Shame on AMA’s Archives of Internal Medicine—Part Two
New info about last week’s horribly flawed vitamin study. This story keeps getting worse and worse. A new Action Alert!
Readers’ Corner: Should We Really Want Supplement Oversight Out of FDA?
Would creating a new federal agency just for supplements make things better or worse?
Readers’ Corner: Can My Doctor Get Into Big Legal Trouble by Offering Natural Health Treatments?
A reader asks an important question about the laws threatening integrative doctors. We lay it all out.
NDI Draft Guidance is a Big, Fat Gift to Big Pharma
Want to let the drug industry take your favorite supplements off the market, patent them, and sell them back to you—by doctor’s prescription only—for 10 or 100 (or even more) times what you’re paying now? A follow-up to our recent Action Alert.
FDA Copies the European Union and Slips In One of its Deadliest Weapons
Are the NDI guidelines the ultimate FDA tool to freeze dietary supplement innovation? A special report by Robert Verkerk, PhD, ANH-USA Scientific Director and ANH-Europe Executive and Scientific Director.
NYT Launches Attack on Supplement-Protecting Senator—Just as DSHEA Comes under Renewed Threat
The New York Times made nasty insinuations about both the supplement industry and Sen. Hatch, one of the two authors of DSHEA—and got the facts completely wrong about ANH-USA.
FDA Guidelines a Perversion of Congressional Intent
The FDA is trying to turn a simple notification system for new supplements into a totally arbitrary approval system. Let’s tell the FDA that supplements are not drugs and ask Congress for help!
“Dietary Supplement Labeling Act” a Huge Smokescreen
This new bill pretends to be consumer-oriented but will give the FDA new powers it could easily misuse, restricting your access to supplements and raising the cost of buying them. An important new Action Alert for Congress!
Dietary Supplement Labeling Act—Breaking News!
Senator Durbin’s bill, which will be introduced in Congress this week, is likely to be another example of burdensome and unnecessary legislation.
Melatonin Cakes and the Backlash on Dietary Supplements
Melatonin-filled brownies called Lazy Cakes have come to the attention of Congress. Will the FDA use them as another excuse to over-regulate dietary supplements?