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31 Jan
2018
18 Jan
2018
This Will Kill 100 People Today— But FDA Continues to Eliminate the Alternatives
FDA opens a new front in the war against natural medicine. Action Alert! In the midst of an opioid epidemic that is killing nearly 100 people every day, the FDA has taken action against a natural medical food that offers patients an alternative to opioids. Last November, the FDA posted a warning on its website concerning […]
18 Jan
2018
Finally! Some Relief From Health Insurance Straight Jacket
Help us support the first meaningful step in healthcare reform. Action Alert! The Labor Department recently released its proposed regulations to implement President Trump’s executive order by expanding association health plans. You’ll recall from our previous coverage that the executive order expands association health plans, also known as small group health plans. The idea is […]
18 Jan
2018
2 Minute Warning- January 18, 2018
This week’s featured stories: Salmon threatened by three dangerous pesticides the EPA won’t ban EPA says it’s OK to expose teen workers to dangerous toxins Our story on medical foods and osteoarthritis. Take Action! Oxford scientist inject 1400 South African babies with vaccine that killed five monkeys US ranks last in childhood mortality among wealthy nations
11 Jan
2018
FDA: All Homeopathic Drugs Illegal
But not all will be pulled from the market, yet. The policy comes in the form of a guidance document, which lays out the FDA’s current position on the regulation of homeopathic drugs. In the guidance, the FDA says: Any homeopathic drug that has not been considered “generally recognized as safe and effective” (GRAS/E) is […]
11 Jan
2018
2 Minute Warning- January 11, 2018
This week’s featured stories: Government lifts ban on experimenting with deadly viruses (seems like a good idea). Flu vaccine is ineffective, but officials say- ‘take it anyway!‘ Gardasil approved based on faulty science. Who Knew? (We did) READ OUR STORY ON FDA’S HOMEOPATHY ATTACK EPA says glyphosate not a carcinogen, despite the evidence
04 Jan
2018
Protect Natural Estriol Now
The FDA may eliminate consumer access to estriol and other hormones. We must stop them. Action Alert! As we’ve detailed previously, the FDA is waging a War on Women’s Health and is even moving to ban compounded bioidentical estriol, which millions of women use to feel better and protect themselves from heart disease and cancer. […]
20 Dec
2017
Defend your right to treat patients using compounded medications such as glutathione
Link: http://integrativemedicineconsortium.org/ Here’s the issue: The FDA is once again overstepping by protecting the interests of Big Pharma rather than patient care by restricting access to compounded medicines. Physicians and patients will lose access to these safe, effective and cost effective medications unless we act using the legal methods demonstrated to defeat prior FDA overreach. […]
18 Dec
2017
Protect Natural Estriol!
Many millions of women depend on it. Action Alert! In 2008, the FDA – likely acting upon a petition it received from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Premarin (an estrogen drug made from pregnant horse mares’ urine) – went after bioidentical hormones, particularly estriol. Thanks to ANH members and the wider natural health community, the […]
18 Dec
2017
Customized Resveratrol Also to Be Banned
Another update on the FDA’s war on natural medicine. Action Alert! Recently we told you about the Nov. 20-21 meeting of the FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC), in which the committee would recommend whether several natural medicines could continue to be used by pharmacies to make customized natural medicines for patients. The fate of […]