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Always search the web and hyperlink to the source of information.

Be concise.

Speak plainly.

Use bullet points.

Use numbered lists.

Use tables.

Use bold and italics.

Use hyperlinks.

DO NOT USE SALESY PROMOTIONAL LANGUAGE.

Use quantitative facts to support your points wherever possible.

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# IMAGE_DIR=

# Set to false to disable automatic catalog updates from S3 (default: true)
UPDATE_IMAGE_CATALOG_FROM_S3=false
UPDATE_IMAGE_CATALOG_FROM_S3=false

# Database Configuration
DB_HOST=remote.database.host
DB_PORT=5432
DB_NAME=your_database_name
DB_USER=your_database_user
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password

# SSH Configuration
SSH_HOST=your.ssh.host
SSH_USER=your_ssh_username
SSH_PORT=22
SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=/path/to/your/private/key
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# 📖 References

* [Google Spreadsheet of FDA Spending vs Life-Expectancy](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTBkVrOYLxloOIADLXA7-k5NBIGgQ\_dfFQ7BLUN0oaJPVQ\_NqdFdVUfhuPkVWgFZ9gfLrwPdjuG1sTn/pubhtml)
* [Summary of NDA Approvals & Receipts, 1938 to the present](https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/histories-product-regulation/summary-nda-approvals-receipts-1938-present)
* [Theory, Evidence, and Examples of FDA Harm](https://www.fdareview.org/issues/theory-evidence-and-examples-of-fda-harm/)
* [DATA](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hltgVd8OO\_nfd9m7FUbbsOTXFX4VbDKuFNw4Cy43f7Q/edit#gid=0)
* [GDP](https://ourworldindata.org/economic-growth)
* [Reform, Regulation, and Pharmaceuticals — The Kefauver–Harris Amendments at 50](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4101807/)
* [Consumer Price Index](https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/consumerpriceindexhistorical\_us\_table.pdf)
* [Estimates of World GDP, One Million B.C. – Present](https://delong.typepad.com/print/20061012\_LRWGDP.pdf)
* [Newspaper Generator](https://newspaper.jaguarpaw.co.uk/)
* [Report suggests drug-approval rate now just 1-in-10](https://www.amplion.com/report-suggests-drug-approval-rate-now-just-1-in-10/)
* [How many people die and how many are born each year?](https://ourworldindata.org/births-and-deaths)
* [Gross World Product per capita](http://statisticstimes.com/economy/gross-world-product-capita.php)
* [History of Clinical Trials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical\_trial#History)
* [How many life-years have new drugs saved?](https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/article/11/5/403/5420236)
* [CATO](https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/end-fda-drug-monopoly-let-patients-choose-their-medicines)
* [Medical Innovation](http://valueofinnovation.org/)
* [Timeline History of Clinical Research](https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-clinical-research)
* [FDA and Clinical Drug Trials: A Short History](https://www.fda.gov/media/110437/download)
* [Do Off-Label Drug Practices Argue Against FDA Efficacy Requirements?](https://www.independent.org/publications/article.asp?id=1302)
* [Reform Options](https://www.fdareview.org/issues/reform-options/)
* [Before Occupy: How AIDS Activists Seized Control of the FDA in 1988](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/12/before-occupy-how-aids-activists-seized-control-of-the-fda-in-1988/249302/)
* [A Brief History of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research](https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/virtual-exhibits-fda-history/brief-history-center-drug-evaluation-and-research#display\_58)
* [Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law History](https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fdas-evolving-regulatory-powers/milestones-us-food-and-drug-law-history)
* https://go.drugbank.com/stats

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