The chickens you buy at the grocery store are given feed with arsenic added to make them gain weight faster. Yes, arsenic—the deadly poison and carcinogen. A petition had been filed with the FDA to remove arsenic from animal feed and the FDA had until June 15th to respond. ANH-USA forwarded the thousands of comments our readers submitted in support of the arsenic ban to the FDA. Thank you all for taking action!
The “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” is now in conference committee, the conferees have been named, and meetings have begun. We still have an opportunity to make sure the Waxman amendment threatening supplements doesn’t end up in the final version of the bill—if we act quickly.
In the wake of the World Health Organization’s swine flu vaccine scandal we told you about last week, we have learned of even more WHO foolishness: they’re now recommending that municipal water supplies and foodstuffs be fortified with added calcium.
This week we answer questions about drug company contributions to senate campaigns, and learn that sometimes congressional offices don’t even know what their own members voted on!
It has become a perennial political argument. Is it wise to involve government in health care? Does the government practicing medicine help people to live longer, live better, or make healthcare more efficient? The Medicare regulations alone, more profuse than those from the IRS, have caused many a physician to say “I wouldn’t choose this […]
Pulse of Natural Health, April 27th Further Update on our Story – Supplements Gain Exemption From Codex Language in Food Safety Bill Sandra D says: April 28, 2010 at 8:45 am “Thanks for clearing this up, but my question is why are groups who are out for the same thing squabbling over this minutia, instead […]
Pulse of Natural Health, April 27th Further Update on our Story – Supplements Gain Exemption From Codex Language in Food Safety Bill Jonas B says: April 28, 2010 at 12:25 am. “I think your organization should give a detailed outline, explanation, and the history of Codex Alimentaruis. I’ve researched it and listened to a few […]
Pulse of Natural Health, May 25th Further Update on our Story – Nanotechnology: New Threat to Organic Foods Our May 18 article on nanotechnology and organic foods drew a number of comments from our readers. Here is one: Laurie says: May 19, 2010 at 9:32 pm “After reading this article, I have no facts on […]
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Which integrative physician will be appointed to the powerful new federal research institute? ANH–USA is currently working with Congress to be sure that he or she will be the real thing.