FDA opens a new front in the war against natural medicine. Action Alert! In the midst of an opioid epidemic that is killing nearly 100 people every day, the FDA has taken action against a natural medical food that offers patients an alternative to opioids. Last November, the FDA posted a warning on its website concerning […]
Help us support the first meaningful step in healthcare reform. Action Alert! The Labor Department recently released its proposed regulations to implement President Trump’s executive order by expanding association health plans. You’ll recall from our previous coverage that the executive order expands association health plans, also known as small group health plans. The idea is […]
Right to Try legislation has passed the Senate. Now it must pass the House. Action Alert! The Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2017 passed the Senate and now moves to the House. It seems to have some traction. Recently the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on the issue, and we’re expecting a […]
But not all will be pulled from the market, yet. The policy comes in the form of a guidance document, which lays out the FDA’s current position on the regulation of homeopathic drugs. In the guidance, the FDA says: Any homeopathic drug that has not been considered “generally recognized as safe and effective” (GRAS/E) is […]
The FDA may eliminate consumer access to estriol and other hormones. We must stop them. Action Alert! As we’ve detailed previously, the FDA is waging a War on Women’s Health and is even moving to ban compounded bioidentical estriol, which millions of women use to feel better and protect themselves from heart disease and cancer. […]
Many millions of women depend on it. Action Alert! In 2008, the FDA – likely acting upon a petition it received from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Premarin (an estrogen drug made from pregnant horse mares’ urine) – went after bioidentical hormones, particularly estriol. Thanks to ANH members and the wider natural health community, the […]
Another update on the FDA’s war on natural medicine. Action Alert! Recently we told you about the Nov. 20-21 meeting of the FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC), in which the committee would recommend whether several natural medicines could continue to be used by pharmacies to make customized natural medicines for patients. The fate of […]
The International Trade Commission (ITC) refused to hear the case; Amarin appeals. From Nutraingredients: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Inc. has appealed the decision by the US International Trade Commission not to hear its case in which it had sought to prevent the import of some omega-3 dietary supplements. The company also filed a technical writ to try […]
Definitely not, if you’re following the government’s recommendations. GrassrootsHealth, an organization dedicated to disseminating information about vitamin D research, has now confirmed a previous finding that the National Academy of Medicine (IOM), the government’s advisor on health and medical issues, is off by a magnitude of ten in its recommended daily intake of vitamin D. […]
The agency is deciding what to do about “old” supplements—tell them what you think! Action Alert! Last year, we told you about the FDA’s massive attack on supplements that came in the form of a guidance document. That guidance is meant to provide clarity to supplement companies regarding “new supplements”—referred to as new dietary ingredients, […]