The Promotional Products Association International is a trade group of very unhappy companies facing a severe downturn in business. These companies provide the promotional products which drug makers use to influence physician prescribing habits.
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Are Consumers That Dumb? The Wall Street Journal Thinks We Are
An inflammatory article appeared last week in the Wall Street Journal called “The Touch that Doesn’t Heal .” It deserves a thorough reading and some impassioned letters to the editor. The article, written by Steve Salerno, claims that “Americans pay billions for alternative medicine—with nothing to show for it.”
A Flagrant Example of Pushing the Sponsor’s Product
Drugmakers Pay an NPR Talk Show Host/Physician $1.3 Million for Lectures
What Effects Will the Pending FDA Regulation Changes Have on Stevia and Other Substances?
The FDA is currently receiving comment about Section 912 of its Amendments Act (FDAAA), which deals with the regulation of foods containing substances that have undergone clinical trials; they have now extended that comment period until November 25. The Section 912 regulations could create a major shift in the divide between foods and drugs.
The FDA Lets Thousands of Devices onto the Market Each Year with Only Cursory Review
When it comes to healthcare, is newer necessarily better? The idea that newer drugs are better than those that have been on the market for years has recently come under scrutiny. The higher costs of newer drugs, together along with their unknown side effects and contraindications, have led to the suggestion that one should never… Continue reading The FDA Lets Thousands of Devices onto the Market Each Year with Only Cursory Review
Health Care Industry Spent $445M on Federal Lobbying in 2007
The statistics below show the amount of money being spent on lobbying by conventional medicine. The 2.5 million health professions who are not allopathic doctors and who are authorized to deliver direct care to the public are not well served by this model. This is why AAHF is about the right of the consumer to… Continue reading Health Care Industry Spent $445M on Federal Lobbying in 2007