Subject: Food and Drug Administration

• America and Marijuana: “Medicinal” My Ass

  August 13, 2007

• USF Realizes Its Student Insurance Covered Abortions -- and Aborts It

  Abortion has commandeered headlines of late with the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade last week and Saturday's pro-life rally -- for which many protesters bused into this pro-choice lair from more conservative California zip codes. But there is one story of anti-abortion zeal here in our own backyard that hasn't yet been reported on outside of the Catholic press. Namely, pregnant co-eds at the University of San Francisco are flat out of luck if they want financial help to get an abortio

  January 27, 2009

• New Sandwiches at Boccalone

  Just like the toasted panini I used to eat in Rome--except the Acme-baked bread is better.

  February 10, 2009

• Getting Hep

  July 19, 1995

• Hepatitis A-B-Cs: (source: American Liver Foundation)

  July 19, 1995

• As They Lay Dying

  August 16, 1995

• Savage Love

  August 30, 1995

• Topic of Cancer

  September 6, 1995

• Dog Bites

  September 20, 1995

• Dog Bites

  March 20, 1996

• Stem-cell stalemate: The push for cures may produce only disappointment - or worse

  April 15, 2009

• Like Blogs, Only Paperier

  February 11, 2009

• Don't mix raw oysters and antacids!

  February 11, 2009

• Hot! Horny! Wasted! Teens!

  New research about young military recruits who smoke, drink, and screw too much.

  January 14, 2009

• Whistleblower

  By most accounts, David Kessler's four years as UCSF's medical school dean were a rip-roaring success. So why was he fired?

  April 9, 2008

• Coca-Cola for Culture Jammers

  January 2, 2008

• Boomtastrophe

  Baby Boomers hoped to die before they got old. They lied. And now they�re dragging the whole country down.

  May 2, 2007

• Letters to the Editor

  Week of Wednesday, June 14, 2006

  June 14, 2006

• Asymmetric Warfare: The Game

  Advances in ultrarealistic simulation let soldiers experience the war in Iraq -- before they go

  April 13, 2005

• Letters to the Editor

  Week of Wednesday, January 19, 2005

  January 19, 2005

• I Hate It

  August 18, 2004

• Beaming in on The Cure

  A new type of radiation therapy, developed by a Bay Area company, shows astonishing promise in fighting cancer

  April 28, 2004

• Looking for Mr. Goodbucks

  December 3, 2003

• Palookaville

  In S.F.'s political fight game, all the contestants are ignoring a national biotech debate that could put the local economy down for the count

  October 9, 2002

• The New Defenders

  An explosion of federal funding has Bay Area researchers at the forefront of America's counter-terrorism program. Will the money make us safer - or just make science a military secret?

  September 11, 2002

• Miracle at the KK Cafe

  May 8, 2002

• The New Economy

  The road to Punta Abreojos is paved with hollow intentions

  November 21, 2001

• Cell Therapy

  Bay Area researchers are using a particular cancer to produce neuronlike cells that, when injected into the brain, seem to reverse the effects of stroke. Is the treatment a historic medical breakthrough, or a reckless ploy to attract investors?

  October 31, 2001

• The Anthrax Detector No One Wants

  October 24, 2001

• Night Crawler

  Bringing in the Clowns

  April 19, 2000

• Blood Sucker

  August 19, 1998

• REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

  June 10, 1998

• Pacific Overtures

  November 5, 1997

• Giving Away the Hospital

  University of California regents are set to vote next week on finalizing a merger of the UCSF Medical Center with Stanford University's health service. Supporters claim the merger -- a transfer of $380 million in public assets to the private sector -- is

  September 10, 1997

• riff raff

  Take a Really Deep Breath

  August 27, 1997

• Men Behaving Viciously

  How ACT UP San Francisco spreads spit, fake blood, used cat litter, and potentially deadly misinformation through the AIDS community

  March 19, 1997

• Mulch

  November 13, 1996

• A Wasting of Time

  July 3, 1996

• Beat the Press

  April 10, 1996

• Letters

  December 6, 1995

• Drug Story (Part I)

  November 29, 1995

• Drug Story (Part II)

  Discovered by brain researchers in the early '60s and resurrected by bodybuilders in the late '80s, the semi-illict compound GHB is now marketed on the club and smart-drug circuits as a sexy wonder drug. But beware GHB's knockout punch.

  November 29, 1995

• Navel Maneuvers

  If Adam and Eve moved to Northern California, they'd probably note on the first day that the balmy weather, inspiring vistas, and mellow vibesreminded them of Eden. On the second day, they'd pick up a copy of "Common Ground" and enroll in a self-help cour

  August 23, 1995

• Beauty Knows No Pain

  Building a Better Body at the 28th Annual Session of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

  April 26, 1995

• A Squishable Feast

  July 15, 2009

• Camel Milk Chocolates? You Might Soon be Able to Score Some in Noe Valley

  A Noe Valley shop hopes to be among the first U.S. retailers to sell chocolate bars made with camel milk. Jack Epstein, owner of Chocolate Covered (4069 24th St. at Castro), told SFoodie he only recently found out about the camel milk chocolate bars, manufactured by Dubai-based chocolatier Al Nassama. "The gentleman who manufactures it is an acquaintance of a very good customer of mine," Epstein said. "He tried it and likes it, and I trust his palate. I will try to carry it if it's possible."

  July 23, 2009

• Is That a Frog in Your Throat or Are You Just Gagging?

  Mmm, froggy.​According to a CNN report today, the Food and Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs has concluded that the foreign matter in a man's can of Diet Pepsi appears to have been a frog or a toad. Gulp. In July, Fred DeNegri of Ormond Beach, Florida, started gagging after he took a drink of his soda. After emptying the can, he could tell there was still something inside. DeNegri and his wife Amy took pictures of something that resembled "pink linguini" or "dark stuff" and

  September 3, 2009

• In Praise of Imposter Lobster in South City

  T. PalmerNot lobster, but not half bad either.​Cruising the El and hankering for something cheap 'n fried, SFoodie made a guilty pleasure pit stop at Long John Silver's (1111 El Camino Real at Del Paso, South San Francisco) for some fish and chips and hush puppies. Inside the spot (which doubles as a KFC), we were intrigued by a menu item called Lobster Bites, and added them to our fish and chips meal ($6.99 for all).Our Spidey sense told us to be skeptical about whether this would be real lob

  October 14, 2009

• Just in Time for Halloween: The World's Deadliest Foods

  Think last night's burrito made you sick? Even the worst food poisoning from the grubbiest taqueria is nothing compared to what might happen if you chow down on these really deadly foods.​8. FuguEating fugu, or Japanese pufferfish, is always a life-or-death gamble. Considered a delicacy, the rather cute little critter contains a poison called tetrodotoxin that's anything but cuddly -- it's 1,200 times more deadly than cyanide! Not everyone who eats the stuff dies, though approximately 100 fugu

  October 15, 2009

• Sparks Outlawed? Now You Can Make It at Home

  Back in December 2008, MillerCoors voluntarily removed caffeine, taurine, guarana, and ginseng from energy drink Sparks, due in part to pressure from San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera. Hipsters everywhere lost their collective shit. The overly sweet malt liquor/energy drink hybrid saturated the fabric of many a party flannel. Subtract the caffeine and all you have left is a really gross drink, instead of a really gross drink that makes you stay up really, really late.A match made in hea

  November 16, 2009