Prozac for Pets
Now Fido can have the same violent and psychotic breaks from SSRIs as humans. Please support our new Citizen Petition to the FDA!
Senator Durbin’s Credibility Problem
The Washington Times recently printed an opinion piece discussing the threat nutritional supplements are facing from the FDA and Sen. Durbin’s bill. The senator’s response makes one wonder if he has read his own bill. A follow-up to our Action Alert.
“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!
New Studies Turn the Tables on What’s Safe—and What’s Not
FDA finds higher levels of arsenic in chicken than previously thought; latest report reaffirms supplement safety; and NIH abandons niacin study.
Dietitians Are Buying Coke’s Line: Sugar, Artificial Colors are SAFE for Children!
We wish we could say we are surprised. Registered dietitians are now being given formal education by the Coca-Cola Company on how safe its ingredients are.
iMosaic Conference a Smashing Success
The Integrative Medicine Consortium—a collaborating group of national physician organizations dedicated to making integrative medicine the standard of care—just held its first national medical conference.
Newsweek Publishes Disgraceful Article on Antioxidants (Action Alert)
In their January 25 issue, Newsweek published a scientifically unsupportable article, claiming that antioxidants “may not be good for your health.” We asked natural biomedical researcher and physician Jonathan Wright, MD, to comment—and he didn’t mince words!
Breaking News: Judge Rules that a Provision in the Administration’s Healthcare Act is Unconstitutional
A federal district judge in Virginia has ruled that one of the central provisions in President Obama’s healthcare act is unconstitutional. ANH-USA has filed an amicus brief on the same provision, but in a different jurisdiction.
Senate Food Safety Update
The bill, with language that is substantially different from its original version, passed the Senate on Tuesday morning by a vote of 73 to 25. Our update has up-to-the-minute information.
The War for Nutrition Science Integrity
One nutrition organization looks to be in the pocket of Big Pharma and the worst of the junk food manufacturers. Another organization has been a more independent voice for nutrition. Guess which one is attempting to swallow the other?