Tag: Free Speech

Plaintiffs Win Suit to Keep Their Social Security Benefits Even if They Reject Medicare

Constitutional attorney Kent Masterson Brown has won an important legal victory on behalf of three plaintiffs — former Congressman Dick Armey, Brian Hall and John Kraus — who sued to keep their Social Security benefits after they withdrew from Medicare Part A, preferring to keep their private healthcare coverage. The Department of Health and Human… Continue reading Plaintiffs Win Suit to Keep Their Social Security Benefits Even if They Reject Medicare

Weigh in on Transparency at the FDA

Seize the opportunity to share your suggestions on how the FDA can improve its currently opaque “transparency policy.“ A second public meeting will be held November 3, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the National Transportation Safety Board Conference Center at 429 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC (https://secure3.convio.net/aahf/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=431). The three discussion groups are:

It’s Time to Put “Health” back into Healthcare! Tell Your Senators to Support True Healthcare Reform!

How can we, as a country, reduce exploding healthcare costs?  By changing the way we do medicine.  Too often we rely on treating symptoms and addressing health problems after they have reached the crisis state. Under the old way of thinking, this usually means hospital stays, vastly expensive surgery, expensive drugs with undesirable side effects,… Continue reading It’s Time to Put “Health” back into Healthcare! Tell Your Senators to Support True Healthcare Reform!

Make Your Voices Heard by the National Organic Standards Board

The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has announced a meeting of the board to take place November 3-5 at the Washington Plaza Hotel.  In anticipation of this meeting, the Board will be accepting written comments and requests to present in person at the meeting until October 19.  We would like to encourage all of you… Continue reading Make Your Voices Heard by the National Organic Standards Board

Mass. Alert: Bad “Pandemic Bill”

Mike Adams at Natural News first brought this to our attention. The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill that violates the very rights that Massachusetts residents fought and died for during the Revolutionary War. The action now moves to the Massachusetts house. We hope our Massachusetts readers will take action to prevent this very bad legislation from… Continue reading Mass. Alert: Bad “Pandemic Bill”

AAHF In Process of Merging with Alliance for Natural Health

As some of you know, AAHF began life as the American Preventive Medicine Association. We adopted our present name in 1999.  Over recent years, we have worked more and more closely with The Alliance for Natural Health, a UK based organization founded by the distinguished food scientist Dr Robert Verkerk. ANH shares our mission and values… Continue reading AAHF In Process of Merging with Alliance for Natural Health

Alert! Food Safety Bill Bad for Supplements (Ties U.S. to Codex) and Gives FDA Control Over Farming

The Senate’s “Food Safety” bill is better than the House’s in some important respects. For example, it drops the draconian jail sentences and fines for vague infractions including paperwork errors. But it includes a Codex provision that absolutely must be removed by amendment in order to protect free choice about supplements. Please take action to… Continue reading Alert! Food Safety Bill Bad for Supplements (Ties U.S. to Codex) and Gives FDA Control Over Farming

Thank you for telling the FDA that transparency matters to you!

Thank you to our 801 advocates who used AAHF’s Action Center to submit comments in response to Docket Number FDA-200-N-0247, letting the Food and Drug Administration’s Transparency Task Force know that you support increased transparency at the FDA. On August 6, AAHF proudly hand-delivered 801 letters to the FDA’s Division of Docket Management. These comments… Continue reading Thank you for telling the FDA that transparency matters to you!