New Date Rape Prevention Tools Exist—But the FDA Is Blocking Their Development and Sale
Three innovative products, but only one has the official go-ahead. Why can’t the government get out of the way and let women protect themselves?
16 Dec
2014
09 Dec
2014
We’ll Be Looking for Sneak Provisions in This Week’s Must-Pass Budget Bill
Natural health foes may once again try this deceptive trick to enact legislation to benefit Big Pharma or Big Farma. Negotiations between the House and the Senate are currently underway to pass a $1.1 trillion appropriations bill. It or something else must be passed by Thursday night if a government shutdown in January is to […]
09 Dec
2014
Coca Cola is Getting into the Milk Business
It will cost twice as much, but they say it will be healthier and more sustainable. Let’s examine those claims. The Coca-Cola Company has created what they claim is a more nutritious milk product called “fairlife” (no capitals, please!), and they plan to sell it for twice the price of regular milk. Calling it the […]
09 Dec
2014
We’ll Be Looking for Sneak Provisions in This Week’s Must-Pass Budget Bill
Natural health foes may once again try this deceptive trick to enact legislation to benefit Big Pharma or Big Farma.
02 Dec
2014
Compounding Pharmacies File Suit over “Unlawful” Insurance Claim Denials
Companies claim that the blanket denial of coverage of compounding ingredients is against federal law. It could also affect access to critical natural health products. Action Alert! In August we told you about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—companies that process prescriptions for insurance companies and corporations, and use their size to negotiate low prices with drug makers and pharmacies. They […]
25 Nov
2014
Feeling Pressure from the Public, NIH Opens the Books on Clinical Trials
Researchers may now have to make clinical study results public— even if the results run counter to the interests of Big Pharma. Action Alert! In response to mounting concerns that important health data has been kept hidden from physicians and their patients, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services […]
25 Nov
2014
Are You Marketing a New Drug? FDA Will Do Its Best to See That You Have No Competition from Any Source!
If you thought the FDA was hostile only to supplements, think again. The agency is also unfriendly to drugs no longer under patent. Aspirin is a very old drug. It is no longer under patent protection, which means there is no longer any financial windfall to be made from it. We have reservations about taking […]
24 Nov
2014
19 Nov
2014
Sleeping Pills So Dangerous There’s Now an “Ambien Defense”
Even OTC sleep meds may be hazardous—and may contribute to Alzheimer’s. One of the world’s most popular sleeping pills is also, at 40 million prescriptions per year, one of the most-prescribed medications, period. Ambien—also sold under the brand names Intermezzo, Stilnox, Stilnoct, Sublinox, Hypnogen, Zonadin, Sanval, Zolsana, and Zolfresh—is becoming better known for its disturbing side […]
19 Nov
2014
How a Tooth-Whitening Lawsuit Landed before the Supreme Court
—and why their decision will have far-reaching ramifications for state licensing boards. Last year we told you about the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation of the North Carolina dental board. The FTC decided the board had attempted to monopolize the teeth whitening business, and found it had illegally thwarted competition through cease-and-desist letters. The board—composed mainly of private dentists—had […]