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I just heard on The People's Pharmacy (#776) that 40% of U.S. medications are imported as are 80% of the raw ingrediants for medications produced in the U.S. What does this mean for the inspection process and the safety of the medications we rely upon? Joe and Terry Graedon interview the FDA's Principle Deputy Director, Dr. Joshua Sharfstein to find out what steps the Obama administration are taking to address issues like these. http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/10/776-health-news-update/

Dean Leo Martinez of the University of California's Hastings College of the Law gets my quote of the night: "There's a Spanish saying to the effect that the thinnest of tortillas has two sides." I like this phrase which calls you to re-examine what seem to be the most clearly cut of issues. I hope I didn't misspell anything here; my phone doesn't have spellcheck.

Quote of the night goes to Vernoica Wylie Slater, "It is so easy to become an opinionated monster after 40." Visit thisibelieve.org for more insights.

BBC: There's an 83-year-old man in Gaza who has had 10 wives, 30 children & 435 grandchildren! His youngest child is 2! The above posting was a text message from my phone.  The 150 character limit sort of hampered the detail I could put in.  On top of that, he's actually 82, and I missed a wife.  The article I tracked down says he had 11 wives, but only 4 currently.  I'm a little distressed by the description of "some 11 wives" and "some 30 children."  To me the word "some" would suggest the number isn't necessarily accurate ... like, "I ate some dozen or so pieces of candy."  Mind you, I added "or so" but that's how I'm reading the description.  Unreal. BBC News - 'Legendary' Gaza man and his ever-growing family