Will oxygen treatment finally be allowed by the government?
Month: June 2014
“Don’t Take Supplements, but Feel Free to Electrocute Your Stomach!”
The FDA’s obesity “logic” hurts Americans—and endangers supplements. Action Alert!
A New Era of Medical Blackmail
Be careful in seeking a second opinion about your child in a hospital. The hospital (through the government) may all too easily remove you as legal custodian.
What the FDA Doesn’t Know About Farming and Food Could Fill an Encyclopedia
This time they try to save us from some of the most delicious and healthy cheeses.
Breaking News: POM’s “David and Goliath” Victory over Coca-Cola
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling shows how federal agencies harass small food and supplement companies on labeling and advertising, but let industry favorites ignore or stretch the same rules. Action Alert!
We’re Spending More and More on Drugs for Prisoners
Is this in part a pay-off to Big Pharma for campaign support?
Monsanto’s Latest PR Stunt
It wins first place on our list of Big Business’ Top Five sham “educational” websites.
Rewarding Bad Behavior: Doctors and Compounders Are Being Punished for the FDA’s Ineptitude
“I certify that this compounded variation produces ‘a significant difference from the marketed drug version.’ ”
If Congress’s initial, knee-jerk reaction to the 2012 New England Compounding Center (NECC) meningitis tragedy had become law, you would have had to add this federally mandated disclaimer to every prescription you wrote for a compounded drug. It seems Congress, influenced by pharmaceutical industry lobbying dollars, wanted to reward the FDA’s failure to shut down grossly negligent compounding manufacturers—but did so by granting the agency vast new powers.
Over 10,000 American Toddlers Are Being Given ADHD Drugs
And once again, our country’s disadvantaged kids are being unnecessarily medicated nearly three times more often.
Kickbacks, Bribes, and Money Laundering: China’s Big Pharma Scandal
But it’s just a mirror for our own government’s “addiction” to prescription drugs and the drug industry. Is your physician taking kickbacks too?