Supreme Court Decision Deals Blow to Monopolistic State Medical Boards

Supreme Court Decision Deals Blow to Monopolistic State Medical Boards

Bad news for trade-restraining state medical boards, good news for consumers in teeth-whitening case. On February 25, the US Supreme Court ruled that North Carolina’s dental board violated antitrust laws by shutting down hair salons and day spas that offered teeth whitening services. According to the Wall Street Journal, “The decision preserves the power of antitrust enforcers […]

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Top GMO Lies

Top GMO Lies

David Lettuceman and the Late Night GMO Band examine the Top 5 GMO pickup lies. GMO Fact Check from Alliance For Natural Health on Vimeo.

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New Power Grab by Federation of State Medical Boards Threatens Integrative Medicine

New Power Grab by Federation of State Medical Boards Threatens Integrative Medicine

Back in September 2014, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) released model legislation for the creation of an interstate medical licensing compact. The stated intent of the legislation is to streamline the licensing process for physicians who wish to apply for medical licenses in multiple states. According to Medscape, the model legislation would allow physicians to apply for […]

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Will We Allow Big Pharma to Patent and Control Natural Products?

Will We Allow Big Pharma to Patent and Control Natural Products?

Behind the scenes, the pharmaceutical and biotech industries are trying to change the law—to benefit no one but themselves. Major Action Alert! Big Pharma in general—and biotech in particular—are having trouble coming up with new-to-nature molecules they can successfully patent and turn into blockbuster medicines. They know the healing power of natural substances. But natural substances […]

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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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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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