In defencehttp://www.indefenceofiberty.orgThe latest Articles brought to you by Liberty InstituteCopyright 2011 Liberty Institute. All rights reserved.Walter E. WilliamsSam Kazman's "Drug Approvals and Deadly Delays" article in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (Winter 2010), tells a story about how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's policies have led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans.f the FDA approves a drug that turns out to have unanticipated, dangerous side effects, people will suffer. Similarly, if the FDA denies or delays the marketing of a perfectly safe and beneficial drug, people will also suffer. Both errors cause medical harm, writes Walter Williams in Townhall.com.http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=4148&pubid=4222&A Killer Agency2011-02-09 00:00:00Thompson AyodeleIn West and Central Africa, large amounts of money are spent on purchasing antiretroviral (ARV) drugs but poor distribution networks deter HIV patients from getting them.The HIV and Aids industry has grown in size and budget. Over and above concerns about drug quality are the massive structural problems militating against effective healthcare delivery that are often not addressed. The basic infrastructure to deliver medicines is lacking, writes Thompson Ayodele in Punch.http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=4015&pubid=4059&Target-setting may undermine HIV/AIDS treatment2010-12-01 00:00:00Thompson AyodeleIn West and Central Africa, large amounts of money are spent on purchasing antiretroviral (ARV) drugs but poor distribution networks deter HIV patients from getting them.The HIV and Aids industry has grown in size and budget. Over and above concerns about drug quality are the massive structural problems militating against effective healthcare delivery that are often not addressed. The basic infrastructure to deliver medicines is lacking, writes Thompson Ayodele in Punch.http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=4019&pubid=4063&Target-setting may undermine HIVAIDS treatment2010-12-01 00:00:00Roger BateThe government's flawed research study endangers lives and crucial pharmaceutical investment. One of the greatest dangers facing India is the proliferation of fake drugs. The Indian Government is trying to whitewash the whole problem. The Indian government is rightly proud of its pharmaceutical market, worth $25 billion a year. But, the report won't stand serious examination. The report generated dubious findings as of biased samples.The report even contained typographical and reporting errors, writes Roger Bate in The Wall Street Journal.http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=3774&pubid=3783&Fake Drug Whitewash in India2010-09-02 00:00:00Thomas SowellIt may be cheaper to remain sick tha get treated, and die than to live, but most people won't choose the cheaper option. What happens when Health care is handed over to the Government and bureaucrats? A new book, "The Truth About ObamaCare" by Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute tells the real facts. In countries with socialized medicine, for instance Britain, more than 4000 expectant mothers give birth inside a hospital, but not in the maternity ward, in Britain in just one year. They give birth to their babies in hallways, bathrooms and even elevators. America has a high infant mortality rate only because it counts all the babies. United states has the best medical system in the world, writes Thomas Sowell in Jewish World Review.http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=3706&pubid=3705&Medical Care Facts and Fables2010-08-24 00:00:00Paul DriessenOur obsession with pesticide “risks” has very different consequences for America and Africa. The increasing outbreak of bedbugs in New York City has revived debate over insecticides and DDT. It ought to invite much more discussion about the use of DDT and insecticides to combat a truly critical disease – malaria, writes Paul Driessen In Townhall.com.http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=3567&pubid=3548&Crisis! New York style vs the real thing2010-08-16 00:00:00Ravi Shanker KapoorIn a recent study ,researchers reported a new gene, which was named New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase, or NDM-1.It has a high resistance to antibiotics. According to the study, in the UK, most of the patients had a history of travelling to India or Pakistan in one year, and many of them were admitted in hospitals in those countries. The Indian Government vehemently criticized the claim and denied it. Our minds haven't shed Socialism yet, writes Ravi Shanker Kapoor.http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=3573&pubid=3555&Superbug exposes the dichotomy between open economy and closed mind2010-08-16 00:00:00Press ReleaseA Report on Causes of Death in India, 2001-03 by Registrar General of India says the number of deaths due to nutritional deficiencies in females in the age group 0-69 years are of the order of 1.4 percent. The Government has come up with many schemses to improve the nutritional status of women in India, says a Press Information Bureau press release.http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=3553&pubid=3535&Death of women due to malnutrition, report2010-08-13 00:00:00Bibek DebroyAccording to Ghulam Nabi Azad, India will become the most populous country by 2030, as the rate of growth of population is 1.4 pecentage when compared to China's 0.6 percentage. He has certainly not read the horror stories in Paul Ehrlich's "the Population Bomb" or Ashish Bose's "Head Count". India was the first to implement family planning, but has it worked? Population is an asset rather than a liability, writes Bibek Debroy in The Indian Express.http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=3435&pubid=3406&Do we need a health ministry?2010-08-02 00:00:00Michael TannerThe new health care reform bill is incredibly long and complex. It has become law now, and is likely to make American's less healthy and less in control of their health care decisions. A lot many American's would be uninsured by the end of this century, writes Michael Tanner in the Cato Institute.http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=3318&pubid=3282&US: A guide to real costs and consequences of the new health care law2010-07-15 00:00:00