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
Tag: Health Freedom
Urge HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to Make ABC Codes an Option Under HIPAA
Although the United States trails the other industrialized nations in measures of longevity and quality of life, we currently pay more than double for healthcare per person compared with Canada, the country closest to us in rankings of healthcare costs.
Finland Warns Women Not to Take Ginger for Morning Sickness
The May 5, 2009, issue of “Pulse of Health Freedom” reported a Finnish proposal that alternative therapies should be offered to cancer patients, diabetics, pregnant women and those with mental illness only under the care of a doctor. Now, the Finnish food safety agency Evira has recommended warning labels for ginger supplements, specifically cautioning pregnant… Continue reading Finland Warns Women Not to Take Ginger for Morning Sickness
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
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!
Why has America not won the war on cancer? They say it is our fault!
An eye-opening article on the New York Times’ front page August 3, “Lack of Study Volunteers Hobbles Cancer Fight,” stated that just 3 percent of adult cancer patients participate in cancer-drug clinical trials. It also revealed that more than one in five trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute fail to enroll a single subject with… Continue reading Why has America not won the war on cancer? They say it is our fault!
The American Dietetic Association Seeks a Monopoly over Nutritional Therapy
According to AAHF’s legislative director, Tami Wahl, since 1984, the American Dietetic Association (ADA) has been actively sponsoring state legislation that establishes registration and licensing protocols for dietitians. Their efforts have been successful in over 40 states. Now the ADA is attempting to have nutritionists and practitioners of nutritional therapy be locked into the same… Continue reading The American Dietetic Association Seeks a Monopoly over Nutritional Therapy
An influential group of U.S. senators say it is time to embrace an array of alternative therapies
Has the Time Come for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) to Join the Mainstream? An influential group of U.S. senators say it is time to embrace an array of alternative therapies! The Boston Globe reports that Sens. Harkin, Mikulski and Enzi are sponsors and supporters of an amendment to the healthcare reform legislation that would… Continue reading An influential group of U.S. senators say it is time to embrace an array of alternative therapies
Will the Current Healthcare Reform Proposals Actually Control Healthcare Costs?
Everyone agrees that the current healthcare system needs to be overhauled. Doctors, nurses, practitioners, and caregivers labor every day in a system that can be mind-boggling to negotiate. Physicians know that they may be criticized or have their license threatened by their respective state’s Boards of Medicine if they step outside the current standard of… Continue reading Will the Current Healthcare Reform Proposals Actually Control Healthcare Costs?
In Memoriam: We Mourn the Passing of Former AAHF President Shari Lieberman, PhD, CNS
On Tuesday, July 21, 2009, the world of clinical nutrition and education lost a special member of its family, Shari Lieberman, PhD, CNS. Dr. Lieberman served the American Association for Health Freedom with the same passion she brought to her research and education efforts, her clinical practice, and all those she touched through a long… Continue reading In Memoriam: We Mourn the Passing of Former AAHF President Shari Lieberman, PhD, CNS