How fact-checkers distort the truth under a false guise of “objectivity” and shape our view of the news. ‘Fact-checking’ sites have arisen in recent years, purportedly to help us sort through the miasma of “fake news” and “misinformation” that inundate the Internet. A closer look at some of the fact-checkers shows that they are hardly […]
Rare clotting events are occurring after some COVID vaccines. Are you at risk? Action Alert! Following reports of serious blood clotting events after vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, health authorities have recommended pausing distribution of that vaccine. We’ve seen countries overseas halt the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine after similar instances of dangerous blood clotting. Health authorities so […]
What causes ill health months after infection, and what can be done to prevent it. Action Alert! One of the mysteries of the COVID-19 pandemic is why some people who become infected with the virus continue to have symptoms months after infection. Much is still unknown, including what causes “long-haul” COVID, particularly in those who had […]
More reason to approach prescription drugs with caution. Action Alert! A recent study found that the “inactive” ingredients used in many prescription drugs aren’t so inactive, and in fact impact many of the body’s molecular processes. The authors identified 38 inactive ingredients that interacted with 44 molecular targets; in some cases the level of activity […]
Taxpayers are shelling out billions for drugs that don’t work. This has to stop. Action Alert! A recent exposé in Rolling Stone magazine details how Big Pharma companies are making out like bandits during this pandemic. The details highlight some of the worst aspects of our crony medical system that ensures Americans keep taking drugs […]
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has called on the FDA and FTC to gag Dr. Joseph Mercola. Action Alert! Riding the government’s wave of censorship, CSPI wrote letters to the FDA and FTC calling for “enforcement proceedings” against Dr. Mercola. Enforcement of what? Reading the letters, it appears that CSPI objects […]
Crony ties between the drug industry and FDA put Americans at risk. Action Alert! Pharmaceutical executives getting high-ranking jobs in the FDA; former FDA employees going to work for Big Pharma. This revolving door between regulator and industry is the very definition of the “fox guarding the henhouse.” This cronyism is putting Americans lives at […]
States have untapped resources that can help residents stay healthy. They should not be ignored. Action Alert! New York State has expanded the scope of practice of nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants during the COVID-19 pandemic by relaxing the requirement that these practitioners work under the supervision of a physician. These orders should be expanded […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the many cracks in our crony medical system. As this crisis has unfolded, the health system has focused on finding a pharmaceutical drug, or a vaccine, that can treat the COVID-19 virus. Once found, this treatment will likely be expensive and carry dangerous side effects, as many drugs do. Meanwhile, […]
A bill ANH helped write and pass may help get experimental treatments to COVID-19 patients. The COVID-19 pandemic has medical professionals scrambling to see what treatments they can offer patients. The latest estimates are that a vaccine is at least a year away. The World Health Organization has identified one drug that may offer some […]