Vermont Considering New Tax on Dietary Supplements
Will the Vermont State Legislature pass a 6 percent sales tax to be applied to the sale of dietary supplements?
20 Apr
2010
22 Dec
2009
Sen. Charles Grassley Asks Tough Questions of Leading Medical Schools
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, shines a spotlight on our nation’s medical schools and questions the practice of ghostwriting.
10 Nov
2009
Your Body—Your Right to Choose!
The Massachusetts Public Health Emergency Preparation and Response Act (H4275) passed the House on 10.08.09. This piece of legislation articulates the authority granted to the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health during a ‘declared emergency’ and is companion legislation to S2028, which passed in April of this year. The two bills will now go […]
15 Sep
2009
Mass. Alert: Bad “Pandemic Bill”
Mike Adams at Natural News first brought this to our attention. The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill that violates the very rights that Massachusetts residents fought and died for during the Revolutionary War. The action now moves to the Massachusetts house. We hope our Massachusetts readers will take action to prevent this very bad legislation from […]
15 Sep
2009
Integrative Practitioners—Still Far From a Level Playing Field
Integrative practitioners face an uphill battle in protecting their right to practice medicine in a manner that assesses the whole patient—mind, body, lifestyle, and genetics. The entire U.S. health system is designed based on a single standard of care. Insurance rules, government reimbursement rates, treatment options, FDA and FTC regulations and enforcement, and state medical […]
04 Aug
2009
The American Dietetic Association Seeks a Monopoly over Nutritional Therapy
According to AAHF’s legislative director, Tami Wahl, since 1984, the American Dietetic Association (ADA) has been actively sponsoring state legislation that establishes registration and licensing protocols for dietitians. Their efforts have been successful in over 40 states. Now the ADA is attempting to have nutritionists and practitioners of nutritional therapy be locked into the same […]
04 Aug
2009
The Trans-Fat Ban Is Working in New York. Can we legislate and tax our way to good health?
The July 21 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine has reported on New York City’s efforts to phase out artificial trans fats from restaurant food. According to N.Y.C. health officials, the effort has been successful. The use of trans fats for frying, baking and the like has declined from 50 percent to 2 percent of […]
26 May
2009
Vermont Acts to Make Drug Makers’ Gifts Public
Under a new Vermont law, drug and device manufacturers will have to publicly disclose all gifts (in direct payments, speaking and consulting fees, grants, food, lodging and transportation, and books) they make to healthcare providers. The law will require specific disclosure of doctors’ names, dollar amounts, and the medical products to which the spending is […]
12 May
2009
Urgent—Licensure of Dietitians and Nutritionists in Michigan—Vote is Tomorrow, May 13!
Thanks to AAHF legislative director Tami Wahl, the Michigan state legislature is hearing the concerns of AAHF on the creation of rules to implement the bill on licensure of dietitians and nutritionists in Michigan. Read Tami’s analysis:
31 Mar
2009
GMO a Big NO on National Wildlife Refuge Land
Genetically modified organisms, or GMO foods, are on grocery store shelves already. They are present in nearly 80% of processed foods that contain crops such as corn and soy and their byproducts. The long-term effects on human health and the environment from these non-natural products are unknown. A federal survey has revealed that most Americans […]