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These editorials appear in chronological order.
Cognitive Enhancement: This inaugural editorial about smart drugs by
Steven Wm. Fowkes defines the concept of smart drugs, its meaning
to different people, and the scope of CERI and Smart Drug News (now
Smart Life News).
The Nutrition Police, by Steven Wm. Fowkes
describes the scope of the inherent bias at the FDA regarding patentable
substances (new-chemical-entity drugs) and generic substances (herbs and nutrients, and even off-patent drugs like aspirin), misregulation of
which ultimately led to Congressional reform of the Food Drug and
Cosmetics Act to establish dietary supplements as a category of
food. and restrict the FDA from arbitrarily applying drug
regulations, as they were at the time of the editorial.
Somerset Lawyers Threaten Liquid-Deprenyl Users, by Steven Wm. Fowkes
discusses the use of questionable legal tactics by Lawyers of Somerset
Pharmaceuticals (makers of Eldepryl-brand deprenyl) to gain control of
the US deprenyl (selegiline) market.
Vitamin C, RDAs and Politics, by Steven Wm. Fowkes is about
Linus Pauling, the recommended daily allowance (RDS) for vitamin C,
and recent scientific findings about vitamin C metabolism. It discusses
the impact of political elements within scientific institutions that
corrupt the scientific process.
The Biological Evolution of Energy Systems, by Steven Wm. Fowkes
discusses the evolutionary development of biological systems that
produce cellular energy and the ecological consequences of photosynthesis.
It follows the mitochondrial nutrition article
that appeared in the previous issue.
The Health Interests of Millions are at Stake, this open letter to
Chancellor Kohl and the German Bundestag by Dr. Matthias Rath covers the
impact of proposed Codex Alimentarius Commission regulations that would
severely restrict the continued availability of over-the-counter dietary
supplements on a world-wide basis.
Kesslers Legacy to the FDA, by Steven Wm. Fowkes discusses
the contributions of FDA Commissioner Dr. David Kessler, Esq. to the
illegal and unconstitutional activities of the FDA in light of his recent
resignation due to allegations of improper reimbursement billings.
GHB Madness, by Ward Dean, M.D. and Steven Wm. Fowkes deals with
the incredible political machinations behind the FDAs and DEAs
campaign to discredit gamma-hydroxybutyrate, a carbohydrate dietary
substance which plays a vital role in human brain neurochemistry.
GHB Madness, Two Years Later, by Steven Wm. Fowkes and Ward Dean, M.D.
deals with recent legal, political and media developments in Texas regarding
the case of Hilory Farias, the poster child for the war on GHB. For a comprehensive
menu of additional selections relating to GHB, go to the
GHB Page.
Truth and Misleadingness, by Steven Wm. Fowkes,
deals with the legal and regulatory consequences of the Pearson vs Shalala
decision, which declared the FDAs significant-scientific-agreement standard
for restraint of health claims to be in violation of the First Amendment of the
U.S. Constitution.
Self Care and Cognitive Enhancement, by Steven Wm. Fowkes,
is his millenium editorial dealing with the rising significance of brain
function in our evolving modern economy, the distortion of medical science
by archaic and dysfunctional regulatory institutions, and the resulting
implications towards personal empowerment and human achievement.