Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
Commentary
Knowing A Little Physics Could Save Your Life
As Hurricane Dorian closes in inexorably on the U.S. mainland, even the local news here in California is covering it intensely. One meteorologist made an odd remark about the storm: “Let’s not focus too much on what category it is.” (Hurricanes are categorized from one to five, depending on the ...
Agriculture
Plants could give us new treatments for cancer, HIV and other diseases if we had better ‘pharming’ regulations
Politicians talk a lot about farming but seldom about “pharming,” even though the latter can also have a big impact on Americans’ pocketbooks—and their health. The punny name refers to genetically modifying plants such as corn, rice, tobacco and alfalfa to produce high concentrations of pharmaceutical ingredients. Many common medicines ...
Drug Pricing
Henry Miller explains how the market can lower drug prices on the Lars Larson Show
Henry Miller joined the nationally syndicated Lars Larson Show to discuss how the market can lower drug prices. Henry Miller’s interview starts at the 46 minute mark.
Commentary
Let’s Let Market Forces Lower Drug Prices
The Trump Administration on July 31 announced steps that could lead to the importation of prescription drugs from Canada, where prices are lower. This strategy is favored by President Trump but has long been opposed by many Republicans. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said that the policy would enable Americans ...
Radio
Listen to Henry I. Miller on the Lars Larson Show
Listen to Henry I. Miller, M.S., M.D. and PRI’s Senior Fellow in Healthcare, discuss GMOs on the Lars Larson Show. Dr. Miller’s interview begins at the 46 minute mark.
Commentary
Henry Miller: Food Labeling Follies
California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) recently made it official: Your morning cup of coffee won’t give you cancer. Next week’s newsflash probably will be, swallowing an orange seed doesn’t cause a tree to grow in your stomach. After more than a year of legal wrangling, OAL signed off on a proposed ...
Commentary
Is the Miracle of Vaccination Fading?
This year’s debate over Senate Bill 276 (Pan) has generated significant controversy in an area where there should be none – the importance of vaccinating all children from often deadly or debilitating communicable diseases. This debate comes as infectious diseases that used to claim the lives of one in six ...
Commentary
Cost-Saving Biosimilars’ Many Obstacles
Innovating new drugs is an expensive and uncertain business, typically taking 10-12 years and costing, on average, $2.55 billion to bring a new product to market. The risks are enormous, and deserve significant financial rewards; at the same time, it’s undeniable that the costs of many new, complex drugs are ...
Agriculture
Issue Brief: Dishonest Propaganda Sprouts from Organic Agriculture
In The Wealth of Nations, the 18th century economist and philosopher Adam Smith observed about the chicanery of some businessmen, “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.” ...
Commentary
The FDA’s Bad Medicine
Before leaving office, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told the Senate Appropriations Committee that Congress should create a new requirement for opioid approvals. New opioids should have to demonstrate superiority over those already on the market, he said. That would be a departure from the current statutory ...
Knowing A Little Physics Could Save Your Life
As Hurricane Dorian closes in inexorably on the U.S. mainland, even the local news here in California is covering it intensely. One meteorologist made an odd remark about the storm: “Let’s not focus too much on what category it is.” (Hurricanes are categorized from one to five, depending on the ...
Plants could give us new treatments for cancer, HIV and other diseases if we had better ‘pharming’ regulations
Politicians talk a lot about farming but seldom about “pharming,” even though the latter can also have a big impact on Americans’ pocketbooks—and their health. The punny name refers to genetically modifying plants such as corn, rice, tobacco and alfalfa to produce high concentrations of pharmaceutical ingredients. Many common medicines ...
Henry Miller explains how the market can lower drug prices on the Lars Larson Show
Henry Miller joined the nationally syndicated Lars Larson Show to discuss how the market can lower drug prices. Henry Miller’s interview starts at the 46 minute mark.
Let’s Let Market Forces Lower Drug Prices
The Trump Administration on July 31 announced steps that could lead to the importation of prescription drugs from Canada, where prices are lower. This strategy is favored by President Trump but has long been opposed by many Republicans. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said that the policy would enable Americans ...
Listen to Henry I. Miller on the Lars Larson Show
Listen to Henry I. Miller, M.S., M.D. and PRI’s Senior Fellow in Healthcare, discuss GMOs on the Lars Larson Show. Dr. Miller’s interview begins at the 46 minute mark.
Henry Miller: Food Labeling Follies
California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) recently made it official: Your morning cup of coffee won’t give you cancer. Next week’s newsflash probably will be, swallowing an orange seed doesn’t cause a tree to grow in your stomach. After more than a year of legal wrangling, OAL signed off on a proposed ...
Is the Miracle of Vaccination Fading?
This year’s debate over Senate Bill 276 (Pan) has generated significant controversy in an area where there should be none – the importance of vaccinating all children from often deadly or debilitating communicable diseases. This debate comes as infectious diseases that used to claim the lives of one in six ...
Cost-Saving Biosimilars’ Many Obstacles
Innovating new drugs is an expensive and uncertain business, typically taking 10-12 years and costing, on average, $2.55 billion to bring a new product to market. The risks are enormous, and deserve significant financial rewards; at the same time, it’s undeniable that the costs of many new, complex drugs are ...
Issue Brief: Dishonest Propaganda Sprouts from Organic Agriculture
In The Wealth of Nations, the 18th century economist and philosopher Adam Smith observed about the chicanery of some businessmen, “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.” ...
The FDA’s Bad Medicine
Before leaving office, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told the Senate Appropriations Committee that Congress should create a new requirement for opioid approvals. New opioids should have to demonstrate superiority over those already on the market, he said. That would be a departure from the current statutory ...
