Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez questions the Arizona senator’s co-sponsorship of the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010, which would repeal key sections of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994.
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Update: Senator McCain Cosponsors a New Bill That Threatens Your Access to Supplements and Repeals Key Sections of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
A wide variety of organizations, working together with ANH-USA, have swung into action to stop John McCain’s new bill that threatens dietary supplements. Already thousands of messages are on their way to Capitol Hill in protest. Please be sure that your message is among them. If you have not already done so, please take action now.
Seller Beware!
If a consumer loves your product and blogs about its wonders, be warned that a Federal Trade Commission ruling regarding endorsements may make you liable for false and misleading claims.
Preserve Structure/Function Claims!
Dr. Rob Verkerk, of ANH-Europe, weighs in on the threat to informed choice should such claims be axed.
CSPI Asks FDA to Abolish Food and Supplement Health Claims
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abolish Structure/Function Claims and Qualified Health Claims. What does this jargon mean? Why is this so important?
ANH Press Release: ‘United we are stronger’—ANH announces merger
Two leading natural health campaign organisations are formally merging as of today. The Alliance for Natural Health (ANH), based in Dorking, UK, and the American Association for Health Freedom (AAHF), of Washington DC, have merged to form the Alliance for Natural Health International (ANH International).
Alert! Make Your Voice Heard on the Senate Healthcare Bill!
Last week we updated you on our success in persuading the Senate to include integrative doctors in the Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) program of the senate healthcare bill. This will make it harder for special interests to try to outlaw integrative medicine at the national level
Help ANH-USA Teach AP About Integrative Medicine
Mike Adams, editor of www.naturalnews.com, is waging a campaign to educate the Associated Press about natural remedies. According to Adams, “The Associated Press continues its assault on alternative medicine, led by writer Marilynn Marchione who writes attack pieces on everything under the sun (including the sun itself) related to alternative medicine and natural therapies. The… Continue reading Help ANH-USA Teach AP About Integrative Medicine
Comment Period for NCCAM’s Five-Year Focus Ends Nov 19
Until that date, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine seeks input on its strategic plan. A column by journalist John Weeks in Integrative Practitioner, “Why we should seek to influence NCCAM’s next 5-year strategic plan” should spur you to voice your opinion.
Your Body—Your Right to Choose!
The Massachusetts Public Health Emergency Preparation and Response Act (H4275) passed the House on 10.08.09. This piece of legislation articulates the authority granted to the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health during a ‘declared emergency’ and is companion legislation to S2028, which passed in April of this year. The two bills will now go… Continue reading Your Body—Your Right to Choose!