An Amish farmer is in trouble for distributing raw milk in interstate commerce. If the Leahy bill passes, raw milk “desperados” like him could go to jail for ten years!
Tag: State Legislation
Could It Be? Texas to Create a Board of Integrative Medicine!
As biased as most of the medical community is against Integrative Medicine, which includes natural health approaches, it’s heartening indeed that Texas may recognize it and even set up a board that understands it!
Urgent Action Alert for North Carolinians! Medical Licensing Bill Due for Vote Tuesday Evening
The North Carolina Senate is likely voting on a bill this evening which will make the unlicensed and unregistered practice of “medicine or surgery” a felony. The problem is that “medicine or surgery” is unnecessarily vague, and may include some alternative health practices. Please take action immediately!
Expose Foul Conditions at Factory Farms? Go to Jail!
Iowa and Florida are considering bills that make it illegal to film or photograph inside factory farms without permission. Are the CAFOs afraid their unhealthy conditions and animal cruelty will be exposed? Help us put a stop to this madness!
Support Your State’s Bills on Genetically Engineered Foods!
With the federal government showing nothing but love for all things genetically engineered, some states have introduced legislation to inform and protect their citizens from GE products.
Breaking News: Judge Rules that a Provision in the Administration’s Healthcare Act is Unconstitutional
A federal district judge in Virginia has ruled that one of the central provisions in President Obama’s healthcare act is unconstitutional. ANH-USA has filed an amicus brief on the same provision, but in a different jurisdiction.
Bioidentical Estriol Still Under Threat
Nurses in Oregon may soon lose their ability to prescribe estriol, the safe and effective bioidentical estrogen hormone. Meanwhile, an FDA-approved menopause drug is killing women at twice the usual mortality rate.
Raw Milk Gets a Raw Deal
To public health officials, raw milk is dangerous. But the facts prove it’s far healthier than pasteurized. Small family farms want to sell it, consumers want to buy it—and states are battling for the right to do so.
Vermont “Vitamin Tax” on Dietary Supplements Defeated
Our Vermont supporters and others defeated the “Vitamin Tax” in Vermont last week–a significant victory for consumers of dietary supplements.
Wisconsin Dietary Licensing Bill Defeated
The American Dietetic Association (ADA) sponsored legislation that threatened to give Registered Dieticians a monopoly on nutrition services in Wisconsin. With your help this was defeated.