Abuse of FDA Citizen Petitions
Did you know that: A drug company petitioned the FDA to ban a B vitamin in order to protect its own drug product?
07 Jul
2008
23 Jun
2008
A New Week, a New Tack by the FDA
The latest attack on bio-identical hormones comes from FDA staffers telling Congress that even though estriol is the weakest estrogen, it is being prescribed to women in “mega dosages.” They are saying that this makes it potentially harmful, which is why they are insisting on doctors having to file an IND (investigational new drug) application.
09 Jun
2008
Dental Mercury Victory
AAHF is pleased to announce that the Food and Drug Administration must now classify mercury fillings! We congratulate Consumers for Dental Choices, Moms Against Mercury, International Academy of Oral and Metal Toxicology, and all other groups and individuals who have dedicated years to the issue of the dangers of dental mercury.
02 Jun
2008
Strike While the Iron is Hot!
The FDA attack on bio-identical hormones therapy, seemingly in conjuncture with Wyeth Pharmaceutical, has mobilized the health freedom community.
05 May
2008
Health Care Industry Spent $445M on Federal Lobbying in 2007
The statistics below show the amount of money being spent on lobbying by conventional medicine. The 2.5 million health professions who are not allopathic doctors and who are authorized to deliver direct care to the public are not well served by this model. This is why AAHF is about the right of the consumer to […]
21 Apr
2008
Dental Mercury Not For FDA Associate Commissioner
From our friends at Consumers for Dental Choice comes news that the Food & Drug Administration, Associate Commissioner Norris Alderson has declared that mercury amalgams are “…not for MY grandchildren.”
08 Apr
2008
International Update
Our international affiliate, Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) has just released an announcement that the European Commission has moved the ‘goalposts’ on the procedure that aims to standardize allowed generic health claims on foods in the European Union by 2010. In addition, the ANH claims that the Commission has not met its obligations with regard […]
30 Jan
2008
FDA’s Stealth Attack on Chelation Therapy for Cardio-Vascular Disease
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a Public Health Advisory on Edetate Disodium (EDTA). The advisory reflects FDA’s current analysis of data available concerning this drug. The advisory is meant to alert patients and healthcare professionals about EDTA.
30 Jan
2008
Federal Activities
Medical Information and Treatment Access Act Many of us have been waiting for this legislation for years. Within next month or so, Congressman Chris Cannon (R-UT) and other members of Congress plan to introduce Medical Information and Treatment Access Act (MITA) legislation. It is currently undergoing the last language revisions before it is introduced.
16 Oct
2007
ANH Response to Attack on Nutraceutical Industry
Mark Ridinger, editor of the journal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics launched a stinging attack on the nutraceutical industry. ANH responds…