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Jeff Stier is a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research and directs its Risk Analysis Division.
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Jeff Stier (Jul 26, 2011)
Vocal patient advocates are increasingly distorting public health priorities, research agendas, and even public policy. Media and policy makers, as sympathetic to the voices... more
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Jeff Stier (Jul 13, 2011)
This article was co-authored by Michael Alan, of the National Center for Public Policy Research
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the 60,000 doctor-strong... more
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Jeff Stier (Jun 01, 2011)
Indiana broke new ground earlier this month when the state changed the way it taxes smokeless tobacco, or snus, to reflect its comparatively lower risk verses... more
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Jeff Stier (Apr 18, 2011)
When it comes to regulating pharmaceuticals, it is important to remember that there are no "safe" drugs. All medicines have benefits and risks and they must be weighed... more
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Jeff Stier (Feb 28, 2011)
At a food exhibit last month I met a man hawking specialty teas. He handed me a cup of mango tea and I took a moment to chat with him. He told me that while the tea may feel... more
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Jeff Stier (Feb 23, 2011)
Why would the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overturn its own scientists and decide to regulate trace levels of perchlorate in drinking water after it recently decided... more