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SAVING PEOPLE FROM THEMSELVES – DOES IT WORK? Although more than 80 countries have laws that require motorists and their passengers to fasten their seat

He alone is worthy of life and freedom who each day does battle for them anew. – Goethe, Faust FDA UPDATE INCLUDES GREAT NEWS! On April

It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law . . . that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not to

If you love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We

To all our readers: we wish you a very happy and healthy new year! “The real goal is to keep people alive forever.” — William

LIPOSUCTION SUCKS AWAY INSULIN RESISTANCE TOO We have long been interested in whether liposuction, a popular form of cosmetic surgery (218,064 liposuction procedures were reported

From Special Politically Incorrect Issue Allowing government officials to access a private person’s medical records without a warrant is a violation of the Fourth Amendment to

It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so

NONE DARE CALL IT TREASON? I hope your committee will not permit doubts as to constitutionality, however reasonable, to block the suggested legislation. – F.

Special Supplement • Nov. 2001 Grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure. – Justice Thurgood Marshall RED

FOODS THAT ARE HIGH IN POTASSIUM On October 30, 2000, the FDA allowed orange juice manufacturers to add a new health claim informing consumers that