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In 1994, Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA).
The passage of DSHEA witnessed the biggest victory for consumers in the history of Congress. More letters were written to Congress than on any other piece of legislation in the history of our country. The voice of the people spoke louder on dietary […]
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Industry attacks supplements to eliminate weight-loss competition.
Big Pharma is at it again, this time teaming up with other anti-supplement cohorts to spearhead a petition that urges the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement stringent new limitations on manufacturers of weight-management supplements. Of course, it should come as no surprise that the particular large […]
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Drug manufacturers could be protected from side-effect lawsuits.
Synthetic drug treachery has plummeted to a new ethical low with a disturbing development that may grant Big Pharma eternal immunity from consumer lawsuits. This most recent affront to justice involves a birth-control drug with side effects believed to have caused the deaths of 40 women, along […]
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The Secret History of the War on Cancer
By Devra Davis, PhD, MPH
Review by Leslie Botha, Holy Hormones Honey!
In a recent interview on CSPAN Davis stated, “For much of its history, the cancer war has been fighting the wrong battles, with the wrong weapons, against the wrong enemies.”
The Secret History of the War on Cancer by […]
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February 25, 2007 – 1:05 pm
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik
Selling Sickness: How the World’s Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All into Patients.
“Should be required reading for ALL women and girls!”
“Selling Sickness pulls back the curtain on the politically-charged (and financially inspired) machinations of the pharmaceutical industry and explains the mass manipulation. It’s a very disturbing book, but also well documented, well researched and […]
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to write new guidelines specifying when outside scientists and doctors serving on agency advisory panels should be disqualified because of conflicts of interest.
The FDA announced today that it is considering whether to make more information available to the public from advisory committee members’ financial disclosures. The panels make […]
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik
There has been no increase in congressional appropriations to the FDA from fiscal years 1986 through 2006. (1)
FDA’s Mission Statement
The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The […]
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