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...Shane find the right attitude to fight his illness, and she helps Doblin advocate for limited legal use. Soon his association will help fund the first approved study of MDMA in psychotherapy, involving 30 victims of rape in Spain diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. In this country, the FDA has approved only one study. In 1995 Dr. Charles Grob, a UCLA psychiatrist, used it as a pain reliever for end-stage cancer patients. In the first phase of the study, he concluded the drug is safe if used in controlled situations under careful monitoring. The body is much less...
...years now, "smart" drugs have been the hottest trend in cancer treatment. They are designed to zero in on the proteins that nurture tumor cells. In the past year alone, the FDA has approved three such drugs (for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, breast cancer and leukemia). And more are in the pipeline, because scientists are becoming increasingly skilled at designing drugs that target specific, critical molecular processes that tumor cells need to survive. Herceptin, for example, takes advantage of the fact that most breast-cancer cells overproduce a certain growth-factor protein; the drug preferentially seeks out tumor cells...
...onus is on proving that something causes harm rather than proving that it's absolutely safe. So it comes down to a clash between the can-do American ethos and the more skeptical or cautious European one." Adds TIME science editor Phillip Elmer-DeWitt, "In the U.S., the FDA has sufficient scientific prestige that the public will generally trust its assessment of any dangers involved in consuming particular foods, but in Europe there's no equivalent body to the FDA." And maybe they'd be more receptive to that idea than to "Star Wars...
Unfortunately, protection against uvb doesn't guarantee protection against longer-wavelength ultraviolet-A, a second form of UV radiation that penetrates deeper into the skin. The academy and the fda are still trying to figure out how to test and rate the effectiveness of sunscreens against this part of the UV spectrum. Until they succeed, look for products designated as "broad-spectrum" sunscreens, offering some protection against both forms...
Sunday's announcement marks another step in the continuing civic rehabilitation of thalidomide, which was banned decades ago after its widespread use as an anti-morning sickness medication was linked to horrible birth defects. In spite of lingering public distaste for the drug, the FDA in 1998 approved it as a treatment for leprosy, and the ASCO findings could plant the seeds for future approvals. While its effectiveness as a weapon against various illnesses is no longer in question, the rigors of a clinical trial will pale in comparison to the public's vivisection of thalidomide's risks. "People harbor...