Month: October 2018

EPA to Increase Your Exposure to Radiation and Mercury

New proposals would expose us to more environmental pollutants. It doesn’t take much of a scientific background to know that exposure to radiation is bad. Yet a new rule coming out of the EPA at the behest of crony interests will increase the amount of radiation we are exposed to. Another rule will increase the… Continue reading EPA to Increase Your Exposure to Radiation and Mercury

Drug Companies are Stealing from You

…with the help of the federal government and universities. Action Alert! The high cost of prescription drugs has recently made headlines, evidenced by price-gouging schemes that cause drug prices to skyrocket 5,000% (as in the case with the infamous Martin Shkreli and the drug Daraprim) or Mylan’s more recent price hike on EpiPen’s to over… Continue reading Drug Companies are Stealing from You

FDA Turned Your $10 Supplement into a $40,000 Drug

Help us ensure the supplement form remains available. Action Alert!  Earlier this year, we told you about an FDA back-channel that allows drug companies to turn supplements into drugs—and remove the supplement versions from the market. This has happened to a popular and medically important version of vitamin B6 (pyridoxamine), and with the FDA’s approval… Continue reading FDA Turned Your $10 Supplement into a $40,000 Drug

More Crony Nutrition Advice on the Way?

It’s very likely, unless we can make our voices heard at the FDA. Action Alert! FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced a new initiative earlier this year called the Nutrition Innovation Strategy. It is a broad-based effort to improve the health of Americans through diet, mainly by improving and updating the information on food labels—including devising… Continue reading More Crony Nutrition Advice on the Way?