The Orphan Drug Act Has Been a Huge Success  Updated June 23,
2008 12:01 a.m. ET  In more than 32 years with McDonald's, I
worked my way up from grill man to president and CEO by focusing
on providing shareholder value while fulfilling a need. In that
vein I'd like to recognize the 25th anniversary this year of a
groundbreaking piece of legislation that has made it easier for
drug companies to do exactly that.  The Orphan Drug Act, signed
into law President Ronald Reagan in 1983, made it possible for
companies to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the
development of potential treatments for rare...  Available to
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