The so-called Database Protection bill, which is moving through congress, could block the public’s access to facts, which are available on the Internet for free and easy to find via Google, Yahoo! and other search engines, opponents of the bill say.
The Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act (HR3261) says any person who copies and [...]

Public Citizen today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to withdraw the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor from the market. Crestor, which is marketed by AstraZeneca, has been linked to cases of life-threatening muscle damage and kidney failure or damage, says the consumer advocacy group.
“The FDA should never have approved this drug in the face [...]

Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen told a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee to withdraw the acne drug Accutane from the market. Accutane has been linked to causing birth defects.
Dr. Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, said the drug causes birth defects as malformations of the heart and brain, and can [...]