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A bill that can save lives

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) I met a young boy named Gabe Griffin a few years back at Battleship Park in Mobile. His family and friends had organized a cross country bike ride that started in Oregon and ended on Alabama’s Gulf Coast. The goal of the ride was to raise awareness about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, … Continued
December 5, 2016

Palmer Says New Drug will Help Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) treatment that parents of Duchenne’s patients have been asking for, for a while now. Congressman Palmer said in a statement, “On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved … Continued
September 22, 2016

Right To Try Bill Passes Legislature

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter  On Thursday, May 28, the House passed the Right to Try Act, which was sponsored by Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster), and carried by Representative April Weaver (R-Shelby County) in the House.  The law, SB537, gives terminally ill patients access to medicines that have passed Phase 1 of the … Continued
June 1, 2015

Obama’s FDA Puts New Demands on America’s Farmers and Ranchers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday President Barack H. Obama’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they want meat and poultry producers to stop giving antibiotics to their animals to make them grow faster. The FDA’s deputy commissioner for foods, Michael Taylor said, “This is a sea change. We’re finally ready to put … Continued
April 13, 2012