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Wisconsin Dietary Licensing Bill Defeated
Since 1984, The American Dietetic Association (ADA) has been sponsoring legislation that excludes all but ADA- approved nutritionists from professional practice. They have succeeded in passing various forms of their legislation in more than 40 states. (more…)...
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Jan 6, 2015 0
Chikungunya Virus Spreading Throughout the Caribbean—and Is Gaining a Foothold in the US
News of the mosquito-borne outbreak may have been suppressed so as not to hurt tourism, and once again natural antivirals are being ignored Chikungunya (pronounced chik-en-GUN-ya) is a serious problem in the Caribbean and surrounding areas. Over 800,000 people contracted the virus last year. The o...
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Nov 3, 2015 3
Why Is the FDA Smothering Innovation in Lab Testing?
Recent actions against the trailblazing medical testing company Theranos only protect the status quo, drive up the cost of medicine, and thwart better treatments. Action Alert! Natural medicine is said to stand on three legs: a natural diet, nutritional supplements, and integrative treatments. But t...
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Mar 22, 2011 74
How the FDA Turned a $10 Treatment into a $30,000-Per-Pregnancy Pharmaceutical Money-Maker
When a new FDA drug-and-money scandal has doctors, US senators, and even the March of Dimes in an uproar, you know it’s bad. A new Action Alert! (more…)...
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Jan 20, 2009 0
BPA — More Bad News for Babies
One of 2008’s top ten health stories continues to trouble consumers in 2009: the hazardous compound bisphenol A (BPA), a common chemical component of plastics, which is widely found in consumer products like water bottles, food containers, baby bottles, and dental sealants. BPA is known to leach f...
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Apr 17, 2012 12
FDA Warns Men of Serious Side Effects from These Drugs—But Keeps Them on the Market
If supplements caused such adverse events, they would be banned immediately! Fortunately there are excellent supplement alternatives to these drugs. Two popular drugs—Proscar, used to treat an enlarged prostate, and Propecia, which is used to treat male pattern baldness—will now have new warning...
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Apr 14, 2009 0
Failure to Consider the Risks
Americans consume more medications than any other population on earth. And they’ve become increasingly aware that while medications are prescribed for certain benefits, the risks involved must be taken seriously. The economic stimulus legislation created a council of up to fifteen federal emp...
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Mar 8, 2011 48
Take This Antidepressant, and You Too May Have a Violent Psychotic Break
Not only may the drugs meant to cure your depression actually drive you to suicide, but these dangerous and addictive drugs may be behind the Columbine shooting—and dozens of others. Ask the FDA to warn the public that SSRIs may make people commit violence against others! Our new Action Alert has...
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Aug 30, 2017 4
MRIs: FDA Asleep at the Wheel
The European Union has restricted the use of MRI contrasting agents. Why hasn’t the FDA? Action Alert! European health authorities have suspended the use of gadolinium contrasting agents in MRI scans due to concern that these acids can accumulate in the brain. A European review committee found ...
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Nov 22, 2011 22
Shocker: Antipsychotic Drugs Are Being Given to Kids in Foster Care
Want foster kids to behave? Give them harsh tranquilizers developed for schizophrenic patients! (more…)...
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