This week’s featured stories: GMO mosquitos loosed in south Florida FDA back channel allows drug companies to turn nutrients into drugs Advisory panel on compounding rife with conflicts of interest
An 8-year-old boy died from complications arising from a scrape on his thigh. From Fox News: When the second-grader took a tumble off his bike on the driveway of his family’s farm in Pilot Rock, Ore., and suffered a large gash on his thigh he didn’t panic. His mom, Sara Hebard, rushed him to the […]
Why cheaper and safer medicine is always ignored. From The Daily Caller: Republican Sen. John McCain left Washington, D.C., Sunday to be with his family in Arizona, and will miss the vote on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expected this week, CBS News reports. McCain, 81, spent most of the week at Walter Reed National […]
How Pharma is stealing nature and charging you for it. From Gizmodo: If you would like to take niacin, a B vitamin that is believed to lower cholesterol and the chance of having a heart attack, you could buy a month’s supply online for about $5. Or you could get a prescription for a bottle […]
President touts ‘Right to Try’ legislation we have been supporting. Action Alert! In his address, President Trump said: We also believe that patients with terminal conditions should have access to experimental treatments that could potentially save their lives. People who are terminally ill should not have to go from country to country to seek a cure—I […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
