makes Serving Local Fish an Increasing Challenge

    ​Watchdog group Oceana is in the process of investigating the prevalence of fish fraud in Florida.  This region is the third location the group is investigating for its study, "The Bait and Switch: How Seafood Fraud Hurts Our Oceans, Our Wallets and Our Health." "Oceana chose Florida because ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Florida Anti-Vaccine Group Ignores Facts, Says It's Not Anti-Vaccine

    ​The Health Regulation Committee on Wednesday voted seven to zip in favor of SB 1116, a proposal to give parents of sixth-graders information on the human papillomavirus vaccine, which helps protect females from cervical cancer. As discussed yesterday, the original version of the bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    A Drug That Sort of Prevents HIV Transmission: What Could Go Wrong?

    ​Imagine a drug that could stop the spread of HIV. People could screw whomever they wanted however they wanted and sleep peacefully knowing that the virus wouldn't soon be waging an all-out assault on their immune systems. It sounds like a quick fix to one of history's most pressing public he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Three Plead Guilty in Scam Based on Government-Regulated Toilet Paper

    ​Question: How much money can three Palm Beach County scam artists make by convincing old people there are new government regulations that ban traditional toilet paper?Answer: Around $1 million, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.Mary Moore, 54, Joseph Nouerand, 52, and Christopher Lincoln, 4 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Americans Want Safer Food, Often (Literally) Eating Crap

    Mike Licht (NotionsCapital.com) via Creative CommonsNothing is safe, nothing is sacred.​

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    That's Not Funny: Comedy Club Owners Trade Putdowns in Email Exchange

    Perry Sak: Which club will he choose?​Last week, we heard from Pete O'Neil, the newcomer to Fort Lauderdale who decided to speak out about the FDA's antiquated ban on blood donations by homosexual men. That's not the only issue he's going to battle for -- it appears he's taking to the bullhorn in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    FDA Ban on Gays Donating Blood: Parent Complains, School District Grins and Bears It

    Flickr: BWJones​If you've ever donated blood, you've probably noticed a prominent question on a pre-donation questionnaire: Have you had intercourse with someone of the same sex since 1977? If so, yer outta luck, pal. The law, which has been repeatedly challenged and upheld since its imposition in ... More >>

  • Film

    March 17, 2011

    "Limitless": One Pill Makes You Smarter in a One-Note Movie

    Flickr: BWJones​If you've ever donated blood, you've probably noticed a prominent question on a pre-donation questionnaire: Have you had intercourse with someone of the same sex since 1977? If so, yer outta luck, pal. The law, which has been repeatedly challenged and upheld since its imposition in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Meat Glue, the Sequel: Experiments in Liverwurst Pork Chops and Burger-Encrusted Duck (PHOTOS)

    Jeff Stratton​Last week, we told you about meat glue -- what is, what it does. Is there anything it can't do?Even as scientific minds caution chefs about the unknown dangers of sticking a slice of smoked turkey on a sirloin, cooks across the country are going crazy trying to best each other in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    FDA Shocker: Four Loko Not the First Beverage to Combine Caffeine With Alcohol

    Not that original.​You'd think that the problem with sickly sweet, carbonated, high-alcohol energy drinks would be (1) that they're disgusting, or (2) that the hangovers are hellish. And you'd be right on both counts. But the Food and Drug Administration believes there's another problem: That cons ... More >>

  • News

    November 18, 2010

    A Hallucinogen Called Ibogaine Has Helped Addicts Kick Heroin, Meth, and Everything in Between. Is it the Trip That Does the Trick?

    Not that original.​You'd think that the problem with sickly sweet, carbonated, high-alcohol energy drinks would be (1) that they're disgusting, or (2) that the hangovers are hellish. And you'd be right on both counts. But the Food and Drug Administration believes there's another problem: That cons ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Sick of Salmonella? Chiquita's New Salad Wash Wards Off Bacteria

    Now with less salmonella.​Seems like every few months, we're hearing about a salmonella or E. coli scare. Lettuce, tomatoes, eggs, and more are seemingly becoming gateways to pathogens in our food system.Leave it to food science to strike back. Chicago-based producer Chiquita announced Friday that ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    Taking a Legal Toke

    Now with less salmonella.​Seems like every few months, we're hearing about a salmonella or E. coli scare. Lettuce, tomatoes, eggs, and more are seemingly becoming gateways to pathogens in our food system.Leave it to food science to strike back. Chicago-based producer Chiquita announced Friday that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Eating Around the Blog-o-Sphere

    Got an interesting post or bit of news to share? Email it to Charlie and we'll include it in Eating Around the Blog-o-Sphere.Jan Norris grabs some tips from Art Ginsberg, AKA Mr. Food, on how to make a great brisket. South Florida Beer Blog hips us to the Beer Snob Pub Crawl, a beerventure conducted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Former Executive Blew Whistle on E-Cigarette Maker From Weston Now Being Investigated by AG

    FlickrE-cigarettes are in the strange position of suing to prove they're a tobacco product.​A Weston-based company called Smoking Everywhere wanted an executive who could go to battle against the FDA and U.S. Customs, which had teamed up to ban the import of e-cigarettes. But by hiring Ray Story i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    OMFG, It's the KFC Double Down -- Updated

    ​Update: I just received word that the nutrition education director for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Susan Levine, has issued a letter to Yum! Brands Inc. (operators of KFC) urging the chain not to advertise the Double Down to children. The letter claims the fat-laden sandwic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Video: Jimmy Johnson Wants Men To "Go Long"

    He coached the Miami Hurricanes. He coached the Miami Dolphins. Now Jimmy Johnson is coaching men to buy ExtenZe, a "male enhancement tablet" that promises to "really make a difference."In television commercials, the company is very sly, never making specific claims about what "difference" the prod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Lauderdale Dr. Gary Snyder Argues Against Flu Vaccine

    Snyder's home flu repellent: Vitamin D​Historians will look back some day on the autumn of 2009 as a period of mass hysteria over a relatively innocuous strain of flu called H1N1, which so far has killed 1,000 Americans (normal seasonal flu averages 36,000 U.S. deaths per year, according to the CD ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 14, 2008

    Kick the Bottle

    As the containers and costs mount, in South Florida and beyond, plastic is played out

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2008

    Week's Top Food-Related Headlines

    As the containers and costs mount, in South Florida and beyond, plastic is played out

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2008

    Miracle Fruit: The Untold Story

    As the containers and costs mount, in South Florida and beyond, plastic is played out

  • News

    May 22, 2008

    Sobriety in a Bottle

    Is Prometa the greatest innovation in addiction treatment history or 21st-century snake oil?

  • News

    March 13, 2008

    The Muscle Men

    Inside the "Rejuvenation Centers" at the heart of the nation's largest illegal steroid and HGH operation

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2008

    Sushi Advisory

    Inside the "Rejuvenation Centers" at the heart of the nation's largest illegal steroid and HGH operation

  • Dining

    December 13, 2007

    Spice Guys

    Feel the burn at India Palace

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2007

    ADM: Supermaggot To The World

    Feel the burn at India Palace

  • News

    July 12, 2007

    Letters for July 12-18, 2007

    Feel the burn at India Palace

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2007

    Something Smells Fishy -- And Like Rectal Leakage, Too

    Feel the burn at India Palace

  • News

    August 31, 2006

    In Cord Blood

    Turning the miracle of birth into the banking of cold, hard cash.

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    Letters for April 27-May 3, 2006

    Turning the miracle of birth into the banking of cold, hard cash.

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2006

    Take This Job and Shove It

    Turning the miracle of birth into the banking of cold, hard cash.

  • News

    January 12, 2006

    Drunk on Power

    Give the DUI Guy What He Deserves

  • News

    December 22, 2005

    Far From Benign

    Is South Florida's most notorious pimp peddling a fake cancer cure?

  • News

    November 3, 2005

    Letters for November 3-9, 2005

    Is South Florida's most notorious pimp peddling a fake cancer cure?

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2005

    Got Bands?

    If you don't, Jared Cole does

  • News

    November 25, 2004

    Here's Lookin' at You

    A Delray company implanting people with microchips looks to the bright Orwellian future

  • News

    August 26, 2004

    Tailpipe

    Nobody Home

  • Dining

    June 24, 2004

    The Law on Raw

    Shizen

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2003

    This Week's Day by Day Picks

    Shizen

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    Blood Trade

    Two companies wage a never-sanguine war for your bodily fluid

  • Dining

    September 12, 2002

    Go Away Jose!

    That old exploding ketchup trick

  • News

    October 5, 2000

    The Best Shot at a Cure For Cancer

    Cancer vaccines are the hottest thing in oncology. Dr. Howard Abel is bringing the experimental treatment to South Florida.

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    I Want a New Drug

    Users call it G, Scoop, Goop, EZLay, Georgia Home Boy, or just plain old GHB. What's it like? Euphoric… and potentially deadly.

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    The Doctor Will Sell You Now

    Supplied by Rexall Showcase of Boca Raton, doctors and other distributors are pitching alternative forms of medicine that may not work in ways that may not be legal

  • Film

    August 20, 1998

    Bloodsucker

    Supplied by Rexall Showcase of Boca Raton, doctors and other distributors are pitching alternative forms of medicine that may not work in ways that may not be legal

  • News

    July 23, 1998

    Weird Science

    The Life Extension Foundation claims it'll add years to your life with pills and cancer profiles. As long as you have the money.

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