FDA Pretends to Lighten Burden on Compounding Pharmacies Even as it Tightens Its Stranglehold on Them

FDA Pretends to Lighten Burden on Compounding Pharmacies Even as it Tightens Its Stranglehold on Them

The government is playing games with patients’ lives. A new document shows just how arbitrary Pharma-inspired limitations on shipping compounded medications really are. Action Alert! The FDA is continuing to issue rules that implement the new compounding law passed by Congress in 2013, and this week the agency released a whole slew of documents—including the long-awaited draft […]

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Qualified Victory against Crony Capitalist Nutrition in North Carolina

Qualified Victory against Crony Capitalist Nutrition in North Carolina

Good news in the fight against monopolies in nutritional therapy. You may remember the story of North Carolina Paleo-blogger Steve Cooksey. In 2012, Cooksey got a cease-and-desist letter from North Carolina’s Board of Nutrition/Dietetics because he was offering nutritional advice about the Paleo diet at no charge on his blog—but without a board-issued license. A legal […]

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Intelligent Medicine Interview

Intelligent Medicine Interview

Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman, is the longest-running M.D.-hosted health show on syndicated radio. Dr. Hoffman interviews Tim Reihm of the Alliance for Natural Health, who brings us up to date on efforts to preserve natural medicine compounding pharmacies.

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NY AG’s Supplement Sting Operation

NY AG’s Supplement Sting Operation

Today ANH issued the following press release in response to the New York Attorney General’s investigation and claim that some large-retailer store-brand herbal supplements may not contain the herbal compounds they advertise: February 4, 2015 — The Alliance for Natural Health USA (ANH-USA) today advised caution over the New York Attorney General’s claim that some large-retailer store-brand herbal […]

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State GMO Labeling Laws in Peril

A new bill—actually a re-tread of an amendment that grassroots activists like you defeated last year—is intended to protect Big Food and Big Farma. Action Alert! Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has reintroduced the Protect Interstate Commerce Act (PICA). He attempted to pass this legislation last year through an amendment to the Farm Bill, but ANH-USA and its allies successfully […]

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The Dietetics Monopoly’s Cozy Relationship with Big Food—Now in Australia Too

The Dietetics Monopoly’s Cozy Relationship with Big Food—Now in Australia Too

Conflicts of interest are nothing new for dietetics associations, to the shame of many sincere and dedicated dieticians. An important report from Michele Simon shows massive problems with the Dietitians Association of Australia. Michele Simon is a public health lawyer who has been researching and writing about the food industry and food politics since 1996. […]

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