But we can stop it now. Action Alert! For some time now we have been explaining how the FDA appears to be trying to put compounding pharmacies out of business in order to boost the profits of its major client, the pharmaceutical industry. It doesn’t seem to matter to the agency that you will no […]
Medical free speech has been set back, but plaintiffs did win some parts of the long, protracted battle. Last year, POM Wonderful petitioned the US Supreme Court to review a lower court decision that had partly sided with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency had tried to prevent the pomegranate juice company—and, by extension, […]
Probably not. Compelling evidence says it is THE leading cause of death, even ahead of heart disease and cancer. A troubling report just published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) calculates that medical errors kill 251,000 Americans each year, making it the third leading cause of death behind cancer and heart disease. This report updates […]
Discrimination against well-trained naturopathic doctors is rampant. We need your help to stop it. State-based Action Alert! Recently an association of four-year trained naturopathic doctors (NDs) in Oregon brought a class action lawsuit against an insurance provider. They allege that the insurance company conducted unlawful and discriminatory practices by arbitrarily denying payments for primary care services […]
The scientist who blew the lid on the CDC’s cover-up of the connection between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism may be changing his story. Did someone get to him? In 2014, Dr. William Thompson, a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contacted Dr. Brian Hooker of Focus for […]
Not to mention driving under the influence—and murder. Earlier this month, Robert O’Neill, the (now retired) Navy SEAL who claims to have shot and killed Osama bin Laden, was arrested for driving under the influence in his home state of Montana. In a statement to USA Today, O’Neill said he had not been drinking and […]
The FDA seems to have figured out that it doesn’t need to ban B vitamins to eliminate them from the market. Action Alerts! Injectable vitamin B12 is one of the most common treatments employed by integrative (and many conventional) physicians for the wide range of benefits it confers to patients. B12 is used to treat […]
The government claims it wants to bring down medical costs and also make Americans healthier. But does it really? Or is it mostly interested in creating and protecting medical monopolies that can lead to big campaign donations? Action Alert! The innovative blood testing company Theranos is now facing even harsher sanctions from the Centers for […]
It mimics what natural substances can already do. But natural substances can’t be patented. A recent study shows promise for a new method of fighting cancer that involves activating the patient’s own immune system to fight off cancer cells. This is in contrast to most current cancer medicines, which—illogically—destroy the immune system. Researchers are working […]
After intense pressure from the mainstream media, a film about the CDC’s cover up of the link between autism and the MMR vaccine has been pulled from the Tribeca Film Festival. Actor Robert De Niro made headlines late last week when he defended the inclusion of Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe in the festival’s lineup. […]