Friday Blog Roundup

The safety and sustainability of the worldâs food supply has been on peopleâs minds lately.

Elsewhere:

Matt Madia at OMB Watch tips us off to the 10 regulations the Bush administration is likely to quash before its time is up; four are EPA rules.

Maggie Mahar at Health Beat looks at the warâs toll on the Armyâs most-deployed brigade, and the inadequacy of the Armyâs response.

Adrienne Germain at RH Reality Check reminds Congress to consider the needs of women and girls as they consider changes to PEPFAR.

Revere at Effect Measure updates us on the strange case in which the Office of Human Research Protection objected to the adoption and study of an ICU hygiene checklist.

Andrew Plemmons Pratt at Science Progress responds to criticism of scientists who ask for more government research funding.

Ed Silverman at Pharmalot shows us which pharmaceutical companies spent the most on lobbying last year.

Amanda at Enviroblog connects the dots between fire retardants, logging, and the former timber industry lobbyist who now runs the Forest Service.

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