Provigil and Nuvigil are indicated to improve wakefulness in adults who experience excessive sleepiness that may accompany obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, or “shift work disorder.” The drugs’ manufacturer, Teva, announced several significant birth defects that are possible if a woman takes either of these drugs during pregnancy. These defects include: cleft lip or palate, hypospadias, […]
Roundup is the best-selling weed-killer in the world, used regularly by farm workers and landscapers. Roundup has recently been linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia. There are currently thousands of lawsuits faced by Bayer/Monsanto alleging Roundup caused cancer, and that Monsanto knew of this risk but failed to properly warn individuals of this danger. If […]
Uloric is a gout drug that works by lowering the uric acid level in the blood stream. The FDA has required a new box warning for Uloric after it “found an increased risk of heart-related death and death from all causes” in patients who take the drug. Patients who have taken Uloric and have experienced […]
An update in the fight to protect estriol and other hormones from an FDA ban. Action Alert! We’ve said before that the FDA is stacking the deck against bioidentical hormones; now it seems incontrovertible. Time is running out for the natural health community to mount an effective defense of estriol and other compounded, bioidentical hormones from an FDA […]
This week’s stories: Rigged Process Glyphosate In Kid’s Cereal Join ANH In Our Fight
We are, quite literally, poisoning our kids. Action Alert! Testing of children’s breakfast cereals from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found that major brands, such as General Mills’ Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios, are contaminated with high levels of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto/Bayer’s Roundup herbicide. These results provide more evidence to support […]
The FDA is holding a public hearing on the use of fecal microbiota transfer (FMT) to treat a bacterial infection. Are they paving the way to hand FMT to Big Pharma? Action Alert! The FDA announced a public meeting for November 4 of this year. The stated purpose of the meeting is to gather scientific […]
A new analysis from the British Medical Journal found that one in twenty patients experience preventable harm in medical care settings. The authors point out that patient harm in healthcare is a “leading cause of morbidity and mortality internationally.” We’ve been saying this for quite some time, and even these troubling numbers might be understating […]
Help us defend bioidentical hormone replacement therapy from an FDA ban. Action Alert! We at ANH-USA have been keeping a close watch over the FDA’s ongoing process to regulate customized, natural medicines made at compounding pharmacies. Time and time again throughout this process, we’ve seen the FDA ban safe, natural ingredients from being used in […]