This legislation reveals once again that government will always be decades behind cutting-edge healthcare, and beholden to special interests as well. Action Alert! After a year of discussions and negotiation, Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI), together with three other co-sponsors, finally released a preliminary draft of their 21st Century Cures bill. It’s […]
The agency seeks to remove a safe and useful compounded drug from the market without any public input. Action Alerts! Over the last year, ANH-USA has been paying close attention to new rules that are in the process of being drafted by the FDA concerning compounded drugs—especially those rules which, if enacted, would severely limit […]
How else to explain the extraordinary, coordinated attack on Chipotle for going GMO-free? Action Alert! After announcing that Chipotle would make the switch to using exclusively non-GMO ingredients in their food, the restaurant chain was slammed hard by major news media outlets. Here’s a sampling of some of the headlines: “Why Chipotle Mexican Grill Going […]
This is not how the system is supposed to work. Action Alert! We are exposed to chemicals every day: in our food, drinking water, shampoo, carpeting, hand sanitizer, household cleaning products, etc. ANH-USA’s coverage of BPA and phthalates has shown just how dangerous some of these chemicals can be. After all, most of us assume […]
The New York Attorney General’s recent attacks on supplements have been highly publicized by the New York Times. Unfortunately, the AG used improper scientific methodology and drew inaccurate conclusions, which the AG now refuses to back up by opening the studies to peer review. Perpetuating this misinformation is a waste of taxpayer dollars and a […]
Vague FDA regulations could spell the end for platelet treatments that use centrifuges, most likely to protect Big Pharma profits. Action Alert! You may have heard of platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injections, which are used by orthopedic doctors to treat bone and joint pain. Essentially, PRP treatment begins by drawing blood from a patient, separating platelets from […]
—even though such toxic drugs are not approved to treat dementia! A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that nearly one-third of older adults with dementia who spent more than 100 days in a nursing home were given antipsychotics through Medicare’s prescription drug program in 2012. We previously reported that a similar situation exists with brain-damaged […]
What should you stock to protect yourself? A few weeks ago, we reported that, while many across the country are concerned about measles, which occurs in a largely vaccinated population and has caused no deaths, a larger threat wasn’t receiving proper attention: drug-resistant tuberculosis—and antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” in general. These infect at least two million Americans […]
We asked them about their dubious business practices, but we have received nothing but stony silence in return. Help us learn what they may be hiding—Action Alert!
We asked them about their dubious business practices, but we have received nothing but stony silence in return. Help us learn what they may be hiding—Action Alert! Over the last few years, we’ve raised questions about the business practices of ConsumerLab.com, an organization that purports to help consumers identify the highest quality dietary supplements. As we’ve […]