November 16, 2011
John Stossel's latest post: FDA Kills Smokers
"The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health."
That's what the Food and Drug Administration tells us on its website.
My intuition makes me grateful that the FDA is there to protect me — to make sure that every drug is proven both safe and effective — but "protection" kills people.
Last week, I discussed how the FDA kills by keeping useful medical devices off the market. Now, we learn the FDA threatens the health of cigarette smokers who want to quit.
How can I say that? Hasn't the FDA proposed that new warnings and gruesome pictures be placed on cigarette packages because the old scares apparently weren't working? As Reuters reminds us:"
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