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Obama Readies Plan to Tighten Financial Regulations
President Obama wants to wield more regulatory power over companies that have the potential to damage the entire financial system. Before he heads to the G20 conference, Obama plans to show his commitment to regulation (and not just government spending), so he can persuasively push European governments to do some spending of their own.
The New York Times reports that Obama's plan would require complex financial instruments, the kinds that contributed to the current mess, be traded through clearinghouses.
New Country of Origin Food Label Law
I like eating seasonally and locally, but I am a realist too. I know much of the food we all eat comes from outside the US. Remember the tomato and hot pepper salmonella scare?
TV Drug Ads Might Have to Highlight Hairy Side Effects
Regulators are considering a proposal today that would require potentially gnarly and dangerous side effects be touted as loudly as their miracle cures in pharmaceutical promotions. The FDA is considering requiring TV drug advertisements to also display a number where patients can report serious problems with their medication.
TV advertising has created a culture of savvy drug consumers who think they can prescribe drugs more adroitly than their physicians — ads have become a cornerstone of the pharmaceutical business since regulators allowed them ten years ago.
Anatomy of a Tattoo
I am ever curious about how the human body works, and recently I pondered the permanence of tattoos. Skin is always shedding layers of dead cells (especially if you exfoliate), so how can a tattoo remain year after year?
Let's start at the beginning with how a tattoo is created.
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You Asked: Is Homeopathic Medicine Regulated by the FDA?
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Dear Fit,
I recently went to see a naturopath about my eczema and she gave me some homeopathic medicine. I'm a little nervous about taking these weird little pills.
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5 Things About Salt
Since the FDA is considering regulating sodium in processed foods, I have been hearing more and more about the reasons why. Here are five things to ponder about the sodium content in your diet.
- Seventy-five percent of the salt we consume comes from processed food and food from restaurants, not from the salt shaker.
- Your tongue cannot adequately discern how much salt is in your food.
Organ Lessons: The Pancreas
It's time to take some organ lessons, but not the musical kind. I'm going to teach you about your internal organs, starting with the pancreas.
November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, devoted to educating people about the disease that took the life of Patrick Swayze earlier this year.
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Front Page: Sarkozy Calls For Global Regulator at G20
- At the G20 conference, French President Sarkozy has called for a "global regulator" that could reach inside US borders since the crisis "didn't actually spontaneously erupt in Europe." Obama maintains that there will be no ceding of sovereignty to such a regulator. — New York Times
- A man died during G20 protests in central London.
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