Dr. Google Has Your Health Data

Google is partnering with one of the largest hospital systems to collect, store, and analyze our health data. What could go wrong? Action Alert! Google is partnering with Ascension, which operates 150 hospitals in 20 states, and could eventually upload all patient data to their cloud computing platform, according to news reports. Given Google’s breaches… Continue reading Dr. Google Has Your Health Data

Pharma Piracy Threatens Brain Health Supplement

The FDA is complicit in turning another supplement into an expensive drug. Action Alert! Earlier this year, the FDA fired off warning letters to seventeen companies that, in the agency’s view, were illegally marketing supplements to treat Alzheimer’s disease. One of the supplements targeted in the FDA’s action was piracetam, a derivative of GABA, continuing an… Continue reading Pharma Piracy Threatens Brain Health Supplement

“Flying Blind” with 5G

Scientists are speaking out about the dangers of 5G, but government agencies are showing no signs of listening. Action Alert! Over the past months, we’ve been documenting the issues surrounding the launch of 5G networks. As we edge closer and closer to a wider rollout of this technology, more information is coming to light demonstrating… Continue reading “Flying Blind” with 5G

New Hope for Alzheimer’s

Emerging research underscores the critical need to protect compounded bioidentical hormones. Action Alert! Almost six million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and it is projected to afflict many more in coming years. Big Pharma has been unable to produce drugs that treat this debilitating disease. New research, however, is suggesting that Alzheimer’s is more complex… Continue reading New Hope for Alzheimer’s

More Carcinogens Found in Drugs

This time in the acid blocker Zantac. Action Alert! The FDA recently announced that it found Zantac, an acid blocker drug, was contaminated with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), which is classified as a probable human carcinogen. This follows reports that Valsartan, a blood-pressure drug, contained dimethylformamide (DMF), another probable carcinogen. If you or a loved one has… Continue reading More Carcinogens Found in Drugs

Supreme Court Denies Pharma Fish Oil Monopoly

Amarin wanted an import ban on certain fish oil supplements. In a win for consumer access to natural products, the Supreme Court has denied Amarin’s final petition for appeal in the company’s effort to corner the market on fish oil. In 2017, Amarin asked the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban the importation of omega-3 dietary… Continue reading Supreme Court Denies Pharma Fish Oil Monopoly