Adams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"A Good Type of Healthy, Honest Indian": Race, Gender, Class, and the Cherokee Transition to Oklahoma Statehood, Rose Stremlau, University of North Carolina at Pembroke  COMMENTS: Christopher Arris Oakley, East Carolina University; Greg O’Brien, University of North Carolina at Greensboro SEVENTY YEARS OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT: RACIAL POLITICS, PUBLIC POLICY, AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE PRESIDING: Eric Arnesen,… [read post]

Prelude to Litigation Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) was a widely used direct α-adrenergic agonist used as a medication to control cold symptoms and to suppress appetite for weight loss.[1] In 1972, an over-the-counter (OTC) Advisory Review Panel considered the safety and efficacy of PPA-containing nasal decongestant medications, leading, in 1976, to a recommendation that the agency label these medications as “generally recognized as safe and effective. [read post]