Tag: Pulse of Natural Health

Finally! Some Relief From Health Insurance Straight Jacket

Help us support the first meaningful step in healthcare reform. Action Alert! The Labor Department recently released its proposed regulations to implement President Trump’s executive order by expanding association health plans. You’ll recall from our previous coverage that the executive order expands association health plans, also known as small group health plans. The idea is… Continue reading Finally! Some Relief From Health Insurance Straight Jacket

Will Congress Move to Help Dying Patients?

Right to Try legislation has passed the Senate. Now it must pass the House. Action Alert! The Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2017 passed the Senate and now moves to the House. It seems to have some traction. Recently the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on the issue, and we’re expecting a… Continue reading Will Congress Move to Help Dying Patients?

FDA: All Homeopathic Drugs Illegal 

But not all will be pulled from the market, yet. Action Alert! The policy comes in the form of a guidance document, which lays out the FDA’s current position on the regulation of homeopathic drugs. In the guidance, the FDA says: Any homeopathic drug that has not been considered “generally recognized as safe and effective”… Continue reading FDA: All Homeopathic Drugs Illegal 

Protect Natural Estriol!

Many millions of women depend on it. Action Alert! In 2008, the FDA – likely acting upon a petition it received from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Premarin (an estrogen drug made from pregnant horse mares’ urine) – went after bioidentical hormones, particularly estriol. Thanks to ANH members and the wider natural health community, the… Continue reading Protect Natural Estriol!

Customized Resveratrol Also to Be Banned

Another update on the FDA’s war on natural medicine. Action Alert! Recently we told you about the Nov. 20-21 meeting of the FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC), in which the committee would recommend whether several natural medicines could continue to be used by pharmacies to make customized natural medicines for patients. The fate of… Continue reading Customized Resveratrol Also to Be Banned

Fish Oil Import Ban: Update

The International Trade Commission (ITC) refused to hear the case; Amarin appeals. From Nutraingredients: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Inc. has appealed the decision by the US International Trade Commission not to hear its case in which it had sought to prevent the import of some omega-3 dietary supplements. The company also filed a technical writ to try… Continue reading Fish Oil Import Ban: Update

Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?

Definitely not, if you’re following the government’s recommendations. GrassrootsHealth, an organization dedicated to disseminating information about vitamin D research, has now confirmed a previous finding that the National Academy of Medicine (IOM),  the government’s advisor on health and medical issues, is off by a magnitude of ten in its recommended daily intake of vitamin D.… Continue reading Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?

Fight Back Against the FDA’s Attack on Supplements

The agency is deciding what to do about “old” supplements—tell them what you think! Action Alert! Last year, we told you about the FDA’s massive attack on supplements that came in the form of a guidance document. That guidance is meant to provide clarity to supplement companies regarding “new supplements”—referred to as new dietary ingredients,… Continue reading Fight Back Against the FDA’s Attack on Supplements

New Danger from Weedkillers

Now they’ve been linked to antibiotic resistance. Action Alert! A new study published in Microbiology finds that both the active and “inert” ingredients in common herbicides induce antibiotic resistance in human pathogenic bacteria. The researchers found that antibiotic resistance was conferred to Salmonella and E.coli even at exposure levels below those found in the environment.… Continue reading New Danger from Weedkillers