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Treating dogs with anti-depressants is actually a booming business. Recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has started approving psycho-tropic drugs for the treatment of a host of mental diseases in dogs, from separation anxiety to aggression. The market for dogs with separation anxiety (defined as going crazy and tearing up couches when master is away at work) is estimated at 14 percent (Sadie included) of the total dog population, or about seven million dogs...
After years of controversy, RU-486, the so-called French abortion pill, is finally being delivered to U.S. doctors this week after approval in September by the FDA. But that doesn't mean abortions will suddenly be easier to get: the drug can actually be nastier than a surgical abortion...
...over-the-counter weight-loss and energy-boosting potions. Now a report identifies ephedra as the likely culprit behind at least 85 cases of heart attack, stroke and other serious reactions over the past two years. The supplement industry disputes the findings, but the study's authors want the FDA to set a "safe dose" level and require manufacturers to spell out just how much ephedra their products contain...
...Skocpol's optimism was tempered by other members of the panel, who voiced concerns about issues ranging from campaign finance reform to a potential reversal of the FDA's approval of abortion drug...
Have Jacobson's junk-food jihads worked? "Michael's ideas about diet and health were seen as way out there 20 years ago," says former FDA commissioner David Kessler. "Now they are mainstream." Translation: we may be fatter than ever, but at least we are feeling guiltier about it. Jacobson, 57, spits out new initiatives faster than you can say olestra (slapped with a gastrointestinal warning, thanks to C.S.P.I.). He dreams of fast-food outlets listing calories. "I can just see it," he sighs. "Big Mac: 560 calories, $2.19." He's urging a federally funded campaign to promote five daily...