The fruits and vegetables you feed your family may have been grown in re-purposed sewage filled with pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, and other contaminants. Action Alert! Hundreds of thousands of tons of sewage sludge are spread each year on America’s forests and agricultural lands. This is commonly done with great secrecy. If you want to know… Continue reading Sewage with My Salad?
Tag: Pulse of Natural Health
Good and Bad News in the War on Compounded Natural Medicine
The FDA listens to ANH-USA members and other critics in final rule. The agency, in its final rule governing the removal of medicines from a list of permitted compounded drugs, has agreed to notify interested parties in advance, as required by law. This is a victory, in that the agency’s original proposal from 2014 was… Continue reading Good and Bad News in the War on Compounded Natural Medicine
Natural Hormones on the Chopping Block Yet Again
UPDATE: Good news—in a group of documents dated November 3, 2016, the FDA has responded to our concerns, indicating that compounded hormone creams WILL NOT BE on the agency’s chopping block at the next advisory committee meeting. We are glad to hear that the FDA is only considering the elimination of patches; creams, gels, foams, and ointments… Continue reading Natural Hormones on the Chopping Block Yet Again
GMO: The Truth about the Science
The truth can be very hard to get. So we’ve updated our own GMO Fact Check site. And we need to stop a new effort to use taxpayer money to spread industry propaganda. Action Alert! Earlier this month, major biotech and agriculture groups sent a letter to key members of the House and Senate Appropriations… Continue reading GMO: The Truth about the Science
Supplements in Peril Update
FDA must be worried—they’ve extended the comment period for the supplement guidance. We must use the opportunity to flood the agency with more comments. Please help out! Highest-Level Action Alert! This past August, the FDA issued its long delayed guidance detailing how the supplement industry can bring new products to the market. The guidance deals with… Continue reading Supplements in Peril Update
FDA To Redefine “Healthy” Once Again
As usual, the agency is using outdated science and is heavily influenced by industry. Action Alert! Following the recent update to the Nutrition Facts label and the approval of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the FDA is proposing to update the definition of “healthy” and in federal regulations. The idea is to harmonize the… Continue reading FDA To Redefine “Healthy” Once Again
Drug-Resistant “Super Gonorrhea” on the Rise
Here’s the latest threat in the antibiotic-resistant era. Action Alert! US health officials have identified a cluster of cases of drug-resistant gonorrhea infections. The new superbug is resistant even to the two-antibiotic combination that is used when other drugs fail. To give you an idea of the scope of the problem this presents, consider that… Continue reading Drug-Resistant “Super Gonorrhea” on the Rise
Frankenbroccoli for Dinner?
Organic products are at risk. Action Alert! When consumers purchase organic produce, they expect to avoid vegetables and fruits that have been genetically modified or sprayed with dangerous pesticides. The unsettling reality, however, is that cross-contamination between GM plants and conventional or organic plants is not only possible—it is already happening. Take the example of… Continue reading Frankenbroccoli for Dinner?
EPA Scientists Are Not Dumb
Their political and industry bosses must have told them what to say. Action Alert! The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a draft report finding that glyphosate—the active ingredient in Monsanto’s popular Roundup weed killer—is not likely to cause cancer in humans. This finding is preliminary, to be followed by the agency’s final review of glyphosate,… Continue reading EPA Scientists Are Not Dumb
FDA Tries to Run Out Clock on Bill to Help Dying Patients
New federal legislation offers dying patients new hope. It needs our support. Action Alert! The legislation, introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), would prohibit the federal government, particularly the US Food and Drug Administration, from blocking patient access to experimental medications. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf was scheduled to attend a hearing on the bill, but… Continue reading FDA Tries to Run Out Clock on Bill to Help Dying Patients