“Early in my career I tried using a glove ... It didn’t go too well. I think it’s better without.”

As has been said elsewhere, the benefits of the shot are twofold: 1) a little bit of immunity for everyone goes a long way, and 2) even if you can get infected, the flu shot still decreases the severity of the flu.

No. But they should ban kits from being sold, especially if any health claims are made... Which is their mandate.

Man this really sucks ass

Never had a car keyed but did have slashed tires. Can confirm, it’s terrible.

Grew up around them a bit. This sounds about right.

While I get that profit in healthcare is an awkward conversation, a company like Pfizer doesn’t ditch a program if it’s likely to work. Alzheimer’s has been notoriously tough sledding recently with a rash of high profile failures. There are still ongoing and promising research programs at other companies. Pfizer’s…

An 8 team playoff may be better, but UCF doesn’t even get in through that right now...

While I largely agree, the OTC monograph system was originally put together so that these supplements could be deemed safe and then cheaply made and delivered (which is why Advil is so cheap and easy to find). What is broken is that there isn’t a great mechanism to to update this information with new available…

The way OTC pharmaceuticals are regulated is surprisingly simple. Basically, if the ingredients in them fall under the established FDA monograph, they can be sold with limited oversight. It’s actually a hot topic in Congress right now (reforming that process that is)

- Sprinkles is better than Georgetown Cupcakes and doesn’t have the wait.

Unfortunately probably not, but advances in selective IVF may allow him to ensure his kids don’t have the disease.

How’s Martavis Bryant’s alibi?

... But maybe not the Capitals

I’ll admit I’m not nearly as familiar with the GRAS designation procedure and the food side of the agency in general, but I would say that they look at data packages as presented to them. If someone made a good case for stevia extract, then they received a “no objection” notice. If someone makes a good case for…

This! The FDA approval process by making a risk-benefit assessment based on all available scientific evidence and then communicating that balance to consumers. Not enough people understand this.

“crowdfunding your airfare through Paper Plane, a service that hasn’t debuted yet.”

Well said Poopfan

My boss won’t accept a DNP-Rest either

I’m genuinely not sure where I stand on this. The catcher didn’t look all the crossed up and the ball missed to his glove side.