The FDA has a petition pending before it. It is FDA Docket No. 2006P-0158. The petition was filed on April 7, 2006, by Citizens for Health. The FDA acknowledged the petition the day it was filed. The petition asked that the FDA revoke its approval of sucralose (also known as Splenda).
Tag: Dangerous Drug Effects
More News from the Women’s Health Initiative—Synthetic, Prescription HRT Shrinks the Brain
In the December 23, 2008, issue of Pulse of Health Freedom, we reported on new data from the government-funded Women’s Health Initiative. Now, two studies from the arm of the WHI Study that favors using synthetic hormone replacement therapy by prescription have been published in the January 13 issue of Neurology. The studies sought to… Continue reading More News from the Women’s Health Initiative—Synthetic, Prescription HRT Shrinks the Brain
Who Will Lead the FDA?
Drug scandals.
Statins and Women: An Update
In the October 21 issue of Pulse of Health Freedom, a number of issues regarding statin drug use were examined. Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, who is gathering data at www.statinsideeffects.com, has indicated there is little or no evidence to suggest that statin drugs are of benefit for women.In an important update to the story, a… Continue reading Statins and Women: An Update
Heart Failure Hospitalizations Are Up 131% in Three Decades
The American Heart Association’s annual scientific session in New Orleans this month heard the presentation of a Drexel University study showing that the hospitalization rate for heart failure among older Americans increased dramatically over the past three decades.
The JUPITER Study — Is the News as Encouraging as It Seems?
Every major news wire service was abuzz this past week over Crestor. The study released November 9 involved 18,000 patients, and supplied powerful evidence that statins save lives by driving down blood cholesterol and reducing inflammation in arteries as measured by high blood levels of C-reactive protein. In the study published in the New England Journal… Continue reading The JUPITER Study — Is the News as Encouraging as It Seems?
Diabetes Rate Up 90 Percent in Last Ten Years; Diabetes Spending Doubles in Just Six Years
Can the Public Health Effort Do More?
Wyeth at the Supreme Court, Justices Weigh a 100-Year-Old Right Enjoyed by Americans
The Supreme Court will hear the case of Wyeth v. Levine the week of November 3. The case involves Diana Levine, a guitarist and musician, who lost her arm (and her livelihood) due to gangrene from an improperly administered nausea drug made by Wyeth. She was awarded $6.7 million in damages in a Vermont court,… Continue reading Wyeth at the Supreme Court, Justices Weigh a 100-Year-Old Right Enjoyed by Americans
Post-Traumatic Stress in the Armed Forces — A Call to Help Our Troops
According to the October 27 edition of USA Today, increasing numbers of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to the chief of the traumatic stress program at the National Institute of Mental Health, it’s a biologically based condition where the body’s stress-response system goes into overdrive.
Adverse Event Report Labeling for Supplements — the Controversy Continues
In 2006, AAHF took a stand against the proposed Dietary Supplement and Non-Prescription Drug Consumer Protection legislation, now law, because we felt the bill was not in the public’s best interest. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act had already been amended to require reporting of serious adverse events for both over-the-counter and dietary supplements to… Continue reading Adverse Event Report Labeling for Supplements — the Controversy Continues