The New York Times reports a breakthrough for Alzheimer’s disease as the FDA announced it will have looser rules on approving drugs for treatment. In the past, pharmaceutical companies had to show that drugs improved “daily, real-world functioning,” but now “Drugs in clinical trial would qualify for...

The New York Times reports “The United States government is buying enough of a new smallpox medicine to treat two million people in the event of a bioterrorism attack, and took delivery of the first shipment of it last week.” This action has caused much debate as many believe the $463 million order is...

An article in The New York Times announces that Whole Foods Market is the “first retailer in the US to require labeling of all genetically modified foods sold in its store, a move that some experts said could radically alter the food industry.” While the FDA assures that genetically modified foods are...