Being rich and famous does not necessarily mean you get better healthcare. Hillary Clinton’s campaign has released a letter from one of her doctors giving her a clean bill of health after a full medical exam and attesting to her physical ability to serve as president. The letter revealed that Mrs. Clinton is being treated… Continue reading Hillary Clinton Prescribed a Dangerous Blood-Thinner
Category: Regenerative Health
Are Endoscopes and Colonoscopes Killing People?
The FDA knew all about the endoscope risk six years ago, but has ignored it. Action Alert! Over the last few years, you may have seen one of the several tragic stories of antibiotic-resistant “superbug” outbreaks in major hospitals that have killed dozens of patients and sickened hundreds more. Some of these outbreaks are linked… Continue reading Are Endoscopes and Colonoscopes Killing People?
Coca-Cola Subverts Science
Crony science is on full display in the new partnership between the giant beverage company and a nonprofit looking to exonerate junk food in the obesity debate. The New York Times reports that Coca-Cola is pouring millions of dollars into a nonprofit organization that is trying to promote a peculiar solution to the obesity crisis.… Continue reading Coca-Cola Subverts Science
When Is a Dietary Supplement Not a Dietary Supplement?
A nonsensical guidance issued by the FDA in 2005 continues to cause confusion. Action Alert! Under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act, a supplement is misbranded if it does not announce itself as a supplement. The actual statute says that it is violating the law if “the label or labeling of the dietary supplement… Continue reading When Is a Dietary Supplement Not a Dietary Supplement?
FDA’s Proposal to Curb Mercury Fillings Was Secretly Overruled by Senior Government Officials
A much-needed proposal was hypocritically rejected, then buried—and this time it wasn’t the FDA’s fault. Action Alert! A recent news report revealed an FDA proposal from 2011 that would have told dentists to avoid using mercury fillings in pregnant women, nursing mothers, children, and people with mercury allergies, kidney diseases, and neurological problems. It also… Continue reading FDA’s Proposal to Curb Mercury Fillings Was Secretly Overruled by Senior Government Officials
FDA Adds Heart Attack and Stroke Warning to Some Painkillers
Why did it take the FDA so long to warn consumers about these increased dangers? And why, despite these new warnings, does the agency seriously understate the risks? Earlier this month, the FDA announced it would be strengthening its warnings on non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), updating what is already printed on many NSAID labels… Continue reading FDA Adds Heart Attack and Stroke Warning to Some Painkillers
Three New FDA-Approved Diabetes Drugs May Cause Diabetic Comas
However, there are good natural approaches to managing or even curing some forms of diabetes. The FDA recently posted a warning that three drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes—canagliflozin (brand name: Invokana), dapagliflozin (Farxiga), and empagliflozin (Jardiance)—may lead to diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA. Ketoacidosis is a condition that can lead to diabetic coma and even death.… Continue reading Three New FDA-Approved Diabetes Drugs May Cause Diabetic Comas
The Grave Dangers of Statin Drugs—and the Surprising Benefits of Cholesterol
Once again the medical establishment gets it completely backward. NPR recently ran a story that suggests terminally ill patients can safely stop taking cholesterol-reducing statin drugs. The final quote of the article is illuminating: “Most of the studies focus on when to start a medication; there’s been very little focus on when do you stop… Continue reading The Grave Dangers of Statin Drugs—and the Surprising Benefits of Cholesterol
Will Big Food Control Nutrition “Science?”
A new report details how Big Food appears to have captured yet another key nutrition group, the American Society of Nutrition. Action Alert! You may remember that a few weeks back we reported on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ (AND) ill-fated partnership with Kraft Foods. Kraft was permitted to place the AND’s “Kids Eat… Continue reading Will Big Food Control Nutrition “Science?”
ANH-USA Takes the Initiative against Monopolistic Dietetics Boards
With your help, we can stop them from gagging free speech about nutrition. ANH-USA has identified seventeen states with the most monopolistic scope-of-practice laws, and has sent letters to those states’ dietetic boards, their attorneys general, and key policymakers warning them that they are vulnerable to federal felony prosecution and civil damages under antitrust law… Continue reading ANH-USA Takes the Initiative against Monopolistic Dietetics Boards