New Campaign Seeks to Make Big Changes at the American Dietetic Association—RDs Speak Out!
Registered Dietitians are tired of their organization being financed by the junk food industry and Big Pharma. Now they’re starting to speak out.
Shame on AMA’s Archives of Internal Medicine
Did you hear the breaking news last night—that multivitamins may shorten your life? Here’s how junk science from the AMA set off the media frenzy.
Lyme Disease: Misdiagnosed, Underreported—and Epidemic
This is yet another example of the US medical-industrial complex run amok. Lyme is one of the most serious epidemics of our time. Yet the opinions of 2% of the medical community are dominating the beliefs and practices of the mass majority of practicing Lyme physicians!
Herpes—Why is Conventional Medicine Ignoring the Obvious Solution?
Search the mainstream medical journals, even search the Internet, and you won’t find this undeniably simple answer.
Chemical Cosmetics Linked To Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer
Danger lurks in moisturizers, soaps, shampoos.
News vs. Opinion
The natural-products community and nutritionally oriented practitioners are very familiar with media bias. For example, the press often reports that “dietary supplements are not regulated.”
Alternative Medicine Find Wider Acceptance by Doctors, Insurers, and Hospitals, Yet They “Lack Value”
“Alternative medicine has become mainstream,” according to Associated Press medical writer Marilynn Marchione. “Consumer spending on it in some cases rivals that of traditional healthcare.” But after stating that major hospitals and clinics increasingly offer complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, that medical schools now teach CAM, and some health insurers promote deals for policyholders […]
Scientific Freedom of Speech in Medical Journals—What Role Does Pharmaceutical Advertising Play Regarding Vitamin Supplements?
In a recently published peer-reviewed study, researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Florida found that in major medical journals, more pharmaceutical advertising is associated with publishing fewer articles about dietary supplements. The research also noted that more pharmaceutical company advertising resulted in the journal having more articles with “negative […]
NEWS FLASH — Is Prop 65 being used to shake down supplement companies in CA?
At the web site of CA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), Prop 65 is described as the approval by CA voters in 1986 of an initiative to address their growing concerns about exposure to toxic chemicals.
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…