The supplement ban was issued based on a single unverified test, performed by a scientist who usually studies lizards, using completely inappropriate technology—and new tests show that the original testing was wrong. State-based Action Alert! The NY attorney general’s cease-and-desist letters to four national-chain retailers, charging them with selling nutritional supplements that were “deliberately mislabeled” and “potentially dangerous… Continue reading New York AG’s Supplement Test Completely Contradicted by New Research
Tag: Pulse of Natural Health
Two Clinical Trials for Fruit Juice? That’s What the FTC Was Demanding!
In breaking news, the DC Appeals Court says that would be unconstitutional. But the rest of the decision in the POM Wonderful case was disappointing. Last August, ANH-USA filed a friend-of-the-court (amicus) brief in support of POM Wonderful. The Federal Trade Commission had barred the pomegranate juice company (and, by extension, other natural product companies) from advertising… Continue reading Two Clinical Trials for Fruit Juice? That’s What the FTC Was Demanding!
New “21st Century Cures” Bill Is Yet Another Gift to the Pharmaceutical Industry
It’s called a 21st century bill, but this extraordinarily dense legislative proposal follows an old, 20th century paradigm: if there’s an illness, create some new government-subsidized drugs to throw at it. Action Alert! The “21st Century Cures Act” is close to 400 pages long. If enacted, it would dramatically alter the ways pharmaceutical and medical device products are… Continue reading New “21st Century Cures” Bill Is Yet Another Gift to the Pharmaceutical Industry
Compounded Meds Will Cost You More (or Disappear Altogether!) Because of FDA’s Attack on “Office Use”
Once again the rogue agency is thumbing its nose at members of Congress. Action Alert! Last week we told you about the new threat to compounded drugs from the US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) and asked you to send a protest message to USP. Our thanks to the many thousands of you who responded. Now the US Food and… Continue reading Compounded Meds Will Cost You More (or Disappear Altogether!) Because of FDA’s Attack on “Office Use”
Is Your Sunscreen Making You Infertile?
A new law may help promote safer sunscreen ingredients. Action Alert! A new study by the National Institutes of Health found that sunscreen chemicals that filter out ultraviolet rays may impair male fertility. There are twenty-nine “benzophenone-type UV filtering chemicals” in personal care products that protect skin and hair from sun damage. Researchers found that men with… Continue reading Is Your Sunscreen Making You Infertile?
Compounded Medications Even More At Risk
A new threat to compounded drugs (including bioidentical estriol for women and compounded time-release thyroid) has emerged. Action Alert! The US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has released an overreaching draft proposal that may inadvertently crush many small compounding pharmacies—unless we take action. USP is a nonprofit organization that sets standards for the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines… Continue reading Compounded Medications Even More At Risk
Supplements Are Not Food Additives
Federal law makes it very clear that food additives and supplements are not to be treated the same way. But once again the FDA doesn’t seem to care about the law. Action Alert! Last month the FDA held an open meeting to receive input from the public on updating “Redbook.” That’s the agency’s informal term for its guidance… Continue reading Supplements Are Not Food Additives
You Could Be Quarantined and Forced to Take Toxic Drugs
A new federal executive order expands the list of illnesses for which you could be detained, isolated, and treated against your will if you are entering the US or traveling between states—even if you are completely healthy. Some states have similar or worse laws that would even allow entry into your home. President Obama has signed… Continue reading You Could Be Quarantined and Forced to Take Toxic Drugs
Which Supplement Companies Are Recommended by Experts?
In September we offered a list of supplement companies recommended by the experts. Our readers responded with their suggestions, and after further research we have expanded our list. If readers have further thoughts and suggestions, please continue sending them in! All companies listed are high quality supplement producers and known for their manufacturing standards, testing, and… Continue reading Which Supplement Companies Are Recommended by Experts?
Frankenmosquitoes Are Headed to Florida!
Genetically engineered mosquitoes may be released in the Florida Keys in the next month or two. Will they make infectious diseases spread even more quickly? Action Alerts! As we reported previously, Oxitec, a British biotech company, plans to release an experimental mosquito population genetically engineered to combat dengue fever. This is especially unnecessary since there have… Continue reading Frankenmosquitoes Are Headed to Florida!