Drug lag slows U S access to overseas medicines
A look at how strict U S approval rules shield Americans from unsafe drugs yet delay many medications available abroad. The piece cites examples like salbutamol timolol and sodium valproate, compares approval times, and discusses FDA roles, costs, and debates over safety versus access.
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Reagan aides advocate harsh responses to national security leaks. Edwin Meese III says reporters who publish unauthorized material are guilty, and a journalist is equally culpable. Measures include automatic convictions for identifying confidential sources, CIA covert surveillance, newsroom searches, and shielding agency documents from FOIA disclosure.
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Hazardous nitrogen waste buried under Nitro playground
A Nitro field once used as a landfill and chemical waste site is suspected of containing buried hazardous chemicals. Tests are inconclusive but officials warn aryphosphates can burn skin and flash, while heptane is explosive in quantity. FMC Corp. dumped waste there with state permit as teams review inclusion in the Superfund cleanup plan.
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