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...mifepristone's defenders counter that carrying a baby to term is six times as dangerous as ending a pregnancy, whether surgically or medically. There are certainly risks if women were to use the drug without adequate supervision, but the FDA guidelines aim to limit that possibility: a patient will receive written instructions on taking the pills, and must sign a statement swearing that she has read them and that she will agree to a surgical abortion if the medication fails...
Part of the problem is that herbal supplements and mainstream medicine come from two very different worlds and operate in different regulatory environments. The marketing of prescription and over-the-counter drugs is strictly regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, which requires scientific proof of safety and efficacy. Herbal remedies, by contrast, are largely exempt from FDA supervision. Companies can sell herbal preparations without guaranteeing that what's on the label is inside the bottle...
...After I finished the book, I did go to Neiman?s. I found the glove section, and it?s not a counter. It?s the corner of a shelf. Also after writing the book, I?m now much more aware of shopgirls. I look at them and I see almost what I?ve written ? what I?ve interpreted about their lives...
...TIME: Lisa, the predatory bitch behind the perfume counter, is wonderfully drawn; I loved hating her. She has a nicely articulated hatred of and dependence on men, and some strange fears...
...however, is ill-founded. While complexity and historical import demand a thorough and unbiased weighing of the facts and a fair adjudication the parties conflicting claims, they do not demand such an encumbrance on the court. The appeals court would be prudent to follow the government's more efficient counter-proposal and to proceed as swiftly and judiciously as possible...