States Look to Tobacco Tax for Budget Holes

The tobacco industry counters that smokers already bear an unfair tax burden and that increases encourage cross-border purchases and bootlegging.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/us/21tobacco.html?ex=1366516800&en=559ea9024b1e697b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By KEVIN SACK

Panel’s Bipartisan View: F.D.A. Is Underfinanced

The Food and Drug Administration needs far more money than the White House has proposed for next year, senators of both parties said Tuesday.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/washington/16fda.html?ex=1366084800&en=b069777f50f68582&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By GARDINER HARRIS

News Analysis: Tainted Drugs Put Focus on the F.D.A.

Congress may finally heed calls to allocate more money to the Food and Drug Administration for inspections of overseas drug plants.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/health/policy/17fda.html?ex=1363492800&en=38a92b5ddb3f2c51&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By GARDINER HARRIS