PRACTICING MEDICINE WITHOUT A LICENSE
Group of unions accuses CVS Caremark Corp of violating patient privacy and pushing doctors to prescribe costly drug
25 Nov
2008
18 Nov
2008
FDA Regulation Changes Threaten the Supplement Industry
Urgent Action Needed. The Time to Send Comments to the FDA is Now: comment period whether section 301 should be extended to include dietary supplements has been extended to November 25.
18 Nov
2008
The JUPITER Study — Is the News as Encouraging as It Seems?
Every major news wire service was abuzz this past week over Crestor. The study released November 9 involved 18,000 patients, and supplied powerful evidence that statins save lives by driving down blood cholesterol and reducing inflammation in arteries as measured by high blood levels of C-reactive protein. In the study published in the New England Journal […]
18 Nov
2008
Heart Failure Hospitalizations Are Up 131% in Three Decades
The American Heart Association’s annual scientific session in New Orleans this month heard the presentation of a Drexel University study showing that the hospitalization rate for heart failure among older Americans increased dramatically over the past three decades.
18 Nov
2008
The Link between Phthalates and Prescription Drugs
In August, Congress enacted a law banning the phthalates (esters of phthalic acid that are mainly added to plastics to increase their flexibility) in toys and other children’s products.
18 Nov
2008
Regulation of Animal Feed as Drugs
The National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) was formed in 2001 to deal with the regulation of animal feed as a drug.
11 Nov
2008
What Effects Will the Pending FDA Regulation Changes Have on Stevia and Other Substances?
The FDA is currently receiving comment about Section 912 of its Amendments Act (FDAAA), which deals with the regulation of foods containing substances that have undergone clinical trials; they have now extended that comment period until November 25. The Section 912 regulations could create a major shift in the divide between foods and drugs.
11 Nov
2008
Johns Hopkins Clinicians Declare the Current RDA Guidelines Inadequate to Correct Vit D Deficiencies
According to an article in the current issue of Journal of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University researchers have termed the current RDA guidelines inadequate to correct the widely prevalent vitamin D deficiency in children suffering from cystic fibrosis. In their attempts to restore normal vitamin D levels, their trials used the recommended 50,000 IU of vitamin […]
11 Nov
2008
Diabetes Rate Up 90 Percent in Last Ten Years; Diabetes Spending Doubles in Just Six Years
Can the Public Health Effort Do More?
11 Nov
2008
Can Medical Providers Legally Strike Back?
Integrative physicians are disproportionately the targets of state medical board action. They are often held to a different standard. Because their practice is outside the norm, the charge of “practicing outside the standard of care for the practice of medicine” is often leveled at them—even in the absence of any patient being harmed.