A news release issued by the FDA on Tuesday said:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking a permanent injunction against Sharkco Seafood International Inc., located in Venice, La. The injunction is intended to stop the seafood processing company from distributing scombrotoxin-forming fish in interstate commerce. Consumption of scombrotoxin-forming fish that are not properly preserved or refrigeratedcan result in scombroid Read more

One of the Senate’s creative ways to steal money to pay for healthcare “reform”: A tax on plastic surgery not considered necessary to correct congenital defects, the results of an injury, or the aftermath of a disfiguring disease.

Plastic surgeons are protesting the tax, but they’re going about it the wrong way. They argue that the tax is being proposed because plastic surgery patients are seen as wealthy housewives who can afford to pay Read more

I’ve been working a lot lately. A LOT. Much of this work is (no) thanks to the FDA; I can’t go into details, but not only has it been long hours, but I may also have to work this weekend. For the girl who deeply enjoys preparing the Thanksgiving meal for her family, this is a severe annoyance.

Here’s the thing, though…this is just one year of annoyance for me. For doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, it may be EVERY year Read more

Very quick commentary, since I don’t have time to write much about this:

House Democrats are accusing the pharmaceutical industry of increasing prices in anticipation of cost cuts from whatever healthcare “reform” bill passes. They haven’t said what they’ll do if an investigation says that the pharma companies are “price-gouging,” but I wouldn’t be at all shocked if antitrust proceedings and massive fines ensued.

Now, if the Read more

From the Boston Globe, via the New York Times, comes this little gem:

Health economists are increasingly advocating a cost-cutting method known as “bundling,’’ in which health providers receive a lump sum to care for a patient with a particular medical condition, say, diabetes or heart disease. The House bill calls for the administration to develop a plan for bundling, while the Senate Finance Committee version of the Read more

A friend of mine and fellow Objectivist, who asks to be identified only as Christian W., posted this excellent set of advice on Facebook. With his permission, I’m sharing it here. Christian originally hails from a country in which socialized medicine is already a reality, so we can learn from his experience in the unfortunately highly likely event that that’s what we get in America.

Guidelines for Survival Under Socialized Medicine
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I’m a second-year student in the Objectivist Academic Center, and the class is currently working through the difference between the metaphysically given (such as the law of gravity) and the man-made (such as traffic laws). The man-made is the result of choice, and as such is subject to praise or criticism. The metaphysically given simply is what it is, and all the whining, crying, and pleading we do will not change it. Neither will praying.

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26.2 in New York City!

It was amazing. Before this race I said NYC was something I would probably only do once, figuring that the logistics of such an enormous race would be too much of a pain to do again. I was wrong. The elation of having so many people encouraging you along those miles, the fun of seeing so many different neighborhoods, the unbelievable feeling of coming into Central Park for those last couple of miles, is worth repeating. Read more