We’re number one. But that is not good news because the U.S. is number one in the world for medical radiation. Yes, that’s right that Americans get the most medical radiation exposure in the world. It is increasingly known that one of the most common and insidious ways Americans are over-tested and over-treated is the use of diagnostic tests that involve the use of medical radiation.
This week we discuss several ways prescription drugs may be making us all sicker—whether through illnesses brought on because these medicines deplete critical nutrients in our body, or because we’re unwittingly consuming pharmaceuticals in the municipal water we drink.
The “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” is now in conference committee, the conferees have been named, and meetings have begun. We still have an opportunity to make sure the Waxman amendment threatening supplements doesn’t end up in the final version of the bill—if we act quickly.
This week we answer questions about drug company contributions to senate campaigns, and learn that sometimes congressional offices don’t even know what their own members voted on!
Nanotechnology has no place in organic food. Like genetic modification, it is the antithesis of the organic concept.
There are lots of studies. Why is this one important? The U.S. Institute of Medicine represents the heart of the medical establishment. Congress listens to it. The President listens to it. The FDA listens to it.
An important ruling was recently handed down by the European Court of Justice in April about supplement regulation.
If you doubt that Genetically Modified (GM) foods pose a health threat, you’ll want to read this post.
Our Vermont supporters and others defeated the “Vitamin Tax” in Vermont last week–a significant victory for consumers of dietary supplements.
Will the Vermont State Legislature pass a 6 percent sales tax to be applied to the sale of dietary supplements?