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Available Articles: (updated weekly)(reprinted with permission from the NaturalNews Network)The FDA Exposed: An Interview With Dr. David Graham, the Vioxx Whistleblower (By Manette Loudon) The following interview with Dr. David Graham (senior drug safety researcher at the FDA) was conducted by Manette Loudon, the lead investigator for Dr. Gary Null. This interview contains jaw-dropping insights about the corruption and crimes that take place every day inside the Food and Drug Administration... Mercury Fillings Shattered! FDA, ADA Conspiracy to Poison Children with Toxic Mercury Fillings Exposed in Groundbreaking Lawsuit (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has, for decades, ridiculously insisted that mercury fillings pose no health threat whatsoever to children. While dismissing hundreds of studies showing a clear link between mercury amalgam fillings ("silver fillings") and disastrous neurological effects in the human body, the FDA... How the FDA is Becoming a Drug Company: Consumer Safety and Access to Natural Health Options Threatened (By Byron J. Richards, CCN) Under the false pretense of improved food and drug safety the FDA is re-inventing itself as a kingpin drug company. This charade has so far hoodwinked virtually all members of Congress. The Senate has already approved this FDA transformation. The House will bring similar legislation out of committee... FDA acquiring new powers to suppress alternative health (By Byron Richards) Part 1 of Byron Richards' "Understanding the Threat to Dietary Supplements." Your right to have free access to safe and highly effective dietary supplements is under an intense multi-pronged FDA attack. On May 14, 2007 the Supreme Court sided with the FDA by deciding not to hear the case of... FDA Running Extortion Racket: Natural Supplement Companies Threatened with Arrest if They Don't Pay Up (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) NaturalNews has learned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is running a criminal extortion racket designed to drain cash from health supplement companies and shift it into the pockets of top FDA contractors. This organized crime operation has been running for years, and it has operated... Ending the Atrocities of the FDA; Life Extension Urges Immediate Petition Action for Health Freedom (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) What follows is a call-to-action article by William Faloon, founder of the Life Extension Foundation (www.LEF.org). NaturalNews and LEF are working together to publish this information as widely as possible, calling for urgent action to end the FDA's tyranny against the American people... Tyranny in the USA: The true history of FDA raids on healers, vitamin shops and supplement companies (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Here's a brief overview of some of the campaigns of terror the FDA has initiated against natural healers, nutritional supplement companies and other organizations. Many were conducted using armed agents wielding assault rifles and automatic weapons, dressed in body armor. All of them were intended to... Reputation of the FDA in shambles after Vioxx scandal; calls for wholesale FDA reform gain momentum (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) "...the agency’s senior management is more concerned with external appearance than rigorous science." -- Dr. Richard Horton, editor, The Lancet The reputation of both the FDA and Merck lies in shambles today after evidence continues to surface that shows the FDA knowingly approved, promoted... Analysis: Senate committee approves drug safety bill, but FDA still runs on Big Pharma money - UPDATE 1 (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) On Monday, April 30th, the Senate is expected to vote on the FDA Evilization Act of 2007 (oops, I mean the "Revitalization Act"). This is a bill that has some good points (such as banning advertising on new drugs until they're on the market for two years) but also contains some extremely dangerous provisions... FDA accused of suppressing drug safety information (commentary) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Here's a report on the FDA that could only come from outside the United States. I'm reading to you from The Independent, a British newspaper, that says, "Vital data on prescription medication found in millions of British homes has been suppressed by the powerful U.S. drug regulators, even though... New FDA guidelines threaten religious freedoms; Holy water could be regulated as "drugs" and rosaries as "medical devices" (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has a long history of attacking and suppressing health freedoms (see our article, Tyranny in the USA: The true history of FDA raids on healers, vitamin shops and supplement companies), but did you know the agency might now be threatening religious... Health freedom action alert: FDA attempting to regulate supplements, herbs and juices as "drugs" (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) When it comes to health freedom, this is the FDA's end game. A new FDA "guidance" document, published on the FDA's website, reveals plans to reclassify virtually all vitamins, supplements, herbs and even vegetable juices as FDA-regulated drugs. Massage oils and massage rocks will be classified as "medical... Undeniable Proof the FDA Allows Pet Food to Break the Law (By Susan Thixton) The FDA website, on a page regarding pet foods, proudly cites the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). With reading just a few of the FD&C Act laws, and a little reading on the FDA website, there is absolute proof that the FDA ignores Federal Law. It's time for pet owners to take this... The Supreme Court Betrays the Public on Medtronic Preemption Case (transcript) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This is Mike Adams, the Health Ranger reporting for www.NaturalNews.com . This article is a transcript of the audio from Health Ranger Report #11, available here: http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcasts.html Today, I'm bringing you some rather disturbing news about the Supreme Court's... FDA drug safety bill passes in the U.S. Senate; health freedom advocates outraged at betrayal of American consumers (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The U.S. Senate passed the FDA "drug safety" bill today (S.1082) with a 93-1 vote. A key amendment that would have called for genuine drug safety protections for consumers -- the Grassley amendment 1039 -- was defeated by a single vote (47 to 46). The new law deepens financial ties between Big Pharma... The FDA still refuses to protect the people (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Despite lawsuits, whistleblowers and government investigations, the FDA continues to ignore its mission of protecting consumers against dangerous food and medicine products. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, recently criticized the Food and Drug Administration for failing to... FDA censorship, suppression of its own scientists is routine, survey reveals (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Here's information you're not supposed to know about the FDA. It was uncovered through a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request that uncovered a 2002 Human and Health Services survey asking FDA scientists questions about the agency. Their answers reveal an astonishing lack of confidence at the Fraud... FDA, Inc.? Food and Drug Administration to enter drug business under new "Revitalization Act" (By Byron Richards) NaturalNews is reprinting, with permission, an article published today by Byron Richards, author of Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA’s Betrayal of America. In this article, Richards exposes the real story behind a... FDA tyranny to become law: HR.2900 analysis by Richards and Adams (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) On July 11, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 2900, blocking debate on the law and preventing the introduction of any amendments that might have provided meaningful drug safety protections for consumers. This action demonstrates that the House of Representatives, much like the Senate... FDA's Assault of Bioidentical Hormones Demonstrates Pro-Pharma Loyalties, Disregard for Consumer Choice (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In January of 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to compounding pharmacies around the country. That warning demanded pharmacies stop selling bioidentical hormones as an alternative to Hormone Replacement Therapy drugs (HRT), insisting that compounding pharmacies... FDA Plots to Mislead Consumers Over Irradiated Foods (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) NaturalNews has learned that the FDA is intentionally plotting to deceive consumers over the labeling of irradiated foods, attempting to eliminate any requirement for informative labeling or replace the word "irradiated" with "pasteurized." In a feature story published by NaturalNews... The lawlessness of the FDA, Big Pharma immunity, and crimes against humanity (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) June 30, 2006 is a day that will be long remembered as a dark milestone in the history of FDA and its campaign against health consumers. On June 30, an FDA "Final Rule" goes into effect, establishing a regulatory power grab of such scale and scope that it attempts to bypass all laws, the will of Congress... Modern Medicine, Part I: How Healing Illness Became Managing Illness (By Tony Isaacs) For over 6000 years, man looked first to nature to heal illness and maintain wellness. As a result of a deliberate and often sinister plan, the past century and a half has seen curing illness with nature replaced with managing sickness and treating the symptoms of illness in a system that... With COX-2 decision, no longer any doubt about FDA corruption and U.S. drug racket (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Following the death of as many as 60,000 Americans from COX-2 inhibitors (source: British Medical Journal, author Dr. David Graham, FDA drug safety researcher), an FDA advisory panel has now voted to allow the drugs to return to the market with full FDA safety approval. The fact that a single COX-2 drug... Lane Labs is latest victim in FDA's war of oppression against nutritional supplements that fight cancer (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) For more than 7 years, Lane Labs has been marketing nutritional supplements to people with various forms of cancer, including skin cancer. Their most popular supplement is called MGN-3, made from a rice bran extract and well-known to boost the function of NK cells in the human immune system. Lane Labs... China sentences ex-head of FDA to death over drug company bribes (By Byron Richards) The penalty in China is death, in America it's business as usual. Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of China's FDA, was sentenced to death for accepting $832,000 in drug company bribes and for dereliction of duty. Like China, our country is in the middle of a drug and food safety crisis. Why is FDA Commissioner... Heparin Blood Thinner Drug Linked to Sudden Deaths; Cheap Ingredients Imported from Chinese Chemical Factory (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In case you haven't heard, the popular blood thinning drug Heparin was voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer (Baxter) after hundreds of reports surfaced linking the drug to sudden deaths and severe allergic reactions requiring hospitalization. Drug safety investigators have now confirmed... American Medical Association calls for wholesale reforms of the FDA (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) There's a major development unfolding in the world of conventional medicine. As you know, I've been calling for major reform of the FDA for several years. Other pioneering doctors and natural health physicians have been voicing such calls for decades. But recently, the journal of the American Medical... FDA poised to change the health & wellbeing of all Americans (By Byron J. Richards) The FDA is now poised to dramatically change the health and well being of all Americans. Unfortunately, they are headed in the wrong direction--straight over a cliff. The FDA is supposed to make sure drugs are safe and effective; they are mandated to protect the public. However, the top two positions... Darth Vader, the FDA, and the Empire of Modern Medicine (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) When studying the actions of the FDA, the American Medical Association, the American Cancer Society and the behavior of doctors, medical journals and drug companies, the phrase "evil empire" quickly comes to mind. Modern medicine is a medical racket, a drug monopoly and disease treatment scam that has... FDA's own scientists report pattern of intimidation, censorship and scientific fraud that undermines public safety (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In a truly astonishing survey just released by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Food and Drug Administration's own scientists describe the agency as an environment of intimidation, censorship and scientific fraud... The week in review: Questions and answers on health freedom, the FDA and more (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) I wanted to publish a personal thank you to all the readers and supporters who have read and responded to this week's articles on health freedom, the FDA, the covert attacks on NaturalNews and natural medicine in general. You are a sharp group of thoughtful, skeptical readers, and the comments you've... The FDA, Vioxx, and crimes against humanity (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) I am both shocked and appalled at the recent decision by the FDA advisory panel to re-approve Vioxx and put the stamp of safety on all Cox-2 inhibitors, including Bextra and Celebrex. This vote came immediately after another vote in which the panel nearly unanimously agreed that all of these Cox-2 inhibitors... Natural health community having a huge impact on Senate bill S.1082; consumers achieving important victories (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) We have good news to report on the Senate bill S.1082 that we've been covering all week. The grassroots efforts of citizens and advocates in the health freedom movement are making a huge impact on this legislative effort. We've already managed to delay the voting on the bill from early this week to next... FDA Attacks Small Nutrition Companies (By Byron Richards) On October 19, 2006, the FDA fired off twenty-four warning letters to small nutrition companies that made claims they had natural remedies to help with diabetes. At first glance, one might think the FDA was actually... Colloidal Silver Has Mainstream Medicine Singing the Blues (By Tony Isaacs) The recent widespread mainstream media coverage of the "blue man" Paul Karason and his rare skin condition known as Argyria is the latest in a series of largely misleading and sensationalized scare stories about the dangers of colloidal silver turning a person`s skin blue. Although this... FDA tyranny and the censorship of cherry health facts (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In the past, I jokingly said that broccoli might someday be banned as soon as the public begins to learn about the potent anti-cancer chemicals found in the vegetable. That’s because, as I jested, the FDA wouldn’t want people treating their own cancer with the anti-cancer medicines found in cruciferous... Merck caught in scandal to bury Vioxx heart attack risks, intimidate scientists and keep pushing dangerous drugs; Vioxx lawsuits now forming (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The truth has finally come out about Vioxx: insider emails published by the Wall Street Journal reveal that Merck, the maker of Vioxx, was fully aware of the health risks of its COX-2 inhibitor anti-inflammatory drug as early as March, 2000. As is apparent from the published emails, there was a concerted... Psychiatric Drugs: Chemical Warfare on Humans - interview with Robert Whitaker (By Terry Messman) The following is a Street Spirit interview with Robert Whitaker, author of Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill. It is reprinted here with permission from the Street Spirit in Oakland, California. The... Read between the lines on the FDA's CAM Guidelines (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) If you've been following the debate over the FDA's new CAM Guidelines (click here for latest update) that threaten to destroy natural medicine by regulating herbs, supplements and even vegetable juices as "unapproved drugs," you've no doubt heard... Protect your health freedom: Put an end to Codex and support the Health Freedom Protection Act (By Dani Veracity) The United States has come to a decision point on nutritional supplements. Choice A is to continue participating in the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which could be hazardous to public health by setting limitations on supplements, and Choice B is to pass the Health Freedom Protection Act (HFPA... FDA refuses to pull dangerous diabetes drug Avandia, even knowing it will kill thousands (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly to keep the diabetes drug Avandia on the market, despite its known deadly effects. Two FDA committees met yesterday in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to consider whether the drug -- which has led to the deaths of 80,000 people -- should be pulled from the... The link between aspartame and brain tumors: What the FDA never told you about artificial sweeteners (By Dani Veracity) On September 30, 1980, a public Board of Inquiry advised against the approval of aspartame, stating: "The Board has not been presented with proof of a reasonable certainty that aspartame (NutraSweet) is safe for use as a food additive under its intended conditions of use." In 1981, however, the FDA approved... When It Comes to Pet Food Safety Reform, the FDA Is Full of Excuses (By Susan Thixton) You are well aware of the pet food recall of 2007. You are well aware that due to that recall thousands of pets died, and thousands more became ill. You are probably aware that the FDA held a public meeting on May 13, 2008 to seek input from stakeholder groups –- including consumers –- for... FDA seizes $71k in herbal tea products as campaign of censorship against nutritional supplements continues (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, continuing its campaign of censorship against truthfully-described herbal supplements, seized $71,000 worth of Charantea herbal supplements last week in a raid involving U.S. Marshals. The company, Fulllife Natural Options, was accused by the... FDA's attempts to slip its CAM Guidelines under the radar fail; deadline for public comment extended to May 29 (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Following widespread criticism by the public over proposed CAM Guidelines that the agency tried to slip under the radar (see below), the Food and Drug Administration has now extended the deadline for public comment to May 29. (It was previously April 30). The CAM Guidelines (... As the FDA Banned Ephedra, Over-The-Counter Sudafed Fueled Widespread Harm By Providing Raw Materials for Illegal Methamphetamine Labs (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The proliferation of methamphetamine labs, also known as "meth labs," is a growing problem in the United States. Not only do these meth labs produce illegal drugs that harm those who choose to take them, these labs also occasionally explode, killing their inhabitants. But one of the most common ingredients... FDA Unleashes Mass Irradiation of Spinach, Lettuce and Other Vegetables (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has announced that beginning today, spinach and lettuce sold across the United States may now be secretly irradiated before it reaches grocery store shelves. What's "secret" about it? The FDA previously decided that irradiation warning stickers would not be required on any food... FDA Announces Plan to Eliminate Vitamin Companies (By Byron Richards) The FDA, emboldened by its transformation into a drug company, has embarked upon an anti-American plan of interfering with business and intentionally eliminating various dietary supplement companies from the market. The FDA announcement came on Friday, June 22, 2007 under the guise of a... FDA Sleeps While Common Medications Poison the Elderly (By Byron Richards) On November 29, 2007 the FDA made a rather surprising, almost honest announcement. It said that it could not protect Americans from the dangers of drugs. A 56-page report by its Subcommittee on Science and Technology stated the FDA "suffers from serious scientific deficiencies and is not... Direct-to-consumer advertising must be banned as part of FDA reform (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This is part two of an article on FDA reform. Return to part one. The next thing that should be done in reforming the FDA is to reverse some of the dangerous and poorly made decisions put in place by the FDA over the last few years... Importation of prescription drugs from Canada rises despite FDA's best efforts to protect Big Pharma's profits in the U.S. (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA is losing its battle waged against the pocketbooks of American consumers: people are importing more prescription drugs than ever, and they're getting them from Canada, Mexico and even the U.K. This concerns the FDA, of course, which has gone all out to protect the profits of Big Pharma by attempting... Plastic Outrage - Children in Danger from Bisphenol A (By Byron Richards) Americans once again get to watch, as industry-friendly managers at the FDA drag their feet while the health of tens of millions of American infants and children is in high danger. Consumer protection groups, like the Environmental Working Group, are sounding alarm bells. The international... FDA Collaboration with Big Pharma Raises Eyebrows (By Byron Richards) The Andrew von Eschenbach FDA era is upon us. The Avandia scandal is the tip of the iceberg. Is anyone ready? The words "illicit financial collusion" have been replaced by the politically correct term, "collaboration." On May 30, in defense of his cozy relationship with Big Pharma and Big... Widespread Ghostwriting of Drug Trials Means "Scientific" Credibility of Pharmaceutical Industry is a Sham (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The discovery that drug companies have been ghostwriting scientific studies using in-house writers, then paying (bribing) doctors and high-level academics to pretend they were the author of the article is making shockwaves across conventional medicine. This latest revelation of scientific... Americans fed up with drug industry influence, FDA corruption, reveals remarkable Consumer Reports survey (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) More than four out of five Americans think drug companies have too much influence over the Food and Drug Administration, and 84 percent believe that advertisements for prescription drugs with safety concerns should be outlawed, reveals a striking new survey from Consumer Reports. The... Colloidal Silver Company's Fight for Health Freedom: An Interview With Ben Taylor (Part II) (By Kira Adler) Utopia Silver Supplements is a colloidal silver company based out of Utopia, Texas. This natural supplement company has been battling the FDA for 5 years. In this exclusive interview, Ben Taylor, Utopia Silver Supplement Company owner, discusses his fight to defend the company and the principles... With Tysabri decision, the FDA declares no drug is too dangerous to be FDA approved (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency that claims to be responsible for protecting consumers from dangerous food and drug products, has just surrendered its primary responsibility. Recently, an FDA advisory panel voted to recommend that a dangerous prescription drug Tysabri, which was withdrawn... The great direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising con: how patients and doctors alike are easily influenced to demand dangerous drugs (By Dani Veracity) A cute, animated ball bounces around very sadly until he takes a magic potion; suddenly, it becomes happier than ever. No, that isn't the plot of a new children's movie. On the contrary, it's the storyline of a Zoloft commercial – yes, Zoloft, a powerful antidepressant drug. In the 1990s, direct-to-consumer... Experiment shows medical doctors to be glorified drug dealers, easily manipulated by drug companies (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Here’s some fascinating news in the world of medicine that really shows the drug racket -- the huge prescription drug scam taking place in this country today. Researchers sent a group of people, who said they saw the drug Paxil in a TV advertisement, into doctors’ offices. Many of these patients didn't... Interview with Dr. Ray Strand, author of Death by Prescription and Releasing Fat (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Mike: This is Mike Adams with Truth Publishing welcoming Dr. Ray Strand. He is the author of Death by Prescription and is one of the most courageous doctors to speak out about the health effects of prescription drugs. Welcome, and thank you for joining us, Dr. Strand. Dr.... Heavy metals warning for ayurvedic herbs is a distraction from the real threats to your health (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The headlines were recently ablaze with warnings about Ayurvedic herbal products. A survey of such herbal remedies sourced from India and Pakistan found that one in five of them were contaminated with dangerous levels of heavy metals like lead, mercury and arsenic. This is an important finding and worthy... U.S. Senate attempts damage control as House braces for onslaught (By Byron Richards) (Understanding the Threat to Dietary Supplements -- Part 2, by Byron Richards) Senators were taken off guard by the public outrage over the passing of bill S.1082 with language that can be used to seriously harass dietary supplements by enabling the FDA to apply drug-related risk analysis to... Pentobarbital Is Killing Eagles But the FDA Says It's Safe for Pets (By Susan Thixton) Just when you think you've seen it all and nothing would be too shocking to learn or read about the pet food industry, you stumble across something that causes your jaw to drop. I stumbled across something that proves once again –- you can't be too careful about the food and treats you give... FDA Conspired with Chemical Industry to Declare Bisphenol-A Harmless (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has been caught red-handed conspiring with the chemical industry to conclude that Bisphenol-A, the plastics chemical, is harmless to human health. As revealed by the Environmental Working Group (see below), the FDA based its evaluation of BPA on a report authored by the American... 90 Percent of U.S. Infant Formula May Be Contaminated with Melamine; FDA Abruptly Declares Chemical Safe for Babies (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Up to 90 percent of the infant formula sold in the United States may be contaminated with trace amounts of melamine, the toxic chemical linked to kidney damage, according to recent tests. The FDA's test results, which the agency hid from the public and only released after the Associated... Should the FDA Regulate Tobacco? Health Freedom Advocate Says Criminalizing Cigarettes is a Mistake (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The U.S. Congress has just voted to categorize tobacco as a drug, handing the FDA regulatory authority to control the advertising, marketing and sales of cigarettes. This hilarious move, if approved by the Senate and signed by the President, would put the FDA in the position of approving... FDA Scientists Revolt Against Corrupt Food and Drug Administration Officials (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A group of scientists working in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health division has revolted against the corrupt managers of its own department, accusing them of committing crimes by claiming, "There is extensive documentary evidence that managers at CDRH have corrupted and... FDA Scientists Accuse Own Administration of Corruption, Intimidation and Scientific Censorship (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) FDA scientists have become so fed up with the criminal behavior of their own administration that they've filed a strongly-worded complaint with President-elect Obama, alleging the FDA has been deeply "corrupted and distorted." FDA managers, the letter explains, are "placing the American... Senate, House agree on FDA reform; key provisions remain but FDA remains threat to America (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The U.S. Congress has reached agreement on a House / Senate compromise regarding the recently passed FDA reform legislation that aims to improve the safety of pharmaceuticals. The bill will now move to the White House where it is expected to be signed by the President. While this new FDA reform bill... The top ten things you'd be able to do if you didn't live under a system of health oppression masquerading as modern medicine (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Many U.S. citizens mistakenly believe they live in a free society. But when it comes to health, medicine and nutritional supplements, the system under which we live today is more like the Dark Ages than a system of freedom. Want proof? Just ask yourself, "What kinds of health choices should I be able... The FDA finally admits antidepressant drugs cause suicidal tendencies in children (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has now finally admitted that children who use antidepressant drugs are 180 percent more likely to have suicidal tendencies than children taking placebos. This is after the agency stalled for months by requesting an independent investigation of the research data, during which antidepressant... Antibacterial silver products finally begin to emerge after years of FDA oppression (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Right now I'm holding an off-the-shelf medical product that would not have existed five years ago. What is it? It's the Curad Silver natural antibacterial bandages. Yes, I have a box of 30 bandages that have the word "silver" prominently mentioned on the front cover. Now, it is actually good science... Vermont defies the FDA and sues to allow the importation of prescription drugs from Canada (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Vermont now joins five other states who are defying the FDA with a plan to import prescription drugs from Canada to lower the costs of prescription drugs for its state employees and retirees. In fact, Vermont has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is seeking a court order that will require... John Hammell of International Advocates for Health Freedom discusses health freedom under siege; Part 2 (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This is part two of an interview of International Advocates for Health Freedom President John Hammell, conducted by Mike Adams. Click here to read part one. Mike: If this AER [Adverse Events Reporting] legislation goes through -- and... Disaster Results From Artificial Blood Testing on Unsuspecting People (By Heidi Stevenson) If you have been in an accident during the last ten years, you could have been a guinea pig for a medical product without even being told –- and the FDA approved it. The products are artificial blood, several types produced by different pharmaceutical corporations. Perfectly good human blood... Conflicts of interest at the FDA are rampant and largely ignored (By Dani Veracity) Last year, Public Citizen, a national non-profit public interest organization, exposed that while conflicts of interest at the FDA's drug advisory committees are common and often have serious dollars at stake, advisory committee members and voting consultants rarely step down because of them. If a new... New FDA leadership has strong ties to Big Pharma, Wall Street (By NaturalNews) According to Byron J. Richards, author of "Fight For Your Health: Exposing The FDA'S Betrayal of America," the FDA is in a position to change the health and wellbeing of all Americans, but are set to steer that change in the wrong direction, "straight over a cliff." The root of this... FDA Ignores the Pet Food Safety Deadline (By Susan Thixton) The FDA Amendments Act (FDAAA) was signed into law last year requiring the FDA to make improvements on food safety for people and pets. The first deadline required by the Amendments Act law, requiring an Early Warning and Notification System during a pet food recall, has come and gone seemingly... FDA hoodwinks public over CAM Guidelines comment period, slams door shut on public comments one month early (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has slammed the door shut on accepting public comments over its contentious "CAM Guidelines" that threaten to destroy natural medicine by classifying virtually all health-enhancing foods, juices, nutritional supplements and functional foods as "unapproved drugs." NaturalNews has acquired emails... FDA named "Fraud and Drug Administration" by consumer health advocacy group (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, under sharp criticism for its drug safety behavior involving anti-inflammatory drugs, antidepressants, and the silencing of its own drug safety scientists, has been offered a new name today: the Fraud and Drug Administration. The winning name was chosen... The top ten things we'd see if the FDA were put in charge of the criminal justice system (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) 1. Telephone con artists who scam senior citizens out of their life savings would be put in charge of direct-to-consumer drug advertising. (Explanation: Senior citizens are being financially exploited by drug companies who use direct-to-consumer advertising to con people into asking their doctors... Hold the Spinach, Hold the Lettuce - the FDA Wants to Nuke Our Veggies (By Joanne Waldron) The FDA has just announced that food producers may now start zapping lettuce and spinach with just enough ionizing radiation to kill E. coli. The muckety-mucks at the FDA have decided, in their infinite wisdom, to use the American public... European drug regulatory agency warns doctors about antidepressant drug and suicide risks, but in the U.S., the FDA remains silent (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The European Union is warning its member nations and their physicians about the increased suicide risk from patients taking a popular anti-depressant drug known as Seroxat. This drug is said to increase the risk of suicide in young adults, and it is currently being taken by as many as 800,000 people... A Small Supplement Company's Fight for Health Freedom (By Tony Isaacs) For the past five years, the Utopia Silver Supplement Company has been waging a battle for health freedom against the giants of the State of Texas and the FDA -- one which may have major implications for all of us regarding the freedom of access to natural health supplements. "This... Merck litigation strategy - destroy expert witnesses (By Evelyn Pringle) Former Vioxx users could be at risk of developing strokes for years, a prominent scientist said this week after evaluating new data from a 107-page report on patients who were followed for a year after they stopped the drug "It may be that Vioxx is causing permanent damage to the cardiovascular... U.S. pharmaceutical companies and the FDA responsible for 100 times as many Americans deaths as terrorists (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA is getting desperate in the war to monopolize the U.S. pharmaceutical industry and prevent citizens from purchasing prescription drugs at lower prices from Canada and elsewhere. They've now invoked the "terrorism" label in the fight to suppress consumer free choice. Unbelievably, FDA commissioner... FDA Declares Form of Vitamin B6 a Drug, Effectively Banning Pyridoxamine from Dietary Supplements (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has effectively banned a naturally-occurring form of vitamin B6 called pyridoxamine by declaring it to be a drug, reports the American Association for Health Freedom. Responding to a petition filed by a drug company, the FDA declared pyridoxamine to be "a new drug... FDA Leaps from Tomatoes to Peppers in Desperate, Fumbling Fiasco of Failed Food Safety over Salmonella (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Watching the FDA trip over its own clumsy self while groping for answers on Salmonella is a sad affair. Following the FDA-encouraged destruction of tens of millions of dollars of perfectly good tomatoes, this confused, bewildered agency admits that tomatoes may not have been the problem... FDA Revitalization Act renamed, amended and still hotly debated; floor vote is imminent (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The hotly-debated S.1082 legislation sponsored by Sen. Kennedy has now been renamed the Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2007, reports Brenna Hill of the Health Freedom Foundation and American Association (www.HealthFreedom.net). The bill is being hotly debated and has been delayed by two... Pharmaceutical television advertising is a grand hoax (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Television drug ads engage in such blatant deceptions and exaggerations that even the medical journals are starting to condemn the practice. This week, the Annals of Family Medicine published an analysis of popular drug advertisements that concluded the ads essentially lie to the public about... FDA Bans Hormone Produced by Human Body as "Unapproved" Drug (By Dr. Jonathan Wright) The FDA has told women and their doctors: stop using bioidentical hormones. Your choice and your doctor's prescription don't matter. Heart and cancer questions raised in 2002 about FDA "approved" synthetic women's hormones don't matter. Act now to defend your right to bio-identical hormones! Countless... If Drugs From Canada Are So Dangerous, Where Are All the Dead Canadians? (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Amid all of the frantic warnings from the FDA that prescription drugs from Canada are somehow dangerous, a question arises: where are all the dead and injured Canadians? If drugs are somehow more dangerous in Canada, shouldn't the FDA be able to produce endless examples of people who have actually been... FDA's illegal ephedra ban challenged yet again by Nutraceutical Corp (By Jessica Fraser) Utah-based Nutraceutical Corporation has filed a petition for the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to rehear its case challenging the Food and Drug Administration's ban of the herb ephedra. Ephedra -- an herb used for sports performance and weight loss -- was banned by the FDA after... Electronic medical device proven to treat depression suddenly denied approval by FDA (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A medical device company known as Cyberonics, Inc. is outraged at a recent FDA decision to deny approval for an electromedicine device that treats depression in patients. The device stimulates the vagus nerve and had been clinically shown to effectively treat depression as well as or better than antidepressant... Nutrasweet - A Look at the History of Deception Behind Its Marketing (Part 2) (By Jo Hartley) In December of 1965, while James Schlatter, a chemist for G.D. Searle & Company, was working on an anti-ulcer drug candidate he accidentally discovered aspartame. He was recrystallizing aspartame from ethanol when the mixture spilled onto the outside of the flask he was using. Some of the... Ketek drug scandal reveals pattern of scientific fraud at the FDA (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has once again been caught red-handed ignoring the dangers of a widely-prescribed drug and compromising the health of millions. Internal email messages have now surfaced about how the FDA pushed the antibiotic drug Ketek despite urgent warnings from its senior drug safety scientists. The details... FDA Approves Some New Drugs Illegally (By Susan Thixton) The Office of Inspector General has just released a sickening report on the FDA's drug approval process; providing evidence the FDA has approved drugs without following required legal procedures. When is this madness going to stop? The Office of Inspector General (OIG), as mandated by... FDA, FTC have joined forces to remove natural diabetes treatments from the web using campaign of "threat letters," says health advocate (By Ben Kage) According to a newsletter on the FDA website, the agency has teamed up with the Federal Trade Commission and similar agencies in Canada and Mexico to form the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN), in order to quash "deceptive" internet ads for cures or treatments... Media Censorship at Olympics in China Mirrors FDA Censorship of Health Product Claims in America (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The U.S. media is loudly protesting the censorship of their reporters at the Olympics in Beijing. Betraying its promise to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), China has blocked reporters' access to "sensitive" websites, including those that mention human rights violations, the suppression... Merck now under criminal investigation by the Justice Department for Vioxx scandal (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Pharmaceutical giant Merck is now under scrutiny by the Justice Department, which has begun a criminal investigation into the firm’s marketing of the painkiller Vioxx (withdrawn from the market on September 30, 2004). Since that time, the Vioxx scandal has expanded thanks in part to the publication of... Health freedom community rallies against passage of FDA Revitalization Act of 2007 (By Byron Richards) The following article is authored by Byron Richards, health freedom advocate and author. It concerns today's important vote on the FDA Revitalization Act of 2007. My comments (Mike Adams) are in red. Here's the full article from Byron Richards, reprinted with permission: ... Supreme Court Shields Medical Device Manufacturers from Consumer Lawsuits (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that medical device manufacturers cannot be sued for injuries caused by their products if those products were pre-approved for use by the FDA. The court ruled that Charles Riegel, who was injured in 1996 when a balloon catheter made by Medtronic Inc.... FDA Declares Bisphenol-A Plastics Chemical Safe Enough for Babies to Drink (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In a move that surprised no one, the FDA has aligned itself with the chemical industry and declared that Bisphenol-A, a plastics chemical previously linked to neural defects, is safe enough for babies to drink! Echoing the profit-minded desires of the chemical companies that manufacture... Lawmakers blast FDA for censorship, negligence regarding unsafe drugs (By M. T. Whitney) Top U.S. lawmakers at a recent hearing criticized the FDA for drug safety problems. The hearing focused on the FDA's handling of a Sanofi-Aventis antibiotic, called Ketek, and several prescription anti-depressants. Problems with these drugs, and also Merck's now-withdrawn Vioxx, were cited... FDA Pet Food Safety Policies Comprised of Twisted Logic (By Susan Thixton) The FDA is supposed to protect our pet's food. Congress took note of the deadly pet food recall last year and mandated the FDA to clean up its act. Human food and pet food regulations are supposed to be updated and in working order by September 2009 according to the Amendments Act. I have... FDA Protects Chinese Supplier of Tainted Heparin, Refuses to Release Names (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has come into conflict with Congressional investigators over its refusal to release information on which Chinese companies supplied a tainted blood thinner that has led to at least 81 deaths in the United States. Earlier this year, the FDA issued its first alert over tainted... Aspartame found to cause breast cancer, leukemia and lymphomas in latest animal experiments (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A new study on aspartame conducted by the Ramazzini Foundation reveals that aspartame causes a dose-dependent increase in cancers (lymphomas, leukemias and breast cancers) when consumed at levels approaching those consumed by humans in diet soft drinks. Specifically, the study shows (reprinted from the... Big Pharma May be Handed Blanket Immunity for All Drug Side Effects, Deaths (By David Gutierrez) The Supreme Court may rule that pharmaceutical companies cannot be sued for dangerous or even deadly side effects from their drugs if those side effects arise from an FDA-approved use. Under a legal argument known as "pre-emption," the FDA's approval of a drug absolves companies of any... Vioxx found to be the single most dangerous cox-2 inhibitor drug, yet FDA publicly defends it (By NaturalNews) According to two new studies on the safety of NSAIDs, Vioxx may have been the most dangerous drug in the history of that class of drugs. Vioxx's closest competitors -- Bextra and Celebrex -- were also closely scrutinized in the wake of heightened cardiovascular risks associated with... Would You Like Your Meat Cloned or Non-Cloned, Sir? (By Jennifer McKinley) If the FDA has its way, you may never know whether your meat comes from a cloned animal or not. The low hum of food advocates is slowly growing into a deafening roar as news of the FDA's new stamp of approval on cloned food makes its sweep across the nation. On January 15th, 2008 the... Heart Failure Drug Found To Have Killed Thousands, Injured Tens of Thousands; Yet Doctors and the FDA Continue To Support It (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A new study conducted by the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences, a health care research organization in Toronto, has concluded that a prescription drug commonly prescribed for congestive heart failure is now responsible for an increased number of deaths of heart patients due to the drug being... Sunshine heals cancer, and the FDA is powerless to stop it, regulate it or ban it (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Do you realize that one of the most powerful cures for cancer is streaming over our heads each and every day, free of charge? It's sunlight, which is astounding in its ability to prevent and cure cancer. If it were a mainstream drug, it would probably make the cover of Time magazine and be heralded... Institute of Medicine report calls for sweeping changes at the FDA (By Jessica Fraser) A new report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) calls for major changes within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including restrictions on drug advertising and increased drug safety measures. The IOM report says the FDA is plagued by internal quarrels, outdated regulations... AstraZeneca Suppressed Information about Seroquel Link to Diabetes, Told Sales Reps to Lie (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Drug maker AstraZeneca, seller of the Seroquel antipsychotic drug, suppressed clinical studies showing its drug significantly increased the risk of diabetes, say internal e-mails. As Bloomberg is reporting today (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aS_.NqzMArG8&refer=home... Group lobbies for massive increase in funding for the FDA (By Jerome Douglas) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may receive a larger budget if a campaign by a group calling itself the Coalition for a Stronger FDA has their way. The group is lobbying sectors such as biotech manufacturers, food producers and former FDA leaders to promote the budget increases it... FDA Floats Hydroxycut Scare to Discredit Yet Another Supplement Company (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) After tens of millions of doses of Hydroxycut were taken by consumers, one person died. This, along with reports of a few dozen liver-related side effects, caused the FDA to push for an industry-wide recall of virtually all Hydroxycut products. The thinking behind the warning? The risk... Health Freedom Warning: Drug Company Seeks to Outlaw Vitamin B6 to Protect Pharma Profits (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Big Pharma is constantly finding new ways to destroy the natural supplements market, in much the same way that the American Medical Association once sought to destroy the chiropractic industry (for which it was later found guilty of conspiracy in U.S. courts, by the way). The latest attack... FDA Pet Food Safety Meeting Proves No One Is Watching Out for Pets (By Susan Thixton) If you heard a thud last week it was the ball dropping... the $26 Billion dollar a year pet food industry ball being dropped by the FDA and every major pet organization in the U.S. Finally, fourteen months after the world's largest pet food recall –- on May 13, 2008 the FDA held its Pet... Pharmaceutical company admits to lying about the health risks of its drugs (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A major prescription drug company in the United States has admitted to making misleading claims about the safety of its products. The company failed to include important information about hypoglycemia and diabetes, and promoted its drug as being safer than other anti-psychotic drugs. The FDA has issued... The Cover-Up of Hidden MSG (By Avi Offer) The safety of MSG is a controversial issue that deserves much more attention, debate and discussion within the health industry, the mainstream media and the public. Independent researchers, experts and whistle-blowers claim that MSG functions not only as a flavor enhancer, but as a harmful... Bloodroot, Chinese Medicine, and the FDA - Keeping the Public Medically Ignorant (By Christopher Gussa) Mention the word "cancer" on an internet site that sells herbs now days and you are suddenly Public Enemy Number One! I received a warning letter from the FDA basically saying, "If you do not change your wording and making of any claims or publishing testimony of anyone cured of cancer by... Bush / Big Pharma conspiracy? White House to oppose open disclosure of clinical drug trials (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The White House is taking steps to kill the FDA reform legislation recently passed in the House of Representatives that would require drug companies to publicly post clinical trial results so that doctors, researchers and the public could review them. According to a report in Inside Health Policy... Free Speech and Dietary Supplements: A health freedom speech by Rep. Ron Paul (By Hon. Ron Paul of Texas) Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce the Health Freedom Protection Act. This bill restores the First Amendment rights of consumers to receive truthful information regarding the benefits of foods and dietary supplements by codifying the First Amendment standards used by federal courts to strike down the Food... Pharmaceutical companies and the FDA continue to suppress negative information about antidepressant drugs and violent behavior (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As evidence continues to emerge about the correlation between antidepressant drugs and violent behavior, including suicides, new facts are emerging about how the FDA has attempted to cover up this information and prevent the public from learning about it. There's new scrutiny these days as we are learning... FDA seeks to bypass doctors with behind-the-counter drug sales via pharmacists (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In a bold move designed to sell even more prescription drugs, the FDA has announced its intention to bypass doctors and allow pharmacists to prescribe certain drugs directly to consumers. The move would subject patients to prescription-strength pharmaceuticals even though they have not been examined... The FDA now plans to assault herbal medicines (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Prescription drugs injure 2.2 million Americans each year and manage to kill well over 100,000. The FDA is charged with the safety of such drugs, so what does the FDA plan to do now? Assault herbal medicine, of course. After banning ephedra -- an herb that has been safely use in China for literally... FDA Moves to Shut Down Red Yeast Rice Distributors Online (By Bradley R. Chappell) On August 9th the FDA issued a warning to the public against buying or consuming three red yeast rice products sold on the internet. The FDA stated as their primary reasons for this action; "The products may contain... The health care reform legislation that Congress should pass, but won't (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) All of a sudden, everyone's talking about health care reform in the United States. From corporations like Wal-Mart to the newly-elected Democratic majority in the House, it seems that everyone -- business, government and the public -- recognizes our health care system is broken. And it is widely recognized... Maker of Claritin Drug To Plead Guilty To Federal Criminal Anti-Kickback Charges, Pay Fine of $52 Million, Also Facing $282 Million In Civil Liabilities (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In yet another example of a pharmaceutical company found guilty of criminal charges in terms of price-fixing, the drug company Schering-Plough has agreed to plead guilty to federal anti-kickback charges. The company, which makes the popular Claritin drug, had failed to provide the best price to state... Ketek antibiotic to carry black box warning, new use limitations by FDA (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has strengthened its warnings on the controversial antibiotic Ketek and banned the drug's use for treatment of sinusitis and bronchitis. The new move follows a yearlong FDA investigation into the drug's side effects. "FDA has determined that the balance of benefits and risks... OIG Reports FDA Approved Drugs without Following Federal Safety Laws (By Tony Isaacs) The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has just released a damning report on the FDA's drug approval process which provides clear evidence the FDA has approved drugs without following required legal procedures. Specifically, the Food and Drug Administration does almost nothing to police the... FDA panel on stent safety includes six doctors with strong financial ties to stent manufacturers; FDA waives ethics rules (By Jessica Fraser) An FDA panel set to make decisions on the safety and regulation of possibly deadly heart stents will include six doctors with financial links to Johnson & Johnson and other manufacturers of heart devices. In allowing the physicians to be a part of the review, the FDA is waiving its... FDA Pressed by Lawsuit to Address Mercury Amalgam Safety (By Teri Lee Gruss) In 2006, a Zogby poll found that 76% of Americans were not aware that their "silver" dental fillings (amalgams) are composed of 50% mercury. The poll was sponsored by the Mercury Policy Project and funded by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT). According... FDA Knew of Avandia's Dangers Nearly Five Years Ago, Memo Shows (By Public Citizen) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knew nearly five years ago about the dangers associated with the diabetes drug Avandia, an internal FDA memo shows. A study released Monday by the New England Journal of Medicine showed a 43 percent increase in heart attacks in people using Avandia. In a letter... The 2008 Biggest Stupid Act in Pet Food Award (By Susan Thixton) Similar to Hollywood's Worst Dressed List or (if you're old enough to remember) Laugh In's Fickle Finger of Fate Award, Truth about Pet Food announces the first annual Biggest Stupid Act in Pet food Award. The Award will be given to the organization or manufacturer that during the year showed... Heparin Contamination Fiasco Reveals Dirty Secret of Drug Industry: Their Pills are Made in China! (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Remember a couple of years ago how the FDA warned Americans not to buy prescription drugs from Canada because they might be "contaminated by terrorists?" I'm not making that up: That was the official announcement of an FDA spokesperson, and it was part of their fear strategy for enforcing... Colloidal Silver Company's Fight for Health Freedom: An Interview With Ben Taylor (Part III) (By Kira Adler) Utopia Silver Supplements is a colloidal silver company based out of Utopia, Texas. This natural supplement company has been battling the FDA for 5 years. In this exclusive interview, Ben Taylor, Utopia Silver Supplement Company owner, discusses his fight to defend the company and the principles... Creatine gains in popularity as safety questions abound; the FDA can't wait to regulate or outlaw the substance (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Creatine has rapidly become wildly popular among people looking for an edge in strength training and sports performance. One study indicates as many as 16% of teenagers use creatine, and 57% of people who frequent health clubs also take the nutritional supplement. Creatine has been clinically... FDA's relentless assault on diet pills and nutritional supplements puts Metabolife founder in hot seat (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) If you ever own a nutritional supplements manufacturing company, make sure you never try to interfere with the FDA's oppression of your own products, or you'll be charged with "interfering" with the FDA. That's what's happening to Metabolife founder Michael Ellis, who is now facing charges that he made... FDA proposes warning on acetaminophen painkillers 30 years after the fact (By Jessica Fraser) Dr. Peter Lurie, Deputy Director of the Health Research Group at Public Citizen -- a non-profit consumer advocacy organization -- issued a statement this week questioning the length of time the Food and Drug Administration took to issue recommendations for warning labels on over-the-counter... Why health freedom will ultimately overcome Big Pharma mischief and FDA corruption (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Do you find yourself frustrated with the lack of progress in the fight for consumer rights against Big Pharma and the FDA? Take comfort, my friends, in knowing that even though we did not achieve the victory we wanted in this latest legislative effort in the United States, we did stand up and be... FDA drug safety committee issues scathing report on agency's failure to protect public from unsafe drugs (By Jessica Fraser) A panel of five experts who provided drug safety advice to the Food and Drug Administration published a critique of the agency yesterday, calling into question its ability to protect the public from unsafe drugs. The experts were all former or current members of the FDA's Drug Safety... Merck Committed Scientific Fraud in Delays, Distortions of Vytorin Drug Trial (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) (NaturalNews opinion) The latest round of scientific fraud from Big Pharma arrives in the form of yet more junk science conducted by Merck on its blockbuster cholesterol drug Vytorin. Results of a clinical trial involving the drug were finally released this week, nearly two years after they were known... Experts say antidepressant drugs cause suicides instead of preventing them (By Dani Veracity) In June 2001, a jury in Wyoming determined that the antidepressant drug Paxil caused a man to kill his wife, daughter and granddaughter before killing himself. The jury awarded the surviving family $8 million in damages, according to American Medical Publishing's Prescription Medicines, Side Effects... Vioxx only the beginning; antidepressants and statin drugs are medication timebombs (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) There's a much bigger story than you might think about the recent hoo-ha concerning Vioxx being pulled from the market. It's not just about Vioxx or Merck, the drug's manufacturer. Virtually all prescription drugs that are heavily marketed by pharmaceutical companies today are harmful to human physiology... The FDA declares regulatory authority over gravity; bans trampolines and exercise machines (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Today the FDA declared that gravity is a medical device and urged Americans to stop using gravity to treat bone health disorders. Gravity has traditionally been used to promote bone mineral density, for without gravity, bones become weak and fragile (as astronauts quickly discovered). But apparently... Governor of Illinois operates program to re-import prescription drugs from Canada (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The Governor of Illinois is launching a program to allow its citizens to re-import prescription drugs from not only Canada, but other countries around the world. It's all a part of a growing grassroots effort to give citizens access to more affordable prescription drugs. A growing number of states... FDA panel says no to over-the-counter statin drugs; will the recommendation stand? (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Merck and Johnson & Johnson are working hard to make statin drugs available without a prescription. The thought is downright horrifying to those who know the true dangers of statin drugs -- muscle wasting, brain fog, even the risk of birth defects -- but it's just "business as usual" at Big Pharma. The... Conflicts of interest: How Big Pharma influences the FDA's drug approval process at the expense of public safety (By Alexis Black) In a recent eight-to-one vote, an FDA panel recently recommended approval of the diabetes drug Pargluva, despite concerns that it could cause potentially serious heart problems. Astoundingly, the decision was made without the help of a cardiologist, since the panel's lone heart expert declined to participate... Cold medicine scam finally exposed after decades of harming children (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Another example of outright quackery by pharmaceutical companies has finally gathered enough steam to achieve mainstream news coverage: Cold medicines are useless, say pediatricians who petitioned the FDA to ban the marketing of such products to children. Last month, an FDA advisory panel... FDA declares mercury fillings to be perfectly safe for human health (By NaturalNews) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced that its review of 34 recent studies yielded "no significant new information" to change its position on allowing mercury amalgam fillings in dentistry. The FDA's review will be presented at an upcoming two-day meeting to discuss... Food Uniformity Act unfeasible to implement, warns former FDA official (By NaturalNews) According to a recently retired U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official, the agency is incapable of implementing and overseeing the new National Uniformity for Food Act, if the Senate passes it. William Hubbard, a 33-year FDA employee, recently told the Senate Committee... The ADHD Scam and the Mass Drugging of Schoolchildren (Transcript) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Today I am bringing you news from the world of ADHD, because scientists claim they have found a difference in the brains of children with ADHD versus "normal" children. The brains of these children who have been diagnosed with ADHD were scanned with an MRI machine. They compared 40,000... Aspartame: Is the Sweet Taste Worth the Harm? (By Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D.) Aspartame, more commonly known as NutraSweet or Equal, is one of the most toxic substances being consumed today. The artificial sweetener, currently used in over 4,000 products worldwide, entertains a sordid past and has been one of the most tested and debated food additives in the history... FDA rejected Plan B drug well before data review (By NaturalNews) Two FDA officials say the administration's decision to deny over-the-counter access to Plan B -- commonly known as the morning after pill -- was made well before FDA scientists completed their final review of the contraceptive. Dr. John Jenkins, director of the FDA's Office of New... Canadians file class action lawsuit against antidepressant drug maker (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Serzone, one of several dangerous antidepressant drugs now available on the market, has killed dozens of patients and injured many more. In Canada, citizens are joining a class action lawsuit against the drug maker. In the U.S., the FDA still refuses to ban Serzone. As well described on ... Long-term use of Tylenol (acetaminophen) found to cause kidney damage, says new study (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) New research shows that long-term use of acetaminophen -- sold under the brand name Tylenol -- harms kidneys. This research was conducted on 1,700 women, and spanned 11 years. Overall, it showed that 10% of the women experienced a decline in their kidney function, indicating that their kidneys were being... Vioxx disaster shows health hazards of prescription drugs, failure of FDA to protect the public (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) There is a new national uproar over a prescription drug, Vioxx, which has been an extremely popular anti-inflammatory drug manufactured and marketed by Merck. Vioxx was recently pulled from the market by Merck after studies revealed the drug increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, which is the... The FDA remains in state of denial about drug safety questions (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) There are two problems at the FDA. The first is that the Fraud and Drug Administration clearly puts the protection of Big Pharma profits as its primary mission, rather than protecting the public from dangerous drugs. But the second problem (and this is the bigger problem) is that the FDA is incapable... Why organized medicine wants to outlaw nutrition and turn healers into criminals (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) How about some truth for a change about the Food Supplements Directive in the European Union? The proponents of this directive say that it's about protecting patients from all these dangerous vitamins, minerals, supplements, plant extracts and antioxidants that are so dangerous for people. They say,... New job opportunities at the Food and Drug Administration (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Need a job? Truth Publishing has just received word on several openings for cushy jobs with the FDA. Why keep working in powerless civilian positions when you can get paid by the government and wield power over others! Here's what the agency is looking for: Propaganda Officer No scientific... FDA to clarify rules for allowing conflicts of interest on decision boards (By NaturalNews) The FDA is expected to announce new guidelines today on its process for excluding some -- but not all -- experts with financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry from influential advisory boards. The agency's new rules would clarify its process on granting "waivers" that allow experts... After politically-motivated delays, FDA approves Plan B without a prescription (By NaturalNews) Women's advocacy and medical groups have been lobbying for three years to make the Plan B morning-after pill available nationwide without a prescription. Thursday the FDA approved the move, with the condition that only women who are 18 or older be allowed to purchase the pill with a valid... FDA may face serious reforms in 2007 under Democratic majority (By Jerome Douglas) Senator Edward M. Kennedy stands to criticize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during a Senate hearing this week for allowing what he is calling "prevailing political winds" to take a higher priority than science. "Science has, too often, had to take a back seat at the very agency... Panel votes to extend antidepressant black box warning to children and teens (By Ben Kage) An advisory panel for the FDA recommended that warnings of suicidal thoughts and behavior in adults up to age 25 be put on antidepressant drug packaging, but a health advocate notes that few people pay attention to these warnings anyway. Currently, antidepressant drugs such as Pfizer's... Americans betrayed by Democratic senators with surprise amendment that protects Big Pharma monopoly (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Consumers expecting a miracle in the Senate that would end Big Pharma's monopoly and the FDA-enforced drug racket now operating in the United States will be sorely disappointed by yesterday's events. Fifteen Democratic senators (led by Sen. Edward Kennedy) abandoned consumer interests and joined a Republican... FDA Set to Approve Genetically Engineered Animals (By Susan Thixton) Genetically Engineered grains have been in existence for several years, amidst many concerns from various organizations and individuals. Now, the FDA is set to approve Genetically Engineered Animals to be introduced into the food chain. Ever since the beginning of Genetically Engineered... FDA approves pill that stops periods; is womanhood a disease? (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Conventional medicine has, for decades, preyed upon the "symptoms of womanhood" and attempted to transform every female activity from childbirth to menstruation into a disease requiring chemical treatment. Today, the FDA approved Lybrel, a daily pill for women that stops periods... forever. The concept... Ketek antibiotic drug faces intense FDA scrutiny over liver failure reports (By Jerome Doulgas) With reports of liver failure in a dozen patients and four associated deaths becoming public knowledge, U.S. health officials said this week that they plan to ask outside advisors if Ketek -- an antibiotic made by Sanofi-Aventis -- should continue to be allowed on the market. In 2004... Higher Profits for Big Pharma: Selling Drugs to Pets (By Susan Thixton) Within the last few years, large Pharmaceutical companies have introduced several 'people' drugs into the pet field. Many new drugs from doggie Prozac to weight loss drugs are already approved by the FDA. For pharmaceutical companies to gain FDA approval for animal drugs, the costs are greater... A Bombshell Drops on Cholesterol Medication's Glass House (By Byron Richards) It had to happen sooner or later. On October 3, 2006, after extensive review of all studies relating to cholesterol-lowering benefits by statin drugs, scientists reporting in the Annals of Internal Medicine pulled... Criminal-minded pharmaceutical industry in the United States intercepts legal prescription drugs being imported from Canada (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The war on drugs has taken a quantum leap to a fascinating new level with the seizure of $250,000 worth of legal prescription drugs entering the country from a Canadian mail-order pharmacy company called CanadaRx. U.S. customs officials alerted the FDA about this shipment and the FDA was called in to... The world according to the FDA and Big Pharma (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As clear-thinking people, natural health consumers sometimes look at the actions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and wonder what planet its decision makers seem to be from. It's like the FDA is living in a completely different world than the rest of us -- a world where nutrients are dangerous... Despite the science, the FDA allows harmful hormone replacement therapy drugs to stay on the market (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) What's most fascinating about this news is not the news itself: it's the admission that the FDA allows the continued widespread selling of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs even though they have been clinically shown to cause breast cancer and heart disease! Can you imagine what magnitude... FDA Warns About Natural Sweetener (By Tyler Mittan) The FDA is protecting Americans from a natural sweetener, Stevia, because of unnamed, unspecific health concerns. The FDA issued a warning to Hain Celestial Group Inc. for using Stevia, an herbal sweetener, in it's herbal tea. It was a letter to Hain that said, "data and information necessary... US Senators introduce legislation to force drug companies to complete post-approval studies (By NaturalNews) A bill proposed by Sens. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., would subject drug companies to harsh fines if they fail to complete post-approval studies or violate proposed safety-monitoring plans after FDA approval of a product. Enzi, the chair of the Senate Health, Education... Big Pharma's Pills Contaminated with Machine Parts at Pill Factories (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) An investigation by the Associated Press (AP) has uncovered evidence of widespread quality control problems in pills produced in Puerto Rico, a region that manufactures many of the prescription medications sold in America. Puerto Rico has one of the highest concentrations of pharmaceutical... Hormone Replacement Therapy Doubles Risk of Breast Cancer, Women Warned to Stop HRT Drugs (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Drug companies can no longer deny the science: Breast cancer risk is doubled for women who take conventional Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) drugs. That's the conclusion of a new study conducted at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. There, researchers discovered... FDA Reluctantly Admits Mercury Fillings Have Neurotoxic Effects on Children (By David Gutierrez) For the first time, the FDA has issued a warning that the mercury contained in silver dental fillings may pose neurological risks to children and pregnant women. "Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses... FDA Failing the Public Over Medical Device Inspections (By David Gutierrez) The FDA does not inspect medical device manufacturing plants as frequently as safety or the law requires, investigators from the General Accountability Office (GAO) have reported to Congress. "Americans depend on the FDA to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medical products, including... Chrysalis Nutritionist Stephen Heuer Arrested by Federal Marshalls in FDA Raid (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Both the FTC and FDA are turning up the heat on nutrition-oriented companies and websites, resorting to arrests at gunpoint to enforce "nutritional illiteracy" across America by imprisoning those who accurately describe the health benefits of nutritional products they sell. It was only... Shootings in Germany, Alabama Underscore Violent Side Effects of Psychiatric Medications (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A 17-year-old former student opened fire near Stuttgart, Germany, killing at least 16 people. The teenager was a former student at a Winnenden school, where he initiated the shooting spree. Three teachers and at least 10 students were killed by his actions. The media is reporting that... The health dangers of trans fats have been known for decades, yet food companies still poison customers with hydrogenated oils (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) With new trans fat labeling laws now going into effect, which require food manufacturers to list the trans fat content right on the nutrition facts label, it's time to be brutally honest about the continued use of trans fat and hydrogenated oils in the food manufacturing industry. For decades,... 30-Day Supply of Cherry Concentrate Supplements for Every NaturalNews Reader in the U.S. (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Over the past four years, I've written extensively about the health benefits of cherries, describing the therapeutic effects of the natural medicines found in cherry skins and explaining how cherry products help eliminate arthritis inflammation, reverse gout and can often replace anti-inflammatory... Eye-opening documentary "The Corporation" reveals the true evils behind some Big Business companies (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) One of the most important videos you will ever see is The Corporation, a documentary by Zeitgeist Video. The film includes interviews with people like Milton Friedman and Noam Chomsky -- two individuals you wouldn't normally see in the same film -- and there are also interviews with many other... Health supplements assaulted by Consumers Union and the FDA; your freedom to choose nutritional supplements is being trampled (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, continues its attack on your freedom to choose health supplements with their recent announcement that nine out of ten Americans want dietary supplements to be proven safe before they are marketed. If the survey question is carefully crafted... Antidepressant drug causes liver failure, kills patients, but FDA refuses to issue ban (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The antidepressant drug Serzone has killed dozens of people and destroyed normal liver function in at least 90 more, according to Public Citizen, which is petitioning the FDA to ban Serzone. Of course, the FDA is reluctant to pull deadly prescription drugs off the market (even though the agency quickly... Losing weight with appetite suppressing drugs, herbs and macronutrients (By Dani Veracity) Are you trying to lose weight? If so, let me ask you a question: What would make your weight loss goals easier to achieve? Aside from having those pounds magically melt off, appetite control would probably help you the most, right? Unfortunately for most people, appetite control is easier said than done... FDA Gives Pet Food Companies a Loophole to By-Pass Law (By Susan Thixton) The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the FDA to oversee and take legal action to protect the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics –- there have been many revisions over the years. According to FFDCA the definition... FDA scares nation away from spinach while ignoring far greater dangers of processed foods (By NaturalNews) Over the last week, an E. coli outbreak -- thought to be spread by contaminated fresh spinach -- has caused 131 people to fall ill, 20 cases of kidney failure, and at least one death. At least some of the cases were traced to Earthbound Natural Selection brand spinach, prompting state... Natural Sweetener Stevia Loaded With Antioxidants; Protects Against DNA Damage (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Extracts from the leaf of the Stevia plant have been found to be high in antioxidants that prevent the DNA damage that leads to cancer, according to a new Indian study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. "These results indicate that Stevia rebaudiana may... FDA whistleblower warns about safety of new arthritis drug Arcoxia (By NaturalNews) Associate Director of the FDA's Office of Drug Safety Dr. David Graham is well-known for blowing the whistle on both Merck and his own agency during the Vioxx scandal, and now he is warning the public about another Merck drug called Arcoxia. Like its predecessor, Vioxx -- and its... Doctors Widely Prescribe Drugs For Uses Not Approved by the FDA (By NaturalNews) In choosing which drugs to prescribe, doctors often select medications for patients despite a lack of conclusive medical evidence of their effects and safety, according to a new study led by researchers at Dartmouth Medical School and the Stanford University School of Medicine. This practice of "off... FDA Proposal for Safer Imported Food (By Susan Thixton) The FDA issued a proposal to design new legislation to reduce a practice known as "port shopping." This is a small step forward towards safer imports into the US; a little slow in development, but better late than never. Currently there are over 300 ports of entry into the United States... Colloidal Silver Company's Fight for Health Freedom: An Interview With Ben Taylor (Part IV) (By Kira Adler) Utopia Silver Supplements is a colloidal silver company based out of Utopia, Texas. This natural supplement company has been battling the FDA for 5 years. In this exclusive interview, Ben Taylor, Utopia Silver Supplement Company owner, discusses his fight to defend the company and the principles... The FDA still allows serious conflicts of interest in decision panel experts (By David Gutierrez) Earlier this year, the FDA announced a series of significant changes to its policy on conflict of interest in advisory panels. Up until now, there have been no rules barring experts with financial conflicts of interest from participating in the panels, which recommend to the agency which... Health roundup: Herb bashing, black box warnings and Honey Nut Cheerios (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) All nutritional supplements have recently been found to be no good for anything. This is according to the latest research from all scientists, reported by all members of the mainstream media. The conclusions have been offered as a way to make scientific reporting more "time efficient," because discrediting... CSPI petitions FDA to create healthy food labeling system to better inform grocery shoppers (By Ben Kage) The Center for Science in the Public Interest says that consumers can easily be confused by health logos such as Kraft's "Sensible Solution" and Pepsi's "heart-check" because each one uses a different nutrition criteria, so the health advocacy group is petitioning the FDA for a nationally... FDA Approves Breast Cancer Drug Avastin Despite Opposition by Advisory Panel (By David Gutierrez) In a surprise move, the FDA has disregarded the recommendation of its expert advisory panel and approved Genentech's drug Avastin as a breast cancer treatment. The FDA almost never goes against the recommendations of its advisory panels. Avastin was approved by the FDA in 2004 for... John Hammell of International Advocates for Health Freedom discusses health freedom under siege; Part 1 (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Mike: Hi, I'm Mike Adams and I am here today with John Hammell of NoCodexGenocide.com to talk about Codex, the supplement industry and why people need to get involved in the fight for health freedom. Give us a little... Natural News Notes: FDA Inspects Wrong Factory in China (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) You've heard about the recent deaths and extreme side effect in patients taking Heparin, right? As the mainstream media reported, a key ingredient in the drug was manufactured in a plant in China that had never been inspected by the FDA! It turns out that 93% of international chemical manufacturing... Big Pharma Spin Doctors Gather to Plot New Public Relations Strategies for Influencing the FDA, Popular Press (By David Gutierrez) Concerned by the increasingly negative public image of their industry, pharmaceutical companies are meeting with major public relations associations in a conference intended to plan public relations strategies for the coming months. According to a press release, the First Annual Pharmaceutical... FDA announces suspension of English language (humor) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA's Ministry of Language today announced that the English language has been suspended. From now on, all words will only mean what the FDA declares they should mean. The word, "Pasteurization," for example, will now mean any process used to kill microorganisms, including irradiation, spraying toxic... Governor of Wisconsin Posts Website That Encourages Citizens to Buy Prescription Drugs From Canada (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Neither the FDA nor the pharmaceutical industry in the United States can stand the fact that the governor of the state of Wisconsin has put a prescription drug resource center online that encourages citizens to buy their prescription drugs from Canada at... Epilepsy and Psychiatric Drugs like Neurontin Double Risk of Suicidal Behavior (By David Gutierrez) The FDA issued a warning on earlier this year that anti-epileptic drugs double the risk of suicidal thoughts among people that take them, regardless of whether they are used as a treatment for epilepsy or other conditions. Anti-epileptics, also known as anticonvulsants, are taken by... GAO calls for stricter FDA oversight of DTC drug ads (By Jessica Fraser) The Government Accountability Office announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is unable to properly regulate direct-to-consumer (DTC) ads for pharmaceuticals in a timely manner. The GAO report found that the agency was too slow to review and regulate ads on... New FDA System to Track Safety of Drugs and Devices (By Jo Hartley) U.S. health officials have announced plans for a new computer tracking system that has been designed to help identify specific dangers stemming from prescription drugs and medical devices that are currently on the market. This system would enable the Food and Drug Administration (FDA... Surprise Supreme Court Decision Ends Big Pharma's Pre-Emption Bid for Legal Immunity (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against Wyeth in the Diana Levine case, setting a crucial precedent in the battle against Big Pharma. The ruling ends an important part of the Big Pharma / FDA conspiracy racket that sought to market extremely dangerous (and even deadly... The latest U.S. health safety distraction ploy: Blame China! (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) U.S. health and safety officials have found yet another brilliant way to distract the public from realizing just how dangerous U.S.-made food and drug products are: Blame China! Lately, we've seen China blamed for everything from toxic toothpaste, deadly dog food, contaminated ginger and now lead-based... FDA Failing the American People Over Food Safety, Regulation (By David Gutierrez) The FDA lacks sufficient funds to properly monitor emerging technologies and threats, and as such is unable to properly regulate new technologies, drugs and foods, according to a report by the agency's Subcommittee on Science and Technology. The FDA's resources are going mostly into... Creating the Next Society: Your Revolutionary Ideas Needed Now (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) It's fairly obvious to anyone paying attention that the American Empire, as currently configured and operated, is simply not sustainable. Financial collapse is inevitable (and accelerating, it seems), and even mainstream America can no longer deny the obvious signs that things have gone... FDA Plots to Disolve Labelling Requirement for Irradiated Foods (By Christian Evans) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to relax its stance on food labeling to allow some foods which have been irradiated to be labeled as "pasteurized" instead. The proposed rule changes would allow companies to label food as pasteurized when the treatment of irradiation... Long-term testing requirement for psychiatric drugs abandoned due to Big Pharma pressure on the FDA (By Dani Veracity) The bipolar medication lithium is so toxic that it often causes major kidney damage, yet most patients must use it for lifetime maintenance of manic-depressive disorder. Similarly, schizophrenics often spend lifetimes on neuroleptics with long-term side effects such as tardive dyskinesias, or uncontrollable... Protect your health (and your thyroid) with potassium iodide in case of a nuclear emergency or terrorism event (By Dani Veracity) Like September 11, 2001, the 2005 terrorist attacks in London once again reminded the Western hemisphere that even the countries that wield tremendous military power are not immune to terrorism. Though the London attacks did not involve nuclear weapons, there is always the chance that future terrorist... The Tragic Truth behind the Gardasil Nightmare (By Herb Newborg) Why have the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries chosen to experiment with the first ever, large scale application of a new, unproven, genetically modified, inter-species gene mixing vaccine technology on the female youth of an entire generation? Under the ruse of attempting to... FDA Approves New Drug for Treatment of Brown's Grass Disease (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Satire: Researchers from Southern Duke University have discovered a new treatment for Brown's Grass Disease, which is a disease characterized by grass turning brown. This disease is most prevalent in the southern climates where rainfall is diminished. The new treatment has been championed by a pharmaceutical... Soy Protein Used in "Natural" Foods Bathed in Toxic Solvent Hexane (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Virtually all "protein bars" on the market today are made with soy protein. Many infant formula products are also made with soy protein, and thousands of vegetarian products (veggie burgers, veggie cheese, "natural" food bars, etc.) are made with soy protein. That soy protein is almost... FDA denies ban on Vegemite imports (By Jessica Fraser) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that recent media reports that the agency had banned imports of Vegemite -- a yeast spread popular in Australia -- are false. "There is no ban on Vegemite," said FDA spokesman Mike Herndon, who said he was surprised by the media... High Fructose Corn Syrup Contaminated with Toxic Mercury, Says Research (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) New research published in Environmental Health and conducted in part by a scientist at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy has revealed that high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is contaminated with the toxic heavy metal mercury. That means that many of the products... FDA to allow osteoporosis prevention claims for calcium, vitamin D (By Ben Kage) A recent proposal from the Food and Drug Administration will allow certain foods and dietary supplements containing calcium and vitamin D to make positive health claims, but one health author says the agency should not be able to censor supplement health claims in the first place. The... Dangerous "Off-Label" Prescribing Illegally Marketed By Drug Companies (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has little ability to police illegal marketing of drugs for unapproved uses, a report from the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned. This means that an illegal and potentially dangerous practice that is believed to be widespread is going essentially unregulated... Following serious FDA failures, Congress may reward the agency with even more money, regulatory power (By Jerome Douglas) Various consumer and patient groups joined with a leading cardiologist to urge quick action from Congress to allow the FDA to gain more power than it has now in order for it to require new warnings on medicines and drug post-approval studies. In addition, witnesses from these groups lobbied... HairMax Laser Comb receives FDA clearance as hair regrowth device for humans (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has approved the HairMax Laser Comb as the first drug-free hair regrowth device for at-home use. The Laser Comb, which is only the third hair regrowth product to receive FDA approval, is manufactured by Lexington International, LLC, based in Boca Raton, Fla. Jump directly to... How to slash national health care costs by 90% through education, nutrition, and a ban on junk food marketing (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Want a real solution to skyrocketing health care costs? Forget about all the so-called "cost saving" schemes dreamed up by politicians, drug companies and HMOs. All they do is create new levels of bureaucracy that don't address the real problems of why health care costs are so high in the first place... A Plan for Living a Long and Healthy Life (Part 1) (By Tony Isaacs) Life is a gamble, and right now, chances are that the odds are very much stacked against you. The contamination in the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the highly processed and additive-filled foods you eat all combine to work against you. Add to that the likelihood of years of... The EPA, unlike the FDA, actually looks out for public safety (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The most important quote in this story about the EPA banning pressure treated lumber (which contains arsenic) is from Michael Brows, former general council at the EPA. He says, "The trouble with these product safety decisions is you get tremendous pressure." What he's talking about is pressure... Week in Review: Cloned Meat, Scientific Fraud and Mandatory Organ Harvesting from (Nearly) Dead Patients (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Wrapping up the important health news stories this week, the FDA announced that cloned meat and milk could now be sold to consumers without any labeling indicating its cloned status. Now factory cattle farms -- which already operate with a disturbing lack of ethical behavior or compassion... Heath Ledger - Tragedy, with Controversy to Follow (By Byron Richards) The entertainment community is in shock over the loss of a rising star. Heath Ledger, dead at the age of 28, apparently from an accidental overdose of medication. Autopsy results have been delayed for 10 days, but enough information has already become public to understand what likely took place. Heath... FDA outlaws vitamin D, seeks to destroy sun to protect Americans from sunlight (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In a surprising move, the FDA has now banned the manufacture and use of vitamin D, citing studies that show vitamin D to be a powerful physiological substance that needs to undergo FDA approval before individuals are allowed to use it. Since sunlight exposure causes vitamin D production in the human... Agave Nectar, the High Fructose Health Food Fraud (By Rami Nagel) Editor's note: This highly-controversial article was written by a Citizen Journalist writer, not an in-house NaturalNews staff writer. NaturalNews does not agree with every statement in this story, but we posted it because we are aware of an increasing amount of fraudulent, low-quality ... FDA Posts MedWatch Side Effect Alert for Osteoporosis Drugs (By Teri Lee Gruss) The FDA recently issued a statement that bisphosphonate drugs used to treat osteoporosis may cause "severe and sometimes incapacitating bone, joint, and/or muscle pain". The information was posted on the FDA MedWatch website, the agency's online adverse event reporting site, on January 7... Popular Impotence Drugs May Cause Sudden Deafness (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has announced an immediate change to the labeling of drugs in a family that includes popular impotence drugs, warning that they may lead to sudden, severe and potentially permanent hearing loss. The erectile dysfunction drugs in the phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) class include... Senior FDA officials suppressed initial findings on suicide link to antidepressant drugs (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A senior epidemiologist at the Food and Drug Administration, whose job it is to assess the safety of medicines, found last year that 22 clinical studies showed children given antidepressants were almost twice as likely to become suicidal as those on placebos. The official's name is Dr Andrew D. Mosholder... Astaxanthin: The Little-Known Miracle Nutrient for Inflammation, Anti-Aging, Athletic Endurance and More (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Every once in a very great while, I discover a natural medicine so astonishing that I feel compelled to share it with you. The verb "discover" is actually not to my credit, by the way; Mother Nature created this natural medicine eons ago, and it's been present in trace amounts in aquatic... Why the Institutions of Western Finance and Western Medicine are Both Doomed to Fail (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Here at NaturalNews, we've been publicly predicting the fall of Western Medicine for nearly five years. During that time, we've also covered the increasingly precarious financial situation, warning readers in 2005 and 2006 about the impending housing bubble crash and the implications for... Antidepressant drugs quadruple risk of suicides, research shows (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The very first week you start taking antidepressant drugs, your risk of committing suicide quadruples. Antidepressants have long been accused of actually causing suicides and violent behavior, and now research is proving it. It may be news to you and me, but it's not news to antidepressant drug manufacturers... The health insurance problem is not an insurance problem, it is a health problem (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) When people start talking about health insurance reform and how to bring health insurance to the American people, they inevitably end up in a ridiculous discussion about how to negotiate the cost of drugs, how to provide drug discounts to senior citizens, or how to engage in a system of managed care... FDA Threatened Celestial Tea Company over Use of Natural Sweetener Stevia (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has sent a warning letter to the Hain Celestial Group, instructing the natural and organic food producer to relabel certain products that contain the sweetener stevia. The letter concerned the Celestial Zingers To Go tea and drink mix products, which the FDA charges are being labeled... China executes top FDA official while the U.S. does nothing to counter corruption (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) What's interesting about China's execution of its top FDA official (Zheng Xiaoyu) for accepting bribes from drug companies is not that China executed a corrupt official, it's that such harsh actions demonstrate, in contrast, the complete lack of action against corrupt FDA officials in the United States... FDA once again asleep on the job; the GAO investigates a dangerous drug manufacturer (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Here's another opportunity to contrast the actions of the FDA's actions on prescription drugs versus herbal medicine. As you are probably well aware, the FDA aggressively bans herbs that cause just a few deaths. Ephedra's isolated problems were highly exaggerated and widely publicized in order... FDA, drug companies fail on post-approval drug studies (By NaturalNews) According to a new report by the inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not track the status of post-approval drug studies, and is unaware of the status of many such studies promised by pharmaceutical companies. ... Kevin Trudeau's Natural Cures book review (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As Kevin Trudeau's Natural Cures book has suddenly become the top-selling self-published book in history, a lot of readers are emailing and asking what I think about Trudeau, his book, and his commercial success. A few people are even asking whether I feel like Trudeau is stealing the spotlight and getting... Mike Adams Speaks Out on Skin Cancer and Antidepressant Drugs (By Kevin Gianni) This is an excerpt from Mike Adams' interview for the Raw Summit, a complete interview encyclopedia of cutting edge living and raw food knowledge. You can find the complete transcripts and audios at (http://www.RawSummit.com) and (www.RawSummitArchives.com). In this article, Mike discusses... Public Comment Date Announced for Sale of Behind the Counter Drugs (By Teri Lee Gruss) FDA announces public comment date for Behind the Counter (BTC) sales of prescription medications On October 3, 2007 the FDA posted FDA Docket number 2007N-0356 announcing that it is open to public comment on November 14, 2007. According to the FDA this docket "regards the behind-the... Patients Die After Receiving FDA-Approved Heparin Blood Thinner Drug (By David Gutierrez) Four people have died after receiving the popular blood-thinning medication heparin, while others have suffered severe and life-threatening allergic reactions. But when drug maker Baxter International Inc. announced that it suspects a Chinese manufacturing plant of being the source of contamination... Health Roundup: Side effects, generic drugs and glucosamine sleight of hand (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Following the well-publicized fact that anti-inflammatory prescription drugs have killed at least 60,000 Americans, and that NSAIDs (over-the-counter painkillers) kill at least another 16,500 each year, combined with the new realization that ADHD drugs are now killing children, Sidney Taurel, Chief Executive... The science says ban soft drinks in schools, but the FDA support profits, not health (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Kudos to doctors for pushing to ban soft drinks and fruit drinks in schools. It's just one way to combat rising childhood obesity, and it will surely help these children maintain healthy body weights as adults (it's much harder to lose weight as an adult if you were obese as a child). This is... Interview with Randall Fitzgerald, author of The Hundred-Year Lie, on the prevalence of toxic chemicals (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Mike: I am joined today by author Randall Fitzgerald, the author of "The Hundred-Year Lie: How Food and Medicine are Destroying Your Health," a groundbreaking new book that you would do well to pick up and read. Thanks for joining me today, Randall. Randall Fitzgerald: Well thank... Beauty to die for: health hazards of cosmetics and skin care products revealed (By Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D.) Your medicine cabinet is one of the most dangerous areas of your house, and not for the reasons you may think. Lurking just behind your bathroom mirror, where all of your favorite beauty products are housed, is a virtual toxic nightmare. The growing list of synthetic ingredients manufacturers add to... Health Freedom Candidate Ron Paul Raises $6 Million in Record-Setting Online Boston Tea Party (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Rep. Ron Paul, the only 2008 presidential candidate who supports honest health freedom reforms and the ending of Big Pharma's monopoly over medical free speech, raised more than $6 million in yesterday's record-breaking online "Boston Tea Party" event. Nearly 25,000 of the donors were new... UF researchers question effectiveness of decongestant (By NaturalNews) University of Florida pharmacists say a popular decongestant in over-the-counter medications is ineffective at the Food and Drug Administration’s approved dose. Phenylephrine is making its way into oral cold and allergy medications in response to new federal restrictions on the sale of pseudoephedrine... The Pharmaceutical Get Out of Jail, Free Card (By Ethan Huff) Monday commenced the new Supreme Court term and one of the primary issues on the table concerns the "Final Rule" established by the Food and Drug Administration that provides lawsuit immunity for pharmaceutical companies whose drugs have inflicted harm on consumers. In a case currently before... Action Alert: Stop EPA from Eliminating Access to Colloidal Silver (By Tony Isaacs) Urgent Action Needed - Petition Seeks to Have Nano-Silver Regulated as a Pesticide. A coalition of environmental and activist groups have been inundating their members with emails and other messages to garner support for a misguided petition to have the EPA regulate nano-sized silver particles... FDA approves dental claims on fluoridated bottled water despite natural health warnings (By Jessica Fraser) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the use of dental health claims on fluoridated bottled water, though natural health proponents claim fluoride is unsafe for ingestion and has never been safety-tested by the FDA. The American Dental association issued a statement... Could You Be Poisoning Your Family? (By Jennifer McKinley) Until the 1980's, when it became commonplace in commercial agriculture, arsenic was not much of a concern to the average consumer. But in the new millenium, it seems to be in the news more frequently than ever. It is showing up in places unexpectedly. One reason for this is that when arsenic... Siberian Ginseng: The Almost Forgotten, Perfect Adaptogen and Energy Booster (By Christopher Gussa) For some reason, lately, Eleutherococcus (Siberian Ginseng) has almost vanished from becoming a subject when health tonics for energy and stress issues are discussed. It used to be so common place and for a very good reason; It works! Why have we almost forgotten about this truly amazing... 98 Percent of NaturalNews Readers Say Big Pharma Should be Denied Blanket Immunity: Survey (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) At online survey posted at www.NaturalNews.com reveals that 98 percent of survey participants believe Big Pharma should not be granted blanket immunity for the harm caused by their drugs. A push is currently underway by Big Pharma's lawyers (aided by the FDA) to grant drug companies blanket... If prescription drugs are so good, where are all the healthy drug takers? (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) When observing the state of modern medicine and the unprecedented influence of pharmaceuticals, an interesting paradox arises. The drug companies claim that pharmaceuticals can do wonders for people: lower their cholesterol, end clinical depression, reverse osteoporosis, eliminate allergies, calm your... Bribery in medicine: How drug authorities, Big Pharma pushers and other medical racket operators forfeit ethics for power and profits (By Dani Veracity) Mike Espy, Spiro Agnew, the Bolsheviks -- why, even Thomas Edison participated in bribery. African American civil rights activist W.E.B. DuBois exposed the connections between bribery, exploitation and the "new capitalism" of his day; however, bribery was an epidemic even in ancient civilizations, widespread... Massive medical fraud exposed: pharmaceutical company paid doctors to prescribe drugs and run sham clinical trials (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Here's a must-read article for anyone interested in learning how the pharmaceutical industry really operates. It's a case of aggressive marketing gone bad, with a mixture of corrupt physicians, underhanded payola and a near-total disregard for patient health. And yet it's business as usual in the pharmaceutical... Anemia drug found to cause fatal heart attacks and strokes (By Jerome Douglas) This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned doctors not to excessively boost patients' red blood cell counts with anti-anemia drugs. This came after the publication of a clinical trial earlier in the week that found exceeding the FDA's dosing recommendations regarding anti... Ludicrous New Drug Lengthens Eyelashes (By Patty Donovan) In a move that shows how desperate pharmaceutical companies are for a new blockbuster drug, the FDA is about to approve a drug which will increase the length of eyelashes. This drug comes from Allergan Inc and is derived from Lumigan; a drug used in the treatment of glaucoma since 2001.... New Antidepressant Drug Approved, But It's All About Profits, Not Helping Patients (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has now approved Eli Lilly's new drug, Cymbalta, for treatment of depression. The new drug is expected to generate peak annual sales of about $2 billion, and is being described as a "much-needed boon for Eli Lilly after the sales of its former top-selling antidepressant Prozac fell due to generic... Byetta Diabetes Drug Linked to Patient Deaths; Real Diabetes Cures Ignored (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Another FDA-approved diabetes drug has now been linked to life-threatening pancreas inflammation that has resulted in at least two deaths. Byetta is the latest FDA-approved diabetes drug to be linked to organ damage and death. Several years ago, Rezulin was being pushed into the diabetic... Financial ties between FDA, drug companies could get even stronger with new "pay to play" TV advertisement review service (By Ben Kage) Under a new deal, pharmaceutical companies will now begin paying fees to the FDA when it reviews television drug ads in return for the agency expediting the reviews, but a natural health author says the arrangement will only strengthen FDA/Big Pharma conflicts of interest if it goes through... FDA Conspires with Cold Medicine Manufacturers to Keep Selling Dangerous Products to Four Year Olds (By David Gutierrez) The FDA admits that it negotiated a deal with pharmaceutical companies to recommend that over-the-counter cold-and-cough medicines should not be given to children under the age of four -- rather than six, as recommended by pediatricians. "The analysis that led to the under-four cutoff... FDA, Merck may have conspired to discredit whistleblower, says U.S. Senator (By NaturalNews) Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has asked the inspector general at the Health and Human Services Department to investigate whether the FDA conspired with drug maker Merck to discredit the safety findings of FDA drug safety official Dr. David Graham. In a letter to Inspector General... FDA proposes quicker patient access to unapproved drugs (By Jessica Fraser) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it will propose easier access to experimental drugs for patients with serious diseases, and allow pharmaceutical companies to charge patients for the unapproved medications. The FDA says it has allowed tens of thousands... Aloha Aspartame? Unfortunately, Not Yet (By Jennifer McKinley) Walking down the isles of your local supermarket, it is difficult to pick up any one item that does not contain aspartame. Without actually reading the ingredient list, consumers are led to believe that labels touting, "No Sugar Added", "Low Sugar", or "Sugar-Free" are actually healthy no... FDA delays generic drug guidelines that would save states millions (By NaturalNews) The Food and Drug Administration is withholding guidelines on the production of generic versions of insulin and human growth hormone (HGH) that would save states millions of dollars, prompting the governors of Kansas, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin to petition the agency to move more quickly... Antipsychotic Drug May Be Linked to Pituitary Tumors (By NaturalNews) A link may exist between the development of pituitary tumors and the use of some drugs commonly used to treat schizophrenia, according to research from Duke University Medical Center and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Although a connection has been suspected for more than 20 years, this... Welcome to the town of Allopath (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) There once was a town called Allopath. It had many people, streets and cars, but due to budget limitations, there were no stop signs or traffic lights anywhere in Allopath. Not surprisingly, traffic accidents were common. Cars would crash into each other at nearly every intersection. But business... If you eat red meat, you've been eating recycled chicken feces, thanks to the FDA and USDA (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Finally, USA Today tackles the issue with a pointed article that questions why the FDA hasn't simply banned the use of dead cows in cattle feed. Let's face it: mad cow disease only happens when you feed dead cows to live cows. It's a sickening, inhumane practice, but it makes ranchers money,... the Health Ranger exposes health deceptions while promoting honest health solutions (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) I've received a lot of reader feedback since writing the article on the Hoodia scam, and it appears some people are a little bit confused about my position on the issue. Why I would choose to write about a nutritional supplement company that was selling... Antipsychotic drugs may cause diabetes, but the FDA still allows their sale (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Some prescription drugs are so dangerous that even health related industry groups feel compelled to speak out against the drugs in order to protect the health of patients. In this case, a joint report by the American Diabetes Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Association... Painkiller Patch Fentanyl May Have Killed 3,500 People, Warns FDA (By David Gutierrez) The popular patch version of the pain killer fentanyl is suspected in more than 3,500 deaths, and the FDA has issued a new warning about its use. The fentanyl patch is designed for patients with chronic pain, especially those who have trouble swallowing pills. The patch steadily releases... How Sweet It Is: Our Love-Hate Relationship With Sweeteners (By Cathy Sherman) Our love-hate relationship with sweeteners has often been a question of choosing one's poisons, as no choice has been without its problems. Sugar and artificial sweeteners tend to disrupt satiety, which causes overeating, spike the fat storing hormone insulin and lead to age-accelerating... Honey Laundering Gives Insight of Tricks to Chinese Exporting (By Susan Thixton) The Seattle PI News Source recently published an article on Honey Laundering; possible tainted Chinese honey getting into the U.S. and past FDA inspectors. The honey laundering game played by Chinese exporters could be used to get numerous products into the U.S. that are currently red flagged... Review: Dr. Jonathan Wright's Health and Healing Newsletter Provides Lifesaving Remedies for Tough Times (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Without question, these are tough times. Rampant inflation, sky-high gas prices, failed wars, domestic surveillance and secret prisons run by top U.S. officials... it all adds up to uncertainty and fear in the minds of many Americans. In this increasingly unstable environment, however,... Colloidal Silver Company's Fight for Health Freedom: An Interview With Ben Taylor (Part I) (By Kira Adler) Utopia Silver Supplements is a colloidal silver company based out of Utopia, Texas. This natural supplement company has been battling the FDA for 5 years. In this exclusive interview, Ben Taylor, Utopia Silver Supplement Company owner, discusses his fight to defend the company and the principles... Can Obama's Win Lead to Meaningful Health Care Reform? 13 Urgent Suggestions for a Healthy USA (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In an astonishing turn of events for a nation that seemed headed for certain economic destruction just weeks ago, Americans overwhelmingly chose Democratic candidates in yesterday's elections, selecting Obama as the next U.S. President and securing Democratic majorities in both the House... U.S. pharmacies make tragic medication mistakes that injure or kill U.S. consumers; but FDA keeps warning us about Canada (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Walgreen's has been ordered to pay $21 million to the family of a girl who was mistakenly given the wrong prescription drug at a Walgreen's pharmacy. The girl cannot walk or feed herself and was born prematurely. Not surprisingly, the girl is on several medications, and when one prescription was filled... Merck Pushing for Over-The-Counter Approval for Statin Drug Mevacor (By David Gutierrez) For the third time, Merck is seeking FDA approval for over-the-counter sale of its cholesterol-lowering statin medication lovastatin, marketed under the brand name Mevacor. An FDA advisory panel voted against approving the drug for over-the-counter use on December 14, 2007. The recommendations... Big Pharma and profit priorities: why business ethics never trickle up (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) One of the things I've observed while doing public speaking, being a part of business councils and interacting with a lot of well-connected people in society, is that many people work with the pharmaceutical company known as Merck. Merck seems to be everywhere, with drug reps, consultants, marketing... FDA conceals evidence showing antidepressant drugs cause children to commit suicide (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) It has now been revealed that the FDA purposely hid clinical evidence showing that children taking antidepressant drugs were more than twice as likely to attempt suicide than those not taking the drugs. Rather than announce or publish these results out of concern for the safety of the public... Insulin, Leptin, and Blood Sugar – Why Diabetic Medication Fails (By Byron Richards) Type II diabetes is a difficult metabolic problem. It is a national embarrassment that so many of our young people are becoming type II diabetic. It is a national disgrace that millions of type II diabetic patients are being injured with commonly used diabetic medications that are known... The Laetrile Saga, Part II: Cancer Therapy and Medical Duplicity (By Mary Laredo) Part one of this report focused on the history and medicinal value of laetrile; however, the full story reveals more than its historical and therapeutic use. It also discloses longstanding fraud and suppression of health freedom by members of the medical establishment and the cancer industry... FDA Says Alfalfa Sprouts are Source of Salmonella Outbreak (By Henri Junttila) Alfalfa sprouts are extremely beneficial for our health but now it seems like they are causing trouble. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention announced on Sunday to avoid eating raw alfalfa sprouts, saying they may be contaminated and could... Will Wyeth Bully You Out of Your Estriol? (By Virginia Hopkins) The FDA has begun 2008 by forbidding compounding pharmacists to use estriol in their natural hormone formulations because the agency doesn't have a specified approved use for it. They took this action because Wyeth complained about it. And yet, Wyeth-Pharma sells two types of estriol drugs... FDA Warns Proctor and Gamble about Unlawful Marketing Claims over Hand Sanitizer for Kids (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has sent an official warning letter to Procter and Gamble over the company's marketing of Vick's Early Defense Foaming Hand Sanitizer. The agency warned Procter and Gamble that its marketing claims for the hand sanitizer were "unlawful," because the FDA has not approved the product... Health freedom alert: Congress to ramrod FDA Reform Bill through House with no amendments allowed (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This is an urgent health freedom alert from NaturalNews. The deadline is tight: A vote is scheduled on the House floor on Tuesday, July 10th, to pass HR 2900 while blocking all amendments and debate. This would disallow the pro-health freedom Emord amendments which Rep. Ron Paul is ready to introduce... Pharmaceuticals in the Water: Why Medication Contamination is a Danger to Our Health and the Environment (transcript) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Welcome everyone. I'm the Health Ranger, Mike Adams. Today we're talking about the dangers of chemicals in your tap water. The Associated Press has done a study, and they're reporting today that all kinds of chemicals are found in your tap water, and this time we're not talking about... FDA Warns Proctor and Gamble about Unlawful Marketing Claims with Hand Sanitizer for Kids (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has sent an official warning letter to Procter and Gamble over the company's marketing of Vick's Early Defense Foaming Hand Sanitizer. The agency warned Procter and Gamble that its marketing claims for the hand sanitizer were "unlawful," because the FDA has not approved the product... Food and Drug Administration anagrams and word games (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Anagrams can be fun to play with. They're word scrambles where you take the letters of a word or phrase and mix them up (without adding or taking away letters) to make new and interesting phrases. For example, the name "William Shakespeare" can be scrambled to create, "I'll make a wise phrase." "Margaret... Health Ranger Offers Thirty-One Predictions for 2009 - Health, Economy, Terrorism and More (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Making public predictions about the economy, terrorism, politics and health care is always risky business. There are too many variables to track with much certainty, and nobody has a crystal ball that really works. But by looking at the big picture and monitoring trends, we can make some... 84% of sunscreen products are harmful to health, says alarming EWG study (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) For 29 years, the FDA has refused to publish safety standards for sunscreen products. That's nearly three decades of keeping the public in the dark about the extremely harmful, cancer-causing chemicals found in sunscreen products. Any idea why the Food and Drug Administration has taken so long to set... Hawaii Aspartame Bill Update: Lobbyists Crushing Consumer Protection Law to Ban Nutrasweet (By Stephen Fox) Consumer Protection efforts to ban Aspartame/Methanol/Formaldehyde as an artificial sweetener in Hawaii have run into curious tactics by lobbyists compounded by indifference and inertia on the part of the key legislators. The House Bill was "deferred" on the last day it could be properly... Maryland joins list of states attempting to buy prescription drugs from Canada, but FDA-enforced drug monopoly blocks efforts (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The state of Maryland joins a growing list of cities and states attempting to import prescription drugs from Canada. Montgomery County says it could save $6 million to $10 million a year by giving its employees the choice of filling their prescriptions through certified Canadian pharmacies. But... Clinical Drug Trials: FDA Fails to Monitor Safety and Integrity (By Herb Newborg) A new report issued on September 28th, 2007 by Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General found that federal health officials don't even know how many clinical trials are being conducted in the Irradiated Pet Food Thought Responsible for Cat Deaths in Australia (By Susan Thixton) Orijen Cat Food was the only common link in the mysterious illness and subsequent death of five cats in Australia. Orijen Pet Foods, a Canadian company, is well known and trusted to provide high quality dog and cat foods, thus the Australian pet deaths is a mystery to many. The suspected... Update on Senate bill S.1082 and implications for the health freedom of consumers (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) After enduring numerous amendments, debates and public scrutiny, Senate bill S.1082 is headed for a likely vote on Wednesday, May 9th. The bill at one point contained an approved amendment that would have ended Big Pharma's monopoly over drug prices in the United States and saved consumers and businesses... The Statin Scam Marches On (By Byron Richards) Considering that tens of millions of Americans now take statins to lower cholesterol, the following headline was conspicuously absent from the major media this month: "Statins Found To Turn On Gene That Causes Muscle Damage." It's now a fact of science; a new study shows that taking statins... Acomplia diet drug shows real promise for sustained weight loss, but only if you keep taking it (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In early clinical trials, Acomplia is looking promising. But with only 3,000+ people tested so far, it's far from being approved by the FDA. And even as effective as Acomplia appears to be in early tests, much of the hype is overblown: daily walking or cardiovascular exercise results in far more weight... A Public Drug Registry Would Bring Honesty to Pharmaceutical Research, But the Idea Terrifies Drug Companies (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A new idea has surfaced in the medical community -- to publish the results of all medical studies on a publicly accessible website that would include results from both positive and negative studies. This proposal has been floated in response to the recent discovery by regulatory authorities and various... Stop-Smoking Drug Linked to Suicide (By David Gutierrez) The Veterans Administration (VA) is issuing a warning that the popular anti-smoking drug Chantix has been linked to an elevated risk of suicide. This warning comes months after the FDA first expressed concerns over the psychiatric effects of the drug. Chantix helps people quit smoking... Trial Results for the Cholesterol Blocker Zetia Have Not Been Revealed (By Teri Lee Gruss) Has your doctor prescribed Zetia or the combination drug Vytorin to you to lower your total cholesterol or your LDL cholesterol? If so, you and your doctor should know that data from clinical trials designed to assess the effectiveness and safety of Zetia has yet to be published even though... FDA bans andro supplements, but won't ban prescription drugs that cause children to commit suicide (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has announced it is banning the sale of andro products -- pro-hormone nutritional supplements used by body builders. It's part of the FDA's ongoing campaign to destroy the nutritional supplement industry while boosting the sales of drugs. Granted, andro is a risky product with potentially... FDA Will Review Toxic Tattoo Chemicals (But Ignores Mercury Fillings) (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has launched an investigation into the chemicals contained in tattoo and permanent makeup inks, as well as their potential health consequences. Permanent makeup involves tattooing the face to create effects similar to those produced by more conventional makeups such as eye or... Pharmaceutical fraud: How Big Pharma's marketing and profits come before consumer safety and wellness (By Dani Veracity) If you have a long, drawn-out, incurable but treatable disease, it's unfortunate for you but great for pharmaceutical companies. While you're suffering indefinitely, you're also buying expensive pharmaceutical drugs to make the disease "manageable." "Managing" diseases is the trend in mainstream... Drug companies discredit negative studies and blacklist honest researchers (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Just when I thought I was done criticizing Merck, new evidence surfaces that gives us another reason to discuss some of the outrageous behavior by this pharmaceutical company. The latest news concerns Merck's attempts to suppress and discredit a study linking Vioxx with heart attacks. This comes out... Tyrannical FTC Threatens Christian Church with Imprisonment for Selling Dietary Supplements (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FTC has unleashed a new assault against both dietary supplements and religious freedoms by targeting a Christian church for termination. Through exclusive interviews and conversations with health freedom attorney Jim Turner (http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcasts.html), NaturalNews... A Thousand Patients Killed Each Month by Cardiac Bypass Anti-Bleeding Drug (By David Gutierrez) The FDA's delay in taking Trasylol off the market led to 1,000 deaths each month for a year and a half, according to the doctor who first alerted the agency to the dangers of the drug. "Between my study and November 5, [2007] when it was taken off the market, there were approximately... FDA Warning Issued to Meat Producer One Year Too Late (By Susan Thixton) The recent batch of warning letters issued by the FDA once again causes me to worry about eating anything. One in particular –- FDA warning letter dated July, 2 2008 to Chief Operating Officer at Full Circle Dairy in Lee, FL proves the FDA is so 'after the fact' it is a wonder we all aren't... FDA Opens Public Comment for Safety of Mercury in Dentistry (Action Alert) (By Teri Lee Gruss) Under intensifying consumer group pressure, the FDA has announced that it will open public comment regarding its proposed ruling on the classification of dental mercury amalgam materials. The more we learn about mercury amalgams the more we have to question why the ADA and most dentists... Heart Drug Trasylol Pulled From Market After 50 Percent Increase in Death Rate Discovered (By David Gutierrez) Pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG has announced that it is withdrawing its drug Trasylol from the market in response to a request by the FDA, in the face of increasing evidence that the drug increases patients' risk of death. "[The] FDA could not identify a specific patient population where... Online pharmacy links under fire; monopolistic FDA orders search engines to stop linking to sites it doesn't like (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) If you're a mob boss, one of your primary responsibilities is to shut off consumer access to alternate suppliers of your booze, or drugs, or whatever you're selling. The FDA, which operates like a mob boss for the pharmaceutical industry, is continuing to do exactly that. Their latest move? Ordering... Common antibiotics cause tendon ruptures; Public Citizen demands black box warnings (By NaturalNews) In response to reported cases of tendon ruptures associated with fluoroquinolone antibiotics, consumer group Public Citizen petitioned the FDA this week to require a black box warning about the side effect rather than the current warning, which the group claims is buried in a list of possible... The mass poisoning of humanity: an exploration of human stupidity (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As human beings, we're the only species stupid enough to actually poison ourselves. As part of modern living, we create a wide variety of chemical toxins that go into the ecosystem through rivers and streams, the air, the soil and so on. Not only that, we actually synthesize toxic chemicals and then... Alli weight loss drug has disgusting side effects and may block fat-soluble vitamins (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Everybody is excited, it seems, about the new weight loss drug Alli, which will soon be sold over the counter (no prescription necessary). An FDA review panel gave it the thumbs up, saying it thought the benefits of the drug outweigh the risks to health. Alli is based on the prescription drug Orlistat... FDA bans cosmetic makers from using brain and spinal cord tissue as protection from mad cow disease (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The cosmetics industry is one of great duality: on one hand, their products help make people appear visually pleasing. On the other hand, the ingredients used to make those cosmetics are horrifying, if not downright gruesome. If most people knew what they were putting on their face and lips every day... Psychiatry and disease mongering: Road Rage Disorder is latest spontaneously "discovered" disease (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Disease mongering has reached a new level of ridiculousness with the widely-reported announcement that millions of American now have undiagnosed Road Rage Disorder, also sometimes called Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED). Desperate to scrounge up new diseases that can be treated with high... U.S. Lawmakers Push FDA to Inspect More Foreign Drug Manufacturing Factories (By David Gutierrez) Congress has promised to raise more money to enable the FDA to inspect foreign drug-making plants more frequently, but has yet to decide upon a method for that fundraising. A series of recent recalls of products made in China, including pet food and toothpaste, has drawn attention to... Chemical Causes of Diabetes: Overeating Is Not the Only Problem (By Mark Sircus Ac., OMD) Medical science has discovered how sensitive the insulin receptor sites are to chemical poisoning. Metals such as cadmium, mercury, arsenic, lead, fluoride and possibly aluminum may play a role in the actual destruction of beta cells through stimulating an auto-immune reaction to them after... Nutritional products from New Chapter and other health innovators (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In the world of nutritional supplements and healthy foods, there are some wonderful companies out there providing some outstanding products for the marketplace. They're being quite innovative with the products they bring to the market. I'd like to talk about some of those companies and what they're doing... The forced poisoning of Abraham Cherrix, the tyranny of modern medicine, and state-sponsored assaults on health freedom (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Across the nation, an increasing number of families are having their lives destroyed by the greed and arrogance of conventional medicine and its toxic cancer treatments. Families are arrested at gunpoint, jailed, prosecuted and separated from their children by Child Protective Services, all due to the... FDA taps MIT for drug safety technology (By NaturalNews) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it will team up with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop an automated tracking system to find problems with prescription drugs and medical devices. The automated system would use methods already... Why Philip Morris Supports FDA Regulation of Tobacco (By David Gutierrez) A proposed law that would give the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products have garnered a wide degree of support -- including from Philip Morris, the world's largest tobacco company. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Regulation Act would give the FDA the same authority... The Four Horsemen of the Health Apocalypse (By Tony Isaacs) A dark plague has crept across the land, operating largely in shadow for generations and set upon us by an evil master whose footsteps have fouled the earth for as long as man has walked upon it. Led by four evil horsemen who have been corrupted and enslaved by the master, the plague has... Raw Broccoli, Cabbage Slash Bladder Cancer Risk by 40 Percent; Cooking Destroys Benefits (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Eating as little as three small servings of raw cruciferous vegetables per month, such as broccoli and cabbage, has been found to decrease the risk of developing bladder cancer by an astonishing 40 percent. This was discovered by researchers from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo... FDA Covertly Drops Inspection of Medical Device Labs (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has, without officially announcing any change in procedure, basically dropped the practice of inspecting the labs that carry out the first wave of tests on new medical devices, according to a report by the nonprofit organization The Project on Government Oversight. "The decision... Interview: "Amazon John" of the Amazon Herb Company (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Mike Adams: Today I'm speaking with "Amazon John" of the Amazon Herb Company. So, one of the first questions I want to ask is that a lot of people don't believe that businesses can do good deeds, and at the same time earn revenues. What's your take on that? How have you been able to make the Amazon... Antibiotics Found to Harm Tendons (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has issued a call for "black box" warnings to be placed on certain antibiotics about the risk that they may cause tendonitis and ruptured tendons. The antibiotics affected are those in the fluoroquinolone family, including Bayer's Cipro (generic name ciprofloxacin) and Avelox... Peanut Processing Plant Knowingly Sold Tainted Products (By Jo Hartley) It has just been released by federal officials that the Georgia peanut plant linked to a salmonella outbreak shipped out contaminated peanut butter knowingly twelve times in the past two years. This current outbreak has killed eight people and affected over 500 others. Salmonella is present... FDA Approves 18 Drugs from Pharma Company Accused of Conspiracy, Fraud (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has approved 18 products for market from generic drug manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories, even though the company is currently being investigated by Congress for making substandard products and conspiring to fraudulently cover it up. "Allegations from reliable sources and supporting... Whenever a Government Becomes Destructive, Health Freedoms Diminish (By Tony Isaacs) Every week seems to bring yet another new issue calling for action to stop the FDA from taking one step after another which will further erode our safety and restrict our access to products and information we should have a Natural God given right to. It is past time for "we the people... Herceptin hype: Big Pharma's new "miracle cure" for breast cancer is inferior to free, natural cures (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The drug industry is happily jumping up and down, shouting about what it considers to be a new, amazing, miracle-class breakthrough drug for breast cancer. The drug is called Herceptin, and the words being used to describe this drug include "amazing" and "unprecedented." It's even been called "a cure... Serious Complications and Death Linked to Heart Imaging Drugs (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has said it is still concerned that certain heart imaging dyes may lead to serious side effects and even deaths. "FDA remains concerned about the accumulating safety data pertaining to marketed ultrasound contrast agents, and the labels for these products that continue to contain... Is the Pharmacy Near You Selling Counterfeit Drugs? (By Joanne Waldron) The FDA has just issued a press release warning consumers who had prescriptions filled at two different "The Medicine Shoppe" pharmacies located in Baltimore (8035A Liberty Road and 5900 Reisterstown Road) that they could've... Former Wyeth CEO Accuses FDA of Intentionally Creating Drug Monopolies (By David Gutierrez) The outgoing chief executive officer of pharmaceutical giant Wyeth has accused the FDA of "establishing monopolies" by requiring new drugs to prove that they work better than products currently on the market. "If you're the first company to get approved in a certain area and competitors... FDA: Consumer Watchdog or Big Pharma Puppet? (By NaturalNews) A group of the world’s leading health experts is divulging insider information about the FDA’s unethical and risky relationship with the pharmaceutical industry in the timely documentary "Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety." As more Merck secrets are exposed and the Food and Drug Administration... Why Michael Moore's SiCKO is a health care documentary every American must see (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) America's disastrous health care system is heaving the country head-first into near-certain economic collapse. Just about everybody's either financially strained or going broke due to spiraling health care costs: the people, the employers, state governments and even the federal government. Multinational... September: A Banner Month for Drug Industry Crime (By Herb Newborg) September was a banner month for settlements by drug companies and medical device manufacturers for criminal activity in the United States, but not because of any effort by the FDA who is charged with regulating the drug and medical device industry. These cases were largely the result of... Medicine at gunpoint: Seattle mother arrested for "kidnapping" her own baby to seek alternative treatments (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Public trust in conventional medicine has plummeted to such an all-time low that the industry is now resorting to the threat of violence in order to market its services. Gunpoint medicine is alive and well in Seattle, Washington, where county law enforcement officers, prompted by Child Protective... Safety of Kids Cough and Cold Medicines Questioned (By Deanna Dean) Kids are back in school and flu season is around the corner if not already upon us. Last January the FDA urged parents not to give over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold drugs to kids younger than 2 years of age. A few months prior to this red flag advisory, dozens of infant cough and cold... 28 Senators vote to maintain Big Pharma monopoly over U.S. consumers; Republicans oppose free trade for medicine (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) On May 3rd, 2007, U.S. Senators voted on an amendment to the 2007 Prescription Drug User Fee bill that aims to reform the FDA and enhance drug safety. This amendment, known as the "Dorgan Amendment No. 990," threatened to break Big Pharma's monopoly over pharmaceutical sales and allow U.S. consumers... Big Pharma scare tactics: How the pharmaceutical industry influences American consumers (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, especially in this case. Lloyd Grove, a columnist for the New York Daily News, says that the pharmaceutical lobby in the United States, a group called PhRMA, actually commissioned the writing of a fiction novel designed to scare Americans into avoiding... FDA to Approve Genetically Engineered Animals; Treat Them as Corporate Intellectual Property (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has adopted new rules allowing companies to sell genetically modified animals and their products on the market, and affirming that the DNA of such animals is private property that can be held under patent. To be approved, any genetically modified animal product must be proven... Whistleblowers wanted: Truth Publishing seeks insiders to speak out about drug companies, health insurance and conventional medicine (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) If you work for a drug company, federal regulator, health insurance company, hospital, junk food manufacturer or any other organization related to health, a new opportunity has surfaced for you to make a lasting difference. Truth Publishing is now connected with key organizations (that shall go... Health Ranger Reveals the Five Most Powerful Anti-Viral Remedies for Influenza and Swine Flu in Free Report (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The Health Ranger, a proponent of nutritional education for the public, has overcome the censorship efforts of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and published a free, non-commercial guide that reveals five powerful anti-viral remedies that can help protect people from influenza pandemics... Natural Cellular Defense and zeolite - is it the next big thing in nutritional therapies for cancer and chronic disease? (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) You may not believe what you're about to read. Early indications are that this could be a significant breakthrough in nutritional medicine, cancer treatments and heavy metals detoxification. If early reports are to be believed, it far surpasses even the most miraculous cancer drugs from the world of... Medical journal reveals that 70 percent of drug decision-making panel members have financial ties to industry (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The journal Nature has published studies showing that 70 percent of the drug decision panels run in this country are rigged with decision-makers who have strong financial ties to the very drug companies whose products are affected by these decisions. So much for evidence-based medicine... FDA Recommends Ban of Painkiller after Fifty Years (By Elizabeth Walling) At the end of January the FDA held a public hearing to reconsider the safety of Darvon, a painkiller that has been on the market since 1957. The panel voted 14 to 12 in favor of withdrawing the drug from the market, following in the footsteps of the United Kingdom which banned the drug in... Drugs Kill More People Than Ever, Report Finds (By Ethan Huff) The 2008, first quarter report of deaths and serious injuries associated with drug therapy was recently released by The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a nonprofit organization whose stated goal is to educate the healthcare community and consumers about safe medication practices... Human medical experimentation in the United States: The shocking true history of modern medicine and psychiatry (1965-2005) (By Dani Veracity) This is part two of a two-part series on human medical experimentation. Click here to read part one and the introduction. (1966) The CIA continues a limited number of MKULTRA plans by beginning Project MKSEARCH to develop and test... NaturalNews survey results, part 2: Healthy actions = healthy results (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This is part two of the NaturalNews survey results analysis, continuing with healthy actions and healthy results. Sixty-five point four percent of NaturalNews readers reported experiencing an improvement of their overall health. It shows the incredible power of information to change people's lives for... FTC sues Kevin Trudeau over weight loss claims while ignoring Big Pharma monopoly pricing (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Kevin Trudeau, author of the super popular "Natural Cures" books, has once again been sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This time, it's not about coral calcium and cancer; it's about weight loss claims made in the marketing of his book, "The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don't Want You to Know About... Tufts University study shows more than half of psychiatric DSM-IV authors have financial links to Big Pharma (By Jessica Fraser) Hollywood star Tom Cruise made national headlines when he launched a verbal assault on the field of psychiatry while appearing on the Today Show with host Matt Lauer in June 2005. Cruise called the field "pseudoscience" and criticized Adderall and Ritalin, the prescription drugs prescribed for... Prevent Myopia, Part VI: Pinhole Glasses Work as Prevention Aids (By Donald Rehm) Few people have even heard of pinhole glasses, although they have been around for a long time. Pinhole glasses are not made of glass at all but of an opaque substance such as plastic. The user looks through any of the many small holes in the material. These holes have the effect of reducing... Only Two Companies in US Confirm Using BPA-Free Cans (By David McLaughlin) Given these uncertain times, it makes sense to have a reserve food supply. Canned food not only provides long term storage and survives external contamination, but also provides a back up in the event of a food shortage. However, it turns out that most canned foods (even "USDA Organic")... New Berry-Based Natural Sweetener "Brazzein" to Hit the Market in 2009 (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) We've all heard about stevia, agave nectar, brown rice syrup and other natural sweeteners, but now a new sweetener derived from a West African berry has been successfully synthesized in a form compatible with mass production, and the company Natur Research Ingredients expects to make it... FDA expands off-label use of Herceptin breast cancer drug (By Jessica Fraser) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that it has formally agreed to expand the off-label use of Genentech's Herceptin breast cancer drug to include patients with early-stage breast cancer who have undergone surgery. The FDA's decision to expand Herceptin prescribing... Consumer group petitions USDA to limit sodium in meat and poultry products (By Ben Kage) Since excess salt can cause high blood pressure, heart attack and strokes, the Center for Science in the Public Interest is petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to set maximum sodium levels for a variety of meat and poultry goods. "According to leading sodium researchers... FDA allows tooth decay protection claim on fluoridated bottled water (By Jerome Douglas) Brands of bottled water sold in the U.S. can now claim they help to prevent tooth decay if the water carries enough fluoride to qualify as a dental cavity prevention product. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the health claim for bottled water brands that contain... FDA Decides Against Warnings on Epilepsy Medication Suicide Risk (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has decided against placing new warning labels on anti-seizure medications used to treat epilepsy, in spite of recent findings that those drugs can increase a patient's risk of suicide. In January, the FDA raised the possibility of labeling 11 anti-seizure drugs with "black box... Arthritis drug Bextra found to promote heart attacks and strokes (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Following the recent revelations that Vioxx cause a high incidence of heart attacks and strokes, a competing drug from Pfizer, Bextra, has now been shown to display similar health problems. What's especially weighty about this particular revelation is that it comes from the American Heart Association... FDA plans to approve milk and meat from cloned cows (By Ben Kage) In October of 2003, the FDA released its first draft of documents saying food products from cloned animals are safe for consumption, but a lack of safety data, among other things, stopped the administration from authorizing marketing of the products. Before the end of this year, however... FDA requires ADHD drug makers to warn users about serious health risks (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has instructed manufacturers of drugs for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to produce Patient Medication Guides warning patients about the risks of cardiovascular or psychiatric complications posed by those drugs. The guides also will advise patients about the precautions... Bipolar drug Lamictal tied to birth defects when used by expectant mothers (By Jessica Fraser) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that expectant mothers taking GlaxoSmithKline's epilepsy and bipolar disorder drug Lamictal could experience a higher rate of birth defects than women not taking the drug. A recent registry of 564 pregnant women who took Lamictal... Top FDA Officials Say Preemption Policy Based on "False and Misleading" Information (By David Gutierrez) Internal FDA documents have revealed that top agency officials strongly objected in 2006 and 2008 when the Bush administration took steps to enshrine a "preemption" policy for drugs. Under the preemption doctrine, FDA approval becomes the final word on the safety of a drug. This means... Neurologist Dr. Fred Baughman talks about the fraud of ADHD and the poisoning of U.S. children (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Mike: Hello everyone, this is Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, and I'm talking about the mythical disease known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and the overmedication of the population, with Dr. Fred Baughman. I want to give you a little background about why I'm so interested in interviewing... Empower yourself in 3 minutes a day: An introduction to indy media, NaturalNews.com and the online information revolution (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Welcome to the NaturalNews Network. I'm Mike Adams, the editor. Although this network of websites has experienced remarkable growth in the last year, it isn't for everyone. Only about five percent of the general population is ready to see, hear and learn the information being offered here... You may Not Know: Your Food has been Genetically Engineered (By Deanna Dean) One of the greatest challenges and controversial issues of the 21st century is the practice of genetically altering meat or animal products through hormones, gene or drug injections. It is already a widely accepted practice today. Biotechnologists take genetic material and insert it into... New research shows vitamin D slashes risk of cancers by 77 percent; cancer industry refuses to support cancer prevention (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Exciting new research conducted at the Creighton University School of Medicine in Nebraska has revealed that supplementing with vitamin D and calcium can reduce your risk of cancer by an astonishing 77 percent. This includes breast cancer, colon cancer, skin cancer and other forms of cancer. This research... Urgent action needed to help stop "FDA Evilization Act of 2007" (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) If you are an American, your action is greatly needed on a pending vote in the Senate. On Monday, April 30th, the Senate is expected to vote on the FDA Evilization Act of 2007 (oops, I mean the "Revitalization Act"). This is a bill that has some good points (such as banning advertising on new drugs until... Antidepressants and Risk of Suicidal Thoughts, Behaviors in Children (By NaturalNews) An analysis of data from 24 clinical trials suggests that antidepressant medications may be linked to a modest increase in the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children, according to an article in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. For... FDA Alert: Detention of Chinese Imports (By Susan Thixton) The FDA issued an import alert, 11/12/08, detaining ALL milk products, milk derived ingredients and finished food products containing milk from China due to the presence of melamine. Close to two years after melamine tainted wheat, rice, and corn protein additives began to make thousands... Antipsychotic Drugs Increase Risk of Death Among Elderly (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has ordered the makers of older, "conventional" antipsychotics to add a "black box warning" to the drugs labels about the risk of early death in elderly dementia patients who take them. This is the strongest warning that can be placed on a medication without pulling it from the... FDA Investigated Over Knowledge of Fraudulent Conduct by Drug Company Ranbaxy (By David Gutierrez) Two Democratic representatives have launched an investigation into whether the FDA knowingly allowed the drug company Ranbaxy to sell products in the United States that had not been manufactured according to proper legal standards. Ranbaxy is the largest drugmaker in India by sales. ... The Abraham Cherrix cancer story the media won't print: Harry Hoxsey's cancer cures and the US government campaign to destroy them (By Jessica Fraser) The idea of health freedom is one Americans likely never consider. Certain freedoms in this country are taken for granted -- like the freedoms of speech and religion -- so freedom to choose a method of health care seems a given. Unfortunately, recent cases have brought to the public's attention the startling... Health News Update: FDA Gives Thumbs Up to Unapproved Morphine Drug While Hospitals Dump Mental Patients on the Streets (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) So much for "evidence-based medicine." The FDA has publicly announced that makers of liquid morphine drugs can continue selling them even though such drugs have never been approved by the FDA. Thus, the FDA -- which claims to be protecting the American public from dangerous pharmaceuticals... FDA Set to Approve Deadly Enbrel Drug for Children - Update1 (By David Gutierrez) An FDA advisory panel has recommended the approval of Amgen's immune-suppressing drug Enbrel (generic name etanercept) for the treatment of psoriasis in children, in spite of ongoing concerns that the drug may have lethal side effects. The recommendation comes at a time when the FDA is... Personal Message to NaturalNews Readers from the Health Ranger (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) For over five years, NaturalNews has served the interests of the natural health community, bringing you important news about natural health, medicinal herbs, nutrition, Big Pharma and the FDA and even covering important, timely issues like financial protection, bailout money and the housing... FDA admits thousands of common medications never received FDA approval (By NaturalNews) The FDA has admitted that several thousand prescription and over-the-counter medicines -- including cough medicines, painkillers, sedatives and anti-inflammatory drugs -- have never been certified as safe and effective by the regulatory agency. "We consider it a significant and serious... Could Risky Meat By-Products Be Turned Into Energy? (By Susan Thixton) I have discovered a possible means for the inferior garbage that gets dumped into pet food to be turned into valuable energy. Something that seems to be a far better method to discard of left over animal waste materials than becoming dog food or cat food ingredients. As a result of processing... Incessant disease mongering turns Americans into profit-generating guinea pigs for Big Pharma (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Disease mongering - the practice of pushing disease in order to sell more drugs - has become so routine and so successful in modern medicine that drug companies actually depend on inventing new diseases as a way to ensure future profits. It's not enough to sell drugs to people who are truly sick, you... FDA Scientists Describe Corruption to Obama Transition Team (By Jo Hartley) A group of federal scientists has sent a letter to President-elect Obama's transition team describing serious managerial misconduct within a division of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The letter was dated last week and was written on FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health... Modern medicine is little more than a grand con perpetrated by medical journals, drug companies and the FDA (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) It's time to seriously question the myth that "we have the best health care system in the world" here in the United States. In reality, we have the worst health care system of any industrialized country: no other country kills as many people with prescription drugs, radical surgical procedures... Vaccines and Medical Experiments on Children, Minorities, Woman and Inmates (1845 - 2007) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Think U.S. health authorities have never conducted outrageous medical experiments on children, women, minorities, homosexuals and inmates? Think again: This timeline, originally put together by Dani Veracity (a NaturalNews reporter), has been edited and updated with recent vaccination experimentation... Suicide Risk Increases With Medication, Not Just Anti-Depressants (By Maryann Marshall) Increased rates of suicide and violent behavior have been linked to anti-depressant medication. Federal drug regulators are now investigating links with other medications to suicide. Among the drugs being investigated are an asthma medication, drugs for controlling seizures, and even a substance... Natural Consumer Products Found Contaminated with Cancer-Causing 1,4-Dioxane in Groundbreaking Analysis Released by OCA (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A cancer-causing compound called 1,4-dioxane has been found in some of the most commonly used petroleum-based cosmetics by a study commissioned by the Organic Consumers Association, including products from Kiss My Face, Nutribiotic, Jason, Ecover, Citrus Magic, 365, Alba, Lifetree, Giovanni, Seventh... FDA Targets Bioidentical Hormone Providers (By Adam Miller) Early January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warnings to seven compounding pharmacies distributing the hormone estriol - a weak estrogen found in the human body - to patients whose doctors have deemed it safer and more appropriate than FDA-approved synthetic versions of the... Merck Caught in Massive Scientific Fraud as In-House Authors were Disguised as Independent Scientists (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Drug giant Merck has been caught red-handed in a scheme to deceive the FDA and the public over the integrity of its scientific studies, say top medical authorities. According to reports that were (amazingly!) published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and detailed... Mike Adams Shares Secrets on Shopping for Food (By Kevin Gianni) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's The Healthiest Year of Your Life Program which can be found at (http://www.thehealthiestyearofyourlife.com) . In this excerpt, Mike Adams shares his personal health transformation and an important look at shopping for foods. The Healthiest... The Health Ranger's Natural Health Travel Journal: Synchronicity in Boca Raton (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) I experienced something today that was either a genuine "synchronicity experience" or an extremely unlikely "coincidence." I'll tell you the story and let you decide. It all started when a friend mentioned I should visit Mitzner Park, a famous plaza in the Eastern section of Boca Raton... The Food Irradiation Plot: Why the USDA Wants to Sterilize Fresh Produce and Turn Live Foods into Dead Foods (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) There's a new plot underway to sterilize your food and destroy the nutritional value of fresh produce. The players in this plot are the usual suspects: The USDA (which backed the "raw" almond sterilization rules now in effect in California) and the American Chemical Society -- a pro-chemical... American Diabetes Association promotes statin drugs to diabetic patients without a shred of proof that they help; the pharmaceutical industry gives millions each year to the ADA (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In a widely publicized announcement by the American Diabetes Association that can only be called extremely dangerous health politics, the group has advised all diabetic patients to start taking statins regardless of whether they have high cholesterol. The justification? Because statin drugs,... Former Pet Food Contaminant Melamine Now Surfacing in Baby Formula (By Susan Thixton) Melamine is raising its ugly head again, this time reports are saying traces of melamine were found in a Chinese brand of baby formula. The Canadian Broadcasting Company is reporting (September 11, 2008)that 14 babies developed kidney stones and were all from the northwestern Gansu province... Could You be Deficient in Potassium? (By Polly A. Wise) If you suffer from anxiety, depression, insomnia, constipation, high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney stones, hyperthyroidism, arthritis, obesity, headaches, pain in the eyes, muscle spasms, "restless leg syndrome," fatigue, or muscle tension, to name a few, you may be deficient in... Why Doctors are Idiots: 150 Years of Disatrous Advice on Children's Health (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) (NaturalNews Satire) With mandatory vaccines suddenly being forced onto parents by doctors and so-called "health authorities" in places like Maryland, New Jersey and Texas, you might think that doctors being full of bunk is a new phenomenon. But no, it's nothing new. Doctors have been full of bunk for... Why Merck Lost Its 3rd Bid to Sell Mevacor Over the Counter (By Teri Lee Gruss) An expert panel working with the FDA recently voted 10 to 2 against approving Merck's statin drug Mevacor for over-the-counter (OTC) sales. The FDA could potentially ignore this recent vote and approve Merck's request but this is not a likely scenario considering the results of a recent... Lawmakers Examine Whether Drug Ads Are Truthful (By Jo Hartley) Merck/Schering-Plough has been forced to pull several ads for Vytorin recently due to concerns that the prescription drug ads may be misleading or not truthful with consumers. Vytorin is a prescription drug prescribed to treat high cholesterol. A study questioning Vytorin's effectiveness... FDA Claims Cancer-Causing Chemical in Infant Formula is "Safe" (By David Gutierrez) In spite of the fact that the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) has been shown in laboratory studies to affect the endocrine system, the FDA continues to call it safe, saying that its presence in infant formula should not be cause for concern. BPA is used to make plastics hard and transparent... Fosamax and Reclast Linked to Risk for Serious Atrial Fibrillation (By Teri Lee Gruss) On October 1, 2007 the FDA announced plans to review the safety of bisphosphonate drugs used to treat osteoporosis in light of two studies published earlier this year in the New England Journal of Medicine. * Researchers found that the bisphosphonate Reclast™ caused "significant increase... FDA Approves Prescription Proton Pump Inhibitor Drug for 1-11 Year Olds (By Teri Lee Gruss) The FDA recently approved the short term use of the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drug Nexium for children one to eleven years old for the treatment of GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease. Paradoxically, (www.worstpills.org) , the Health Research Group of Public Citizen recently issued a... FDA Says Cloned Meat Safe to Eat but Could It Already Be in Our Food? (By Kevin Gianni) Meat eaters in the U.S. may be in for a shock. In the most detailed "risk assessment" on the safety of cloned foods to date, The FDA has reported that meat and milk from bovine, swine and goat clones is safe for human consumption. This conclusion was derived from a comprehensive "risk assessment... Stevia: The FDA's Attack on a Beneficial Supplement (By Jon Barron) Let's be honest for a moment. There's no question that over the years I've tweaked the FDA, Canadian, and European regulators for some of the outrageously absurd positions they've taken when it comes to alternative health and supplements. Then again, I've also praised them on those occasions... FDA Drug Risk Evaluation employee reprimanded for mentioning dangers of diabetes drug (By David Gutierrez) The former deputy director of the FDA's Division of Drug Risk Evaluation has said that she was verbally reprimanded by her superiors when she recommended that diabetes drug Avandia be labeled with a "black box" warning about congestive heart failure. Rosemary Johann-Liang, who left her... Generic Drug Plant Caught Falsifying Data (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has ordered a halt to approvals of drugs relying on data from a generic drug factory in India that was found to be falsifying data. "We took this action after it became apparent that this facility was submitting falsified scientific data in applications for FDA approval of marketed... Chemically-Induced Suicide: 80 Percent of Suicide Victims Took Antidepressant Drugs (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A Swedish writer has accused the National Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW) of covering up evidence suggesting a connection between psychiatric drugs and suicide. Under a recent law, Swedish health-care providers must fill out reports on all suicides committed by patients under their care... FDA Refuses to Regulate "Natural" Claim on Food Packaging (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has no intention to define the term "natural" for food products any time in the near future, saying that it has other priorities. In 2007, the agency received two petitions for a clear definition of the term in order to avoid consumer confusion. One petition came from the Sugar... FDA compromises public health to appease veal industry; illegal hormones will be allowed into the human food supply (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA, in its ever-present desire to placate industry at the expense of public health, has now announced that veal growers who used illegal hormones in the calves can go ahead and sell them for use in the human food supply. The FDA admits the practice is illegal, yet allows it anyway. If they were... Prescriptions suffer intentional shortage as pharmaceutical companies try to cut off supplies to Canada (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In the ongoing battle over drugs from Canada, the monopolistic U.S. pharmaceutical companies and the FDA have resorted to all sorts of mob-like tactics: they've threatened resellers with legal action, they've engaged in scare tactics to try to make people afraid of drugs purchased over the border... Liver-Damaging Effects of Cholesterol Drug Zetia Hidden by Merck, FDA Documents Reveal (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Documents on the FDA Web site reveal that pharmaceutical companies Merck and Schering-Plough conducted numerous safety studies on the popular cholesterol drug Zetia but did not publish the results, which suggested that the drug may cause liver damage when mixed with statins. Zetia is... FDA is the godfather of the world's largest drug cartel (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In its ongoing campaign to control the drug market and protect profits of drug companies, the FDA is now going after three companies in Texas that help retirees buy medicines at more affordable prices from Canada. The FDA claims the practice of importing these drugs from Canada is "dangerous... How statin drug makers lie to consumers in magazine ads (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) One of the most important ways for pharmaceutical companies to sell more prescription drugs is to alter the belief systems of patients so that they believe they absolutely need these drugs in order to achieve certain health goals. Here we're going to look at an advertisement for a statin drug that appeared... FDA delays new rules to protect public from mad cow disease; beef industry couldn't be happier (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA almost never takes action to protect the public. Instead, the agency's decisions consistently and almost universally protect the financial interests of influential corporations such as pharmaceutical companies or, in this case, beef industry companies. Mad cow disease is real, and it's here... Media Blames Heath Ledger, Refuses to Examine Dangers of the Pharmaceuticals Found Beside His Body (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Can you imagine the outcry if Heath Ledger's body was found next to a pile of Chinese herbs? The media outcry would be deafening, and nearly everyone would leap to the conclusion that the herbs must have killed Ledger. But when Ledger's body is found next to bottles of FDA-approved pharmaceuticals... Unanswered Questions Remain Regarding BTC Pharmaceuticals (By Teri Lee Gruss) Dr. Sidney Wolfe, Director of Health Research at Public Citizen, recently called for more time, research and input regarding the FDA proposal to create a third class of drugs to be sold behind the counter (BTC) by pharmacists. Public Citizen is a national nonprofit consumer... The Recent Limited Recall of Pedigree Dog Food (By Susan Thixton) Mars Petcare issued a limited recall of Pedigree dog food. The recall is limited to Southern California and Las Vegas, NV. A "component" of the food that tested positive for Salmonella contamination "was inadvertently shipped to our Tracy, California facility and used in the production of... FDA warns over dangerous products from China while ignoring dangerous products from the U.S. (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The Food and Drug Administration has been gleefully warning us about the dangers of China-made food and personal care products recently. Why gleefully? Because announcing the discovery of toxic chemicals in products made by other countries (especially a Communist country) allows the FDA to appear... While scientists clash over the dangers of ADHD drugs, the U.S. government does nothing to protect children (By Jessica Fraser) Since the Vioxx scandal broke in late 2004, most Americans are all too familiar with the idea that prescription drugs can be dangerous and even deadly. But how would America react if it were to discover that a class of drugs being primarily prescribed to children was also dangerous and sometimes deadly... Patients should demand full lifetime refunds on Vioxx, COX-2 inhibitors and other drugs (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Let's take a closer look at honesty in medicine. Over the last few months, the FDA and state legal authorities have been going after a company selling various supplements and herbal formulas that promised to enhance breast size. According to the news reports, these products were unproven and entirely... FDA Says High Fructose Corn Syrup Cannot be Considered "Natural" (By David Gutierrez) While still refraining from issuing a formal definition on the term "natural," the FDA has ruled that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) definitely does not qualify for the label. The decision is significant for the food and beverage industries, where "natural" is a prized and highly contested... FDA advisory panel says agency's decision on mercury fillings was "not reasonable" (By NaturalNews) -- A panel of government health advisors voted last week to reject the findings of a recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report that concluded mercury amalgam dental fillings are safe, citing the need for further study of the toxic metal's use in dentistry. In two 13-7 votes... Hundreds of personal care products contain untested, unapproved nano-scale ingredients that may pose consumer safety concerns (By Ben Kage) A computer analysis of 25,000 personal care product labels -- conducted by nonprofit research organization, the Environmental Working Group -- found that hundreds of the products contain nano-sized or micronized materials, which can be very hazardous and unpredictable, according to the FDA... Former FDA commissioner Crawford to plead guilty after charged with lying about conflicts of interest (By Jessica Fraser) Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Lester Crawford is set to plead guilty today to charges of filing false financial disclosure forms and conflicts of interest, according to court papers filed yesterday by the Justice Department. The government charges that Crawford... FDA Aggressively Targets Herbal Cure Websites (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has sent letters to 25 companies, threatening them with disciplinary action if they do not stop claiming that their herbal products can prevent or cure cancer. The agency identified a total of 125 "tablets, teas, tonics, black salves and creams" that made prohibited claims, including... U.S. warns makers of unapproved cold medicines (By NaturalNews) Makers of unapproved prescription cough and cold medicines containing the drug carbinoxamine must stop selling them within 30 to 90 days, U.S. regulators said on Thursday, citing concerns the drug may harm young children. Twenty-one deaths have been reported among children under age 2 who took... Health Ranger Show Needs Your Help to Reach More Listeners with Empowering Health Information (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The Health Ranger show has been on the air for one week, broadcasting from the Genesis Communications Network (www.GCNLive.com), which distributes the show via satellite to AM radio stations across North America. Initial response to the show has been overwhelmingly positive on the few stations... Drug company investors to experience accelerating losses as pharmaceutical company stock prices continue to fall (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The stock prices of drug companies have been hammered over the last six months thanks to a series of scandals regarding the safety of drugs that have long been approved by the FDA. It turns out that just because a drug is approved by the FDA doesn't at all mean it is safe. In fact, given the current... Fosamax Linked to Serious Abnormal Bone Fractures (By Byron J. Richards) On March 20, 2008, The New England Journal of Medicine published a physician group report of 15 women taking Fosamax who experienced "atypical low-energy fractures," which means their bones broke doing almost nothing – a serious kind of injury typically seen in very elderly individuals in declining health... Taking Paxil during pregnancy causes heart defects in fetuses, warn obstetricians (By Jessica Fraser) Pregnant women and those who might become pregnant should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil because of a high risk of birth defects, according to a committee of obstetricians who published their opinion yesterday in the December issue of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. The... Arthritis Drugs May be Causing Cancer in Children (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has launched an investigation into whether a family of drugs, including medications for rheumatoid arthritis, might be causing cancer in children and young adults. The drugs, known as TNF blockers, are immune suppressors that interfere with the functioning of an inflammation... Choose Nature Instead of Prozac for PMS and PMDD (By Tony Isaacs) Thanks to a recent question in the Ask Tony Isaacs Curezone forum, I discovered that it appears to be common to prescribe the dangerous drug Prozac for PMS -- at least in the United States, that is. Not only that, but it is evidently often prescribed not by the Psychiatrists who successfully... Your Help Needed for North American Launch of Health Ranger Radio Show (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As promised, the Health Ranger radio show is launching March 24th. This is the show that will expand the boundaries of free speech on national radio by daring to tell the truth about natural cures for cancer, diabetes, heart disease and other conditions while blatantly calling for criminal... Two die after taking Genentech drug to treat off-label condition (By Jessica Fraser) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that two lupus patients had died of a rare brain infection after being prescribed the Genentech and Biogen drug Rituxan, which was not approved to treat lupus. In a notice posted on its website, the FDA said Rituxan was approved... Dairy industry entangled with bribery, corruption and politics -- interview with Robert Cohen (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The following is part two of an interview with Robert Cohen, author of "Milk, the Deadly Poison," and www.Notmilk.com Mike Adams: Given all of this, though, isn't it astounding what kind of marketing and propaganda job the dairy industry has... FDA Issues New Warnings on Harmful Drug Used to Stop Smoking (By Frank Mangano) Millions of people today are smokers and for those of you trying to find the right resources to help you quit smoking, you may already be aware that many of the drugs available can be quite dangerous to your health. Recently the FDA issued a Public Health Advisory to alert not only the consumers... 11 million bottles of acetaminophen recalled after metal fragments found (By Jessica Fraser) Generic drug maker Perrigo Co. announced yesterday that 11 million bottles of the popular painkiller acetaminophen are being recalled because they may contain fragments of metal. The recall affects bottles of 500-milligram acetaminophen in varying quantities that were sold under store... U.S. and China Announce Food Safety Progress for Pet Food? (By Susan Thixton) The U.S. Health and Human Services announced, on June 18, 2008, progress between China and the U.S. stating, "strong and sustained cooperation by both nations to strengthen the safety of food products exported to the United States from China." The news release mentions a 'cooperative mechanism'... If the auto industry operated like Big Pharma: fifteen things you might notice (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) 1. Your average car would cost $4.5 million, representing a 30,000% markup over cost, which is typical for prescription drugs. Automakers would justify this price by saying they needed the money to fund research and development, but in reality, most of their research would be funded by taxpayer dollars... Colloidal silver gaining ground as a proven, effective antibiotic remedy (By Dani Veracity) Colloidal silver, a liquid suspension of the metal silver, is currently a hot topic in the world of medicine. While alternative medicine praises its use as an antibiotic, mainstream medicine considers it somewhat of a poison. But colloidal silver is neither a poison nor a panacea: It is a safe and proven... Pretend medicine: Let's play doctor! (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Conventional medicine, as practiced today, is actually pretend medicine. Doctors and drug companies pretend to make patients healthier by giving them drugs. The FDA pretends to protect the safety of the public. Medical journals pretend to print only rigorous, scientifically... Widely Used Anemia Drugs Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients by 10 Percent (By David Gutierrez) Two drugs widely used to treat the anemia caused by chemotherapy can increase cancer patients' risk of dying by 10 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers from Northwestern University and published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. In response to... Certain Pets Targeted for Euthanization Because of Breed Profiling (By Susan Thixton) A recent article in the Leaf Chronicle, Clarksville, TN newspaper has got the fur flying. The Leaf Chronicle reported on euthanizing procedures for the county Animal Control. Horrendous standard procedures flatly euthanize particular breeds regardless of the dog's history or... Mars Pet Food Recall Announced on September 12th, 2008 (By Susan Thixton) Mars Pet Food announced a voluntary recall of many brands of dog food and cat food on September 12th, 2008 due to "potential contamination with Salmonella". The recall only affects products sold in the United States. Products affected include Old Roy Dog Food, Pedigree Dog Food, Special... Diet pills make comeback with ephedra-free weight loss supplements (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Following the politically movitvated ban on ephedra by the FDA, makers of diet pills and weight loss supplements have been frantically reformulating their products to achieve ephedra-like results. The most common alternative? Caffeine. The real story on diet pills, however, isn't so simple... FDA Seizes Pet Foods From Petco Distribution Center (By Susan Thixton) Warehousing and storage of pet foods is out of the manufacturer's control once it leaves their facilities. Pet owners must rely on conscientious distributors to warehouse the food properly. Unfortunately, not every distributor is conscientious. This is the press release put out by the FDA... Ambien sleeping pills linked to bizarre sleep walking behavior, including unconscious driving of vehicles and wild hallucinations (By Dani Veracity) Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed: "So do you use sleeping tablets to organize yourself?" Colin Powell: "Yes. Well, I wouldn't call them that. They're a wonderful medication -- not medication. How would you call it? They're called Ambien, which is very good. You don't use Ambien? Everybody... Why America is still a great place to live: thirteen things I love about this country (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Although I find plenty to complain about with the United States of America, and I'm convinced this nation's freedoms, economy and leadership could use some major reforms, there's still a lot to like about the USA. I'm dedicating this essay to the top things I think are really great about the United States... FDA Declares Bisphenol-A Plastics Chemical to be Safe, Relying on Industry-Funded Studies (By David Gutierrez) Testifying before the Senate, FDA Associate Commissioner for Science Norris Alderson insisted that products made with bisphenol A (BPA) are safe, even though a number of studies have implicated it as a carcinogen and hormone mimic. BPA is used to make a variety of consumer products,... FDA Regulations Permit Toxins in Cosmetics (By Jo Hartley) The FDA Handbook is the standard for regulations in the US regarding the manufacture of food and drugs, including cosmetic and skin care products. It is interesting to learn that this handbook actually allows the use of known harmful ingredients in the creation of cosmetic and skin care... Vitamin warning! Some nutritional supplements use hydrogenated oils as filler (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The next time you buy soft-gel vitamins, you'd better take a look at what's inside them. Would you be surprised if I told you that vitamin companies are taking one of the most toxic food ingredients known to mankind and putting it in soft gels as a filler? It's absolutely true. You can find it in vitamins... Raw Deal Dealt to Advocates of Raw Milk (By Nancy Piscatello) Moooooved by the right to choose what kind of milk is served at your dinner table? If you're one of the growing number of people choosing raw (unpasteurized) milk to feed yourself and your family, you might want to pay attention here. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the CDC... Where's the health in health care reform? (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In the months and years ahead, you're going to hear a whole lot of talk about health care reform, but most of what you're going to hear is about reform, not health. You see, there's this great lie out there, this huge misconception, this big shell game, where all these politicians and power-hungry people... Positive health trends accelerated by consumer education and champions of health freedom (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) I have a lot of optimism in 2006 in terms of health trends. I think things are actually starting to turn around out there, especially with public awareness about the dangers of prescription drugs and the dangers of specific food ingredients such as hydrogenated oils. I'm seeing major shifts in consumer... USDA looking to allow yet more synthetic chemicals in organic meat (By NaturalNews) The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking to lower the standard by which "organic" products are labeled by expanding the number of substances allowable in the treatment of livestock according to the National Organic Program. If the USDA's proposed rule passes, livestock... Barley Beta-Glucan Fiber Lowers Coronary Heart Disease Risk (By Helmut Beierbeck) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted Cargill, Inc. the right to make health claims for their beta-fiber product Barliv, a β-glucan (beta-glucan) extract from whole barley flour (1, 2). This so-called interim final ruling, effective immediately, is an amendment... ADHD drugs to carry new warnings about psychotic behavior (By NaturalNews) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that several ADHD drugs must now carry information on the labels warning consumers of the risk of heart problems and psychotic behavior associated with taking the drugs. FDA spokeswoman Susan Bro says GlaxoSmithKline's... MRI Dyes Poisoning Patients, Turning Skin into "Marble" (By David Gutierrez) In some patients with kidney problems, a common dye used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests may lead to an incurable and potentially fatal disease that causes skin to turn hard and immobile. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a poorly understood medical condition in which... A nation asleep: the Vioxx deception put into perspective (By NaturalNews) According to estimates by the FDA's senior drug safety researcher, Dr. David Graham, the drug Vioxx caused over 140,000 heart attacks in patients, likely killing more than 60,000 Americans who took the drug. Yes the drug remains perfectly legal and continues to be prescribed to patients right now... Criteria for Selecting a Quality Healing Clay (By Perry Arledge) More and more, people are realizing the dangers of side-effect-riddled traditional medicines and they scour the Internet to find an all-natural solution, such as Bentonite Clay. Certain Bentonite Clays are recognized for their effectiveness in drawing out impurities and excess oils from... Big Tobacco and Big Pharma: same tactics, different chemicals (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Have you ever thought about the similarities between pharmaceutical and tobacco companies? They're striking. Both sell products that kill people when used as directed. The statistics are readily available for pharmaceuticals, which kill around 100,000 Americans each year according to the Journal of the... Goats Supply Controversial New Drug through Genetic Engineering (By Elizabeth Walling) A new drug may soon be introduced to the market whose origins are a subject of suspicion and controversy. The drug is no ordinary medication manufactured in a laboratory. It was made in goats which have been genetically engineered to produce a large amount of the protein antithrombin in... FDA approves use of cosmetics chemicals to make prescription drugs look shiny (By NaturalNews) (News Target) The Food and Drug Administration thinks America needs a prescription for prettier pills and is now allowing drug makers to include new ingredients in medicines to make them more visually attractive. The newly-approved pigments include metallic, satin and shimmery finishes, and different... Deadly Botox? 16 Dead After Injections (By David Gutierrez) At least 16 people have died after the botulinum toxin in a Botox injection spread to other parts of their bodies, according to FDA records. The deaths are cited in a petition by the group Public Citizen to have a "black box" warning about this risk placed on the packaging of Botox and... Consuming Common Food Additive MSG Increases Risk of Weight Gain (By Barbara L. Minton) Research has shown that a flavor enhancer found in many popular foods known as monosodium glutamate (MSG) causes weight gain and obesity in lab animals by damaging the appetite regulation center in the area of the brain known as the hypothalamus, causing leptin resistence. Leptin is the... Is Cholesterol Drug Vytorin Linked to Cancer? Secret Clinical Trial Data Says Yes David Gutierrez (By David Gutierrez) Two congresspeople have launched an investigation into why the results of clinical trial linking the cholesterol drug Vytorin to increased risk of death from cancer were kept secret. On Aug. 21 of last year, the FDA announced that it was launching an investigation into the possibility... Anti-Smoking Drug Banned for Airline Pilots After Link to Auto Accidents (By David Gutierrez) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned the use of the popular anti-smoking drug Chantix by pilots and air traffic controllers, due to a study's conclusions that it could cause seizures and loss of consciousness that may have contributed to car accidents. The study, conducted... Prescription drugs kill thousands of times as many people as ephedra (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The war against ephedra is nothing more than a smoke screen to distract people from the far more dangerous effects of prescription drugs. If prescription drugs and over the counter drugs were measured by the same yardstick, more than half of all drugs would be banned outright. Prescription drugs cause... Recalls of Automated External Defibrillators Are Common (By NaturalNews) Data presented today at the Heart Rhythm Society’s 27th Annual Scientific Sessions finds that during a 10-year study period more than one in five automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) were recalled due to potential malfunction. The findings represent some of the first data available on safety and... FDA admits children's antibiotic could cause liver failure, but allows its sale anyway (By NaturalNews) -- Though the Sanofi-Aventis antibiotic Ketek has been shown to damage the liver and sometimes cause death after a few doses, the FDA says the drug's benefits outweigh its risks and has allowed the product to remain on the market. Ketek is often prescribed to children. It has been... DOCTORS WIDELY PRESCRIBE DRUGS WITHOUT ADEQUATE SCRUTINY, STANFORD SCIENTIST FINDS (By NaturalNews) In choosing which drugs to prescribe, doctors often select medications for patients despite a lack of conclusive medical evidence of their effects and safety, according to a new study led by a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Of a wide sampling of prescriptions dispensed... FDA approves heart health claim for canola oil (By Ben Kage) The FDA has approved a qualified health claim on canola oil labels that states it supports heart health and reduces the risk of coronary heart disease due to its unsaturated fat content. The heart healthy claim -- also found on oils such as phytosterols, omega-3s and olive oil -- is... Monsanto Announces Its Exit From the Growth Hormone Business (By Barbara L. Minton) Even the giant hand of Monsanto was not big enough to ram down the throats of consumers milk from growth hormone treated cows. It now wants to exit the artificial growth hormone business, by selling Prosilac, the unit that makes it. This action comes in the wake of increasing consumer... FDA Under Increasing Pressure to Approve Stevia, Lift Import Ban (By David Gutierrez) The American Botanical Council (ABC) has called for the FDA to lift its ban on the importation of stevia for use as a sweetener, in an article by ABC founder and executive director Mark Blumenthal, printed in the organization's publication HerbalGram. "The FDA's import alert is... Well-funded criminals attack NaturalNews, health freedom groups with covert disruption campaigns (By NaturalNews staff) Top health freedom consumer advocacy groups in the United States are being clandestinely targeted by organized disruption campaigns and "black PR" efforts. The apparent purpose of these campaigns is to discredit, disrupt and censor their natural health and health freedom political and educational efforts... Omaha Shooter Robert Hawkins Had Been "Treated" For ADHD, Depression (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) America seems shocked that, yet again, a young male would pick up an assault rifle and murder his fellow citizens, then take his own life. This is what happened last night in Omaha, Nebraska, where the 19-year-old Hawkins killed himself and eight other people with an assault rifle. Those... Aluminum in Medication Patches Causes Severe Skin Burns During MRI Scans (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has issued an advisory that some medical patches may contain enough aluminum or other metals to cause burns if worn during a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. Patches that release small amounts of drugs over longer periods of time are becoming increasingly popular, and are... Exposed: 10 Facts about the Breast Cancer Industry You're Not Supposed to Know (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) With Breast Cancer Awareness month fully upon us once again, retail stores have been invaded with everything pink, including "pink ribbon" candies and personal care products made with blatantly cancer-causing ingredients. Retail grocery stores like Safeway even hit up customers for donations... HPV Vaccine Hoax Exposed: FDA Documents Reveal HPV "Not Associated with Cervical Cancer" (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A NaturalNews investigation has revealed that the FDA knew as early as 2003 that Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) was not linked to cervical cancer. Despite this knowledge, the FDA, along with key pharmaceutical companies, has continued to push for the use of HPV vaccinations as a defense against cervical... FDA Warns Risk of Muscle Injury Linked to Simvastatin (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has issued a warning that the popular cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin, when mixed with the anti-arrhythmia drug amiodarone, can cause a rare muscle injury that can lead to kidney failure or even death. Simvastatin is also marketed as Zocor, Denan, Lipex, Liponorm, Lipovas... The Dangers in Hair Coloring and Safer Alternatives (By Cathy Sherman) Many consumers are growing in their watchfulness as to what goes in their bodies, but health can be as greatly impacted by what goes on their bodies. We already realize that chemicals in cosmetics such as skin creams can break through the skin barrier, but what about the chemicals... Birth Control Patch Too Dangerous to Stay on Market, Warns Public Citizen (By David Gutierrez) Johnson & Johnson's Ortho-Evra birth control patch exposes women to too much risk for too little benefit and should be pulled from the market, the nonprofit group Public Citizen warned in a petition submitted to the FDA. "Ortho-Evra is a poor choice for women," wrote Dr. Sidney Wolfe... Consumer alert: Popular air fresheners found to contain toxic chemical (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A test of air freshener products recently conducted by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that 12 out of 14 popular air freshener products contained a chemical known to be harmful to the health of humans. Phthalates, known to cause reproductive problems and hormone disruption in humans... Prominent psychiatrist admits psychiatric diagnoses are not based on science (By CCHR) (CCHR.org) Growing public scrutiny over people being drugged for normal behavior in addition increasing international warnings on the deadly side effects of psychiatric drugs has forced one of the leading architects of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), psychiatry's billing... Behind the scenes at Natural Products Expo West - A "brutally honest" Health Ranger Review (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The Natural Products Expo West trade show was held last weekend in Anaheim, California. I spent the show cruising the floor, interviewing vendors, sampling products and digging up new information to pass along to NaturalNews readers. (By the way, thanks to all the people who said hi to me at the show... GlaxoSmithKline reportedly threatened diabetes expert over Avandia warnings (By David Gutierrez) A diabetes expert has claimed that pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline threatened him with legal action after he raised concerns about the safety of the company's anti-diabetes drug rosiglitazone, marketed as Avandia. In a written testimony to a congressional subcommittee, John Buse... FDA Considers Regulation of Salt (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has completed a public hearing where it received public feedback into a proposal to regulate salt as a food additive and remove its "generally recognized as safe" status. The FDA is taking the move in response to a petition by the Center of Science in the Public Interest (CSPI... Orlistat Marketed as Alli is a Big, Fat Lie (By Craig Pepin-Donat, The Fit Advocate) Every year more than 70 million people resolve to lose weight by going on a diet, which feeds the big, fat $58 billion diet and weight-loss industry. After all the money is wasted, the cold, harsh reality is that fewer than 5 percent of dieters will realize long-term results. The other 95... Shutting down RX Depot is all about protecting drug profits, not consumers (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Background: RX Depot was importing prescription drugs from Canada (where they are cheaper) and selling them to customers in the U.S. (where the drugs are very expensive). The U.S. drug companies, of course, didn't like this, and they invented all sorts of false accusations to try to discredit RX Depot... FDA Wants Big Pharma to Use Terminally Ill Patients as Guinea Pigs for Unapproved Drugs (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has proposed allowing the testing of experimental drugs on terminally ill patients once the drugs have passed the first safety testing phase, but before they have received final approval. The plan has already sparked controversy, with physicians staking out positions both for and... COOL Law Proves Ineffective in Reducing Melamine Risks (By Susan Thixton) Since the 2007 pet food recall, melamine has been discovered in many 'people' products from infant formula to candy to powdered cheese to coffee creamers; recalls continue worldwide. Although the Chinese government assures the world they have everything under control, the world has to wonder... Health Roundup: TB lawsuits, lycopene bashing and Veggie Booty for infants (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Nine airline passengers have filed a $1.3 million lawsuit against the tuberculosis man who cavorted around the world on a plane even after being told he was infected with a rare strain of TB. I'm not sure who takes the idiot prize on this one: The guy who hopped on a plane after learning he was carrying... The Vitamin Hoax: Big Pharma Speaks Through Reader's Digest Magazine (By Carol L. Ohnesorge) The cover of the November 2007 issue of Reader's Digest magazine makes a strong statement through a featured article entitled The Vitamin Hoax: 10 Not to Take. Written by Reader's Digest Senior Research Editor, Neena Samuel, the article cautions readers not to be duped into purchasing vitamins... Even with increased funding, FDA closes half its food safety labs (By David Gutierrez) A study by the House Energy and Commerce Committee has strongly criticized an FDA plan to close seven of its 13 food and product testing laboratories in order to centralize operations and save money. The report concluded that the FDA should abandon the plan. The FDA is currently responsible... Food Freedom is under Assault, H.R. 759 Worse than H.R. 875 (By Ethan Huff) Salmonella outbreaks, food contamination, and other regulatory deficiencies over the nation's food supply during the past several years have led to a barrage of proposed legislation aimed at improving food safety. H.R. 875, H.R. 759, and H.R. 1332, are three major bills that have been proposed... Boston joins growing list of U.S. cities saving millions each year by buying prescription drugs from Canada (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Boston has now done the math and realized that buying prescription drugs from Canada -- rather than paying sky-high prices under the U.S. drug monopoly -- will save it millions of dollars each year. More and more U.S. cities are doing the same thing: making deals with Canadian pharmaceutical companies... Halloween Warning: Candy Made in China May be Contaminated with Toxic Melamine (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This Halloween, children across the United States may be poisoned with toxic melamine, a potentially deadly chemical that causes severe kidney damage, liver damage and even death. This chemical is found in chocolates and candy products made in China, which is now embroiled in a global melamine... How food manufacturers trick consumers with deceptive ingredients lists (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The myth: Ingredients lists on food products are designed to inform consumers about what's contained in the product. The reality: ingredients lists are used by food manufacturers to deceive consumers and trick them into thinking products are healthier (or better quality) than they really are... Review: Zyflamend Supplement for Inflammation; Tips on Anti-Inflammatory Foods and Herbs (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Sales of anti-inflammatory pharmaceuticals are a multi-billion dollar industry. Yet as we've learned with the Vioxx fiasco and all the tens of thousands of deaths surrounding that drug, anti-inflammatory medications can be extremely dangerous. Sure, it stops the pain, but sometimes it also... Review: Host Defense from New Chapter Delivers Amazing Blend of 17 Medicinal Mushrooms Containing Anti-Cancer Phytochemicals (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Nutritional supplement company New Chapter offers one of the best medicinal mushroom products available today. Did I say "medicinal?" Oops, that's a violation of FDA regulations, it seems. There is no such thing as a "medicinal" mushroom in the view of the FDA. All mushrooms are... NaturalNews Posts Audio Interviews with Jay Robb and Alan Friedman; Plus FDA's Food Irradiation Plot (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Three new downloadable audio programs in MP3 format are available now on NaturalNews.com. The first is an interview with Jay Robb, the founder of Jay Robb Enterprises, makers of the industry's best-tasting natural whey protein and egg protein products. In the interview, Jay talks about... FDA ready to loosen rules for clinical trials, allowing drug companies to make them up as they go along (By NaturalNews) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that drug makers will soon be able to conduct "adaptive" clinical trials that will allow researchers to change details of the study midway through. Under the FDA's new guidelines, pharmaceutical companies conducting drug studies... Conflicts of Interest, Voting Patterns at FDA Drug Advisory Committee Meetings (By NaturalNews) Disclosures of conflicts of interest at Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug advisory committee meetings are common, often of considerable financial value, and rarely result in the recusal of advisory committee members, but excluding those with conflicts would not have altered the overall vote outcome... Merck hid negative trial results from FDA, reveals former Merck research scientist in Vioxx trial (By NaturalNews) -- The former head of Merck & Co.'s research labs testified in a California Vioxx trial that the drug company failed to inform the FDA of two studies showing that Vioxx users were more likely to die than patients given a placebo. Dr. Edward Scolnick testified in a videotaped deposition... FDA-Approved Bacteria Blocks Acrylamide Formation in Cooked Foods (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has granted Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status to the use of a bacteria-derived enzyme to prevent the formation of acrylamide in cooked foods. Acrylamide is a toxic chemical that forms when starchy foods, such as grains or potatoes, are baked, fried or microwaved. The... How to lower your cholesterol absolutely free (no prescription required) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Recent cholesterol guidelines are recommending that most people aim for an LDL cholesterol level of 70 or lower. That's down from the previous suggestion of 100. And of course, the number one recommended way to lower your cholesterol, according to the popular press and pharmaceutical companies, is to... Avandia Study Shows 60 Percent Increase in Heart Failure Risk Among Diabetics who Take the Drug (By David Gutierrez) Seniors who take the popular Type 2 diabetes drug Avandia have a 60 percent higher risk of heart failure than patients who take other diabetes medications, according to a new data analysis conducted by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Science in Toronto and published in the Journal... Osteoporosis Drugs Found to Cause Severe Pain in Muscles, Joints and Bones (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has issued a new warning that a popular class of osteoporosis drugs may lead to severe, chronic and even permanent pain in muscles, joints and bones. The agency has known of this risk from the drug class known as bisphosphonates since their approval, and prescribing instructions... The beginning of the end of chemical-based medicine (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A recent study published in the medical journal "The Lancet" reveals that as many as 140,000 heart attacks, in the United States alone, were caused by Vioxx, and 44 percent of those likely died from those heart attacks. That means more than 60,000 Americans have been killed by Vioxx if this data are... Sunscreen Causes Cancer! (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Given the fact that just about everything you put on your skin gets absorbed into your bloodstream, it is interesting that there is a complete lack of regulation of cancer-causing ingredients in skin care products. There are over 150 toxic cancer-causing ingredients currently used in cosmetic... Antidepressants, Bipolar Disorder and the Chemical Enslavement of Humankind by Drug Companies (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Big Pharma is constantly looking for new ways to develop its markets and generate more profits. This is the inescapable directive of all corporations: Be more profitable, regardless of the cost to society. In Big Pharma's case, the pursuit of this mission inevitably leads to the targeting... Most drug-coated stent use never approved by the FDA (By Beau Hodai) A recent report has shown that the majority of drug-coated stents installed in patients by doctors are being used in “off-label” cases -- that is, cases not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The report was released Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine, and is a... The accelerating decline of health in America: how an entire population lost its marbles (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Welcome to the degenerate USA! As you interact with people everyday in society, have you noticed that more and more of them are in a state of mental and physical degeneration? I used to volunteer at a nursing home; I brought water to residents, told them stories, and gave them hand massages. When you... Mike Adams Reveals the Five Habits of Health Transformation (By Kevin Gianni) This is an excerpt from Mike Adams' interview for the Raw Summit, a complete interview encyclopedia of cutting edge living and raw food knowledge. You can find the complete transcripts and audios at (http://www.RawSummit.com) and (www.RawSummitArchives.com) . In this excerpt, Mike Adams... Buy Your Poison - Aspartame, Diet Soda, Splenda (By Dr. Leo Rebello) Chemist James Schlatter was working on an anti-ulcer drug candidate in the labs of G.D. Searle & Company. He was recrystallizing aspartame from ethanol when the mixture spilled on to the outside of the flask he was using. Some of the powder stuck to his fingers. When he licked his finger... Pfizer seeks FDA approval to prescribe Celebrex to toddlers as young as 2 (By Jessica Fraser) Drug giant Pfizer Inc. is set to meet this Wednesday with a panel of advisors from the Food and Drug Administration to review the company's request to expand the use of its painkiller Celebrex -- which has been linked to serious heart risks -- in children as young as 2. Celebrex -... While Ephedra Remains Illegal, FDA Approves the Same Chemical for Over-the-Counter Pharmaceutical Sales (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has approved a new pseudoephedrine-containing product, Zyrtec D, for over-the-counter sale to people over the age of 11. "The approval of this widely used drug for nonprescription use will enable many people to have access to another effective treatment for their allergy symptoms... ADHD Drugs Pose Heart Health Risks to Children (By David Gutierrez) Children taking stimulants as a treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are 20 percent more likely to visit a doctor with heart-related symptoms, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Florida and published in the journal Pediatrics... Experience the Benefits of Utopia Silver Gold and Silver Soap Bars (Product Review) (By Aria Milan) The allure of gold and silver has held humanity's captivation throughout history. The true reason behind this appeal, beyond the symbol of wealth, is not known but there have been many postulations. When one is familiar with the properties of silver, then it's easy to assume that the long... Experts Fault New FDA Drug Label Changes (By NaturalNews) Experts say the new labeling system for prescription drugs about to launch in the United States will not radically improve patient safety or the prescribing process. What's more, the new rules include a clause, slipped in silently after the public-comment period had closed, that will make it almost... Tuna Sushi Contains Hazardously High Levels of Mercury (By David Gutierrez) A study conducted by the New York Times has found dangerously high levels of mercury in tuna sushi sold in New York City. Investigators for the Times purchased 44 pieces of tuna sushi from local stores and restaurants. More than half of the locations sold sushi that tested... Chinese Medicine increasingly recognized as safe, effective system of medicine by Western doctors (By NaturalNews) -- In recent years, more Americans are turning to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to cure ailments that Western medical practitioners could not treat. The ancient remedies have even begun to garner respect from the Food and Drug Administration and conventional medicine. In 2004... Statistics prove prescription drugs are 16,400% more deadly than terrorists (By Jessica Fraser) America was rudely awakened to a new kind of danger on September 11, 2001: Terrorism. The attacks that day left 2,996 people dead, including the passengers on the four commercial airliners that were used as weapons. Many feel it was the most tragic day in U.S. history. Four commercial jets crashed... Bottom Line Blurs Veterinary Practices (By Christine Agro) Imagine if every time you went to the doctor you were given vaccinations that you don't need; vaccinations that offer no benefit but all of the risks of harmful side effects. Or you were given medications with no explanation or information provided. Or tests were being done for no reason... Combining antidepressant drugs with migraine medicines endangers patients, admits FDA (By NaturalNews) The FDA has asked manufacturers of certain types of antidepressants and migraine treatment medications to update the prescribing information to warn patients of a possible life-threatening interaction between the two types of drugs. Patients taking selective serotonin/norepinephrine... Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Causes Potentially Deadly Traffic Accidents (By David Gutierrez) Pfizer's bestselling anti-smoking drug Chantix has been responsible for more than two dozen traffic accidents, due to side effects such as seizures and loss of consciousness, according to a study conducted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. The institute reviewed the more... Vytorin Linked to Cancer; Prominent Medical Journal Reverses Stance (By Byron Richards) In an unprecedented change of posture, the New England Journal of Medicine has reversed itself on the issue of whether Vytorin causes cancer. In the initial release of data back in July, NEJM stood by Merck and Schering-Plough, who hired an Oxford consultant to rule that a 50% statistically... The raw (and ugly) truth about the war on drugs (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Drugs are bad. Drugs destroy peoples' lives. Didn't you know that marijuana turns regular everyday people into zombie pot smokers? That's why we have a war on drugs in America: to protect our children from potheads. Drugs are bad. Especially marijuana. I learned this the other day when I visited... Suicide Link to Acne Drug Officially Established (By Michael Jolliffe) A clear chemical link has been established between the acne drug Roaccutane and the history of depression and suicide associated with its usage, according to researchers at the University of Bath. Writing in the journal Experimental Biology and Medicine a team of scientists... Merck loses Vioxx lawsuit: jury awards $253.4 million to widow (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) It's simultaneously a milestone for consumer advocacy and a major setback for Big Pharma: a Texas jury has found Merck & Co. liable for the death of a Vioxx patient, and it has awarded the widow $253.4 million in damages. The 10-2 jury vote sends a powerful message to drug companies around the globe... Myth Busted: N95 Masks Are Useless at Protecting Wearers from Swine Flu (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) When it comes to infectious disease, preparedness is good. But ill-informed preparedness is a waste of time and resources, and there's a lot of ill-informed preparedness going on right now with the swine flu. Case in point: All those people buying N95 masks (respirators). They think... Research Links Plastics Containing Bisphenol A to Heart Disease and Diabetes (By Sherry Baker) If you live in the U.S. and eat any packaged foods at all, you are probably also consuming the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA. Now, for the first time, scientists have made a startling discovery about the chemical that could help explain the epidemic of heart disease and diabetes in this country... Hoodia fraud: Counterfeit hoodia gordonii weight loss pills dominate the market (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This is an article about the market for hoodia gordonii, the diet pills used to suppress appetite and now being sold by a variety of companies. To begin this article, I have to tell you that I can't reveal everything I've discovered in this market. It's extremely frustrating, but it's absolutely true... Financial Hurricane Warning: How to Protect Yourself from the Global Financial Fallout Now Underway (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This is a special financial alert for NaturalNews readers. For more than two years, I've warned readers to get out of the housing bubble, steer clear of speculative real estate, offload U.S. dollars and get out of debt. In articles published from 2005 - 2007, I warned of hyperinflation... The Dangers Versus the Benefits of Raw Milk: The Truth Exposed (By Sheryl Walters) If you read what the FDA says about raw milk, you would believe that you are jeopardizing your life by drinking it. They say (this is taken from their website): "Raw milk can harbor dangerous microorganisms that can pose serious health risks to you and your family. According to the Centers... The Truth About Tattoos: Health Risks, Toxicity and More (By Julie Genser) A frighteningly growing number of teens and young adults around the world are injecting dangerous chemicals under their skin in the name of art and self-expression. A trend that started growing in America and Europe in the early '90s, tattooing soon became so popular that 36% of Americans... FDA Goes After Natural HRT Alternatives Following Petition From Drug Giant (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has issued a warning letter to seven pharmacies, instructing them to stop claiming that "bio-identical hormone replacement therapy" (BHRT) is different or safer than conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and to stop selling prescriptions for an unapproved hormone. The... The Frightening Diet of American Cows: Potato Chips, Chocolate and Chicken Manure (By Joanne Waldron) In The Physiology of Taste, written in 1825, Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote, "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." This is the origin of the popular phrase, "You are what you eat." It's... Natural Newsbeat: HPV Vaccines, Cloned Meat and the Vytorin Cancer Scare (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Anaphalactic shock can kill you, and it turns out that HPV vaccines invoke this potentially lethal allergic reaction in 500% - 2000% more young women than any other vaccine. Get this shot and you could die right there in the clinic. Maybe that's why so many deaths are already being reported... The great thimerosal cover-up: Mercury, vaccines, autism and your child's health (By Dawn Prate) You have probably seen your nurse insert a syringe into a large vial, extract some liquid, and then leave a substantial amount of vaccine in the original container. If you've witnessed this seemingly benign procedure, you've seen how vaccine manufacturers are saving money at the expense of public health... Highly toxic, disease-promoting ingredients remain perfectly legal in the American food supply (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Contaminated children's treats are showing up in candy stores in the southern part of the United States, and unfortunately, these Mexican candies contain lead, an ingredient that has been associated with a number of health problems in children. Lead paint was banned decades ago, and lead is not allowed... China manufacturers lace children's toys with liquid ecstasy (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The next time you see your infant enjoying a new made-in-China toy, you might want to check to make sure he's not having too much of a good time: A recent discovery reveals that toys called "Aqua Dots" are coated with a chemical similar to liquid ectasy. When children eat the Aqua Dots ... Cyanotech's Astaxanthin Can Now Legally Make More Health Claims (By David Gutierrez) Microalgae products company Cyanotech has announced that the FDA has approved its use of 17 different structure and function claims for its astaxanthin supplement, marketed under the name BioAstin. "Finally, we can advertise the benefits of BioAstin to consumers in the USA," said Cyanotech... Consumer groups join forces to reverse pasteurization ruling for raw almonds (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The U.S. government is once again working closely with powerful corporations to knowingly deliver a nutritionally deficient food supply to the American people. This most recent example concerns the new rules by the Almond Board of California (ABC) and backed by the USDA to mandate the pasteurization... Choose Your Lipstick Wisely - Lead Contamination Widespread (By Cherie Pinto) Have you ever thought about what’s in that pretty red stuff you’re putting on your lips? Could it be collagen, beeswax, strawberries, or lead perhaps? Reports about lipstick containing lead are flooding the media, since the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics conducted a study of... NaturalNews launches citizen journalism program, invites writers to contribute articles for publication (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Today NaturalNews is announcing the beta launch of its WebSeed Citizen Journalism project that allows individuals to earn an ongoing revenue stream by writing news articles that will be published on the NaturalNews Network. (A "Citizen Journalist" is a news writer or reporter who is not necessarily credentialed... NaturalNews Launches Advertising Program for Natural Health and Green Living Companies (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Beginning March 3rd, NaturalNews will launch a new advertising program that allows providers of high-quality health and green living products and services to display 300 x 250 ads on NaturalNews, replacing the same-sized Google ads that have been present for the past five years. A CPM... Cloned Beef Has Already Entered U.S. Food Supply, Even Before FDA Nod (By David Gutierrez) The major cattle cloning companies in the United States have admitted that they have not bothered to try and keep meat from the offspring of clones out of the U.S. food supply, in spite of a request by the FDA several years ago. "This is a fairy tale that this technology is not being... Despite the claims of the mainstream media, Lesco and other statins are not magic bullets for cholesterol (By Dani Veracity) We all want a "quick fix" for disorders like high cholesterol, it seems. We want to be able to eat all the pizza and cheeseburgers we want and then take a magic pill so all the LDL cholesterol running through our bloodstream just disappears. No matter what the statin drug commercials tell you, there... Hoodia gordonii update: Honest sellers, safety information and weight loss realities (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) I am an outspoken critic of hoodia gordonii scams and con artists, but a supporter of honest nutritional supplements and herbal medicine in general. I've followed this story for almost two years now, and was the first to reveal the "Pure Hoodia" scam. As a consumer health advocate, I speak out on anything... TeenScreen - Normal Kids Labeled Mentally Ill (By Evelyn Pringle) Despite years of public outcry, based on recommendations by President Bush's New Freedom Commission to screen all school children for mental illness, TeenScreen is now being administered in the nation's public school system and children are being regularly diagnosed with one, or more, disorders chosen... Off-label drug use and the sham of FDA-approved drug safety (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Did you know that many drugs are used legally in the United States today for diseases and conditions they were never approved for? It's called off-label drug use, and it's a common practice that promotes the sale of prescription drugs and circumvents the so-called "gold standard" drug safety procedures... Be a fiscal patriot: die early and save your government from bankruptcy (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This may come as a shock to some people, but once you retire, you're of no financial use to the government of the country in which you live, and thus the government has no financial incentive whatsoever to invest in your longevity or long-term health. In fact, if you think about it, governments that... The collapse of health and the downfall of the U.S. economy (preview) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A new economic study by the U.S. government reveals that health care spending is rising so rapidly in the United States that in less than ten years, it will represent 20% of the domestic economy. That's an astonishing $1 out of every $5 in economic productivity, almost all of which is based on treating... FDA Beefs Up Warning of Serious Tendon Injury From Antibiotic Cipro (By Barbara L. Minton) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked manufacturers of antibiotics in the fluoroquinolone family, the most widely known of which is Cipro, to strengthen warnings that taking the antibiotics increases the risk of tendinitis or tendon rupture. It has been known since 2001... Achieve optimum mental health by supplementing deficient brain chemicals instead of resorting to dangerous antidepressant drugs (By Dani Veracity) Pharmaceutical antidepressants aren't the best way to conquer our society's depression and anxiety epidemic, and they often have disastrous side effects, sometimes even increasing the risk for suicide. Taking the population as a whole, we're 100 times more depressed today than we were 100 years ago.... Lying with statistics: How conventional medicine confuses the public with absolute risk vs. relative risk (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Which drug would you rather take? One that reduces your risk of cancer by 50 percent, or another drug that only eliminates cancer in one out of 100 people? Most people would choose the drug that reduces their risk of cancer by 50 percent, but the fact is, both of these numbers refer to the same drug... Organic Similac: Formula for Obesity? (By Joanne Waldron) Most mothers know that breast milk is best for baby, but there are some people who, perhaps for health reasons, need to find a safe alternative. In many instances, these moms look for an organic infant formula and are willing to pay top dollar to give their babies the best possible nutrition... Is the American Cancer Society more interested in cancer profit than cancer prevention? (By Dani Veracity) A staggering 1.37 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in calendar 2005. That statistic was taken straight from the American Cancer Society's own reports. Given the crushing impact of cancer on public health, coupled with the ineffectiveness of measures like chemotherapy and radiation, you'd... Miracle Cure for Gout and Arthritis Pain? Six Cherries a Day (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) I bet the big drug companies wish they had invented cherries -- they've proven to be the most powerful medicine in the world for eliminating gout and reducing the pain and inflammation of arthritis. Cherries are such powerful medicine for gout and arthritis, in fact, the FDA went out of... FDA Admits Cloned Meat, Milk May Have Already Entered Food Supply (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has admitted that meat and milk from the offspring of cloned mammals such as cows, pigs, goats and sheep could very well have already entered the food supply in the United States. "It is theoretically possible," agency spokesperson Siobhan DeLancey said. In January, the FDA... Killer Cold Virus: It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature (By Patty Donovan) By now most of you have read about the mutant cold virus which has turned into a killer. In summary, a virulent strain of the adenovirus (Ad14) is causing serious illness and even death in young, healthy people. Adenoviruses have been known to cause severe disease in the very young, the... Marine Phytoplankton is Next Revolutionary Superfood for Disease Prevention and Extraordinary Health (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In previous articles and product reviews here on NaturalNews, we've covered some astonishing superfoods. The most impressive of those have been derived from microalgae: Astaxanthin, Chlorella, Spirulina and Blue-Green Algae. Now, a new microalgae product has emerged in the natural... Healing foods, herbs and nutrients revealed in new encyclopedia websites (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Every wonder which foods, herbs or nutrients would be most helpful for your particular health challenges? Now you can find the answers, instantly! Over the last several months, we've been quietly working on a "secret" project to build the internet's most useful database of healing foods, herbs and nutrients... Antioxidants, bad science and failure of the press to tell the truth (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Following yesterday's announcement of a new study showing the phenomenal benefits of antioxidants for preventing heart disease in women, the mainstream media rallied behind a blatantly false distortion of the study designed to convince the public that vitamins E and C are somehow useless. The popular... Popular shampoos contain toxic chemicals linked to nerve damage (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found a correlation between an ingredient found in shampoos and nervous system damage. The experiments were conducted with the brain cells of rats and they show that contact with this ingredient called methylisothiazoline, or MIT, causes neurological... Fast-Track FDA Drug Approvals Leads to Deadly Drugs Entering Market (By David Gutierrez) Drugs that receive FDA approval right before deadline are more likely to cause serious side effects than those approved with more time to spare, according to a study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. "The article is a wake-up call," said renowned cardiologist... Dangerous Psych Drugs and Pregnancy: Help Stop the Mothers Act (By Byron J. Richards) The Senate is about to approve legislation Mothers Act – S.1375 (http://www.naturalnews.com/022853.html) which mandates the indoctrination of pregnant and nursing mothers into the use of extremely dangerous psychiatric medication. We already know this class of medication poses serious health risks to... New Low-Glycemic Sweetener Isomaltulose (Palatinose) Approved by FDA (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has ruled that the synthetic sweetener isomaltulose does not promote tooth decay, thereby giving the green light to manufacturers making certain claims on products that contain it. The FDA concluded that isomaltulose, marketed by the German company Palatint as Palatinose, is non... America's Food Safety System on Verge of Breakdown, Warns Report (By David Gutierrez) The United States' food safety system is in crisis, with a confusing patchwork of regulations, authority and a dire lack of funding, according to a report released by the Trust for America's Health. "One in four Americans is sickened by food-borne illnesses each year," said Jeffrey Levi... Bird flu drug Tamiflu may cause "abnormal behavior," manufacturer warns (By Ben Kage) Hoffman-La Roche Inc. issued a warning Monday for its flu drug Tamiflu, stating patients using the drug must be closely monitored in case they develop psychiatric problems such as delirium and suicidal tendencies. Before the announcement, the pharmaceutical giant had been in talks... WalMart Bans rBGH Tainted Milk (By Leigh Kirk) Most Americans drink conventional, non-organic milk from cows that have been treated with artificial growth hormone, but this more and more has been changing. WalMart is the latest in a string of large retailers to recognize consumer demand for milk from cows not treated with recombinant... Senators pressure federal regulators to create mandatory database of drug trials (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Drug companies are strongly resisting the idea that they should be required to publish the results of their drug trials on a publicly accessible database. Why? Because then they wouldn't be able to suppress the enormous number of studies that show their drugs don't work -- or that show them causing dangerous... Ritalin stunts growth of preschoolers; 40 percent develop side effects (By Ben Kage) According to a 70-week government study published in the November edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, popular attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug Ritalin's side effects -- including stunted growth -- are more likely to affect preschoolers... Statin drugs worthless for routine use in healthy adults, study suggests (By Ben Kage) A new study of cholesterol-regulating statin drugs -- published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine -- found that the drugs slightly lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with no cardiovascular disease history, but may have little capacity to reduce risk of death. ... CNN Helps Autism Debacle Blow Up in Government's Face; Vaccine-Autism Link No Longer in Question (By Byron Richards) On April 2, 2008 CNN spent the day bringing awareness to the problem of autism. Larry King's segment, which included Jenny McCarthy along with a panel of guests, was particularly enlightening. My hat is off to Jenny, a celebrity mother who is making it quite uncomfortable for the Center... Ground up beetles found in yogurt -- carmine serves as insect-based food coloring ingredient (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This is not a joke: there are ground up red beetles being used right now as a food coloring ingredient in yogurt, ice cream, juice drinks and many other grocery products. The ingredient is called "carmine." Carmine is literally made from dried, ground-up red beetles, and its coloring (bright red... Aspartame lawsuits accuse food and soft drink companies of poisoning the public with this neurotoxic chemical; FDA compromises public health to protect aspartame profits (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The National Justice League has filed a series of lawsuits against food companies, accusing them of poisoning the public by using a known neurotoxic chemical -- aspartame -- in their foods and beverages. The lawsuit seeks to bar these companies from producing, using, processing or selling aspartame... Lessen Your Baby's Toxic Load (Part 3): Skin and Bath Products (By Patty Donovan) Baby care products such as shampoos, lotions and powders fall under cosmetics` regulations and the FDA is not required to test their safety. The only way to be assured a product will not contain harmful compounds is that it be certified organic, and better yet, certified organic to food... The greenwashing of toxic consumer products (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Have you noticed over the last year how virtually every large corporation is trying to make consumers believe their products are "Earth friendly?" Everything from toxic cosmetics to smog-producing cars are now being positioned as "green" products, and just recently I actually saw a package of mercury... After a cancer diagnosis: Crucial questions to consider about chemotherapy vs. naturopathic cancer treatments (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) It is widely known that an increasing number of consumers are turning to alternative medicine for treatment for diseases like cancer, depression, diabetes, heart disease and so on. What are generally not known are the circumstances under which many consumers make this switch from conventional to alternative... FDA Openly Allowed Marketing of Dangerous Cold Medicines to Infants and Children (By David Gutierrez) An FDA advisory panel has recommended a ban on the marketing of cold medication to children younger than 6 years old, following a recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics. There have been no studies conducted to see if the medications are even effective on that age group,... Antidepressant drug maker accused of fraud by New York Attorney General; blatant fraud is widespread in clinical trials of prescription drugs (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of antidepressant drugs (Paxil) is being sued by the State of New York for fraud. What's the accusation? The drug company withheld the results of negative studies and distorted study data in order to get the drug prescribed to children. GSK respondes by explaining that... Eli Lilly hid side effects of Zyprexa drug, say internal documents leaked to New York Times (By Ben Kage) The New York Times recently obtained documents that show Eli Lilly worked to downplay the link between its best-selling schizophrenia drug Zyprexa and obesity, increased blood sugar levels, and an increased diabetes risk. The documents -- which include emails, marketing material, sales... Public contest launched to rename the Food and Drug Administration (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) NaturalNews.com is launching a contest to rename the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with a name that more accurately reflects the demonstrated aims of the agency. The FDA's reputation is in shambles this year, following the public revelation that the agency was aware of the dangers of heart-damaging... Horrifying, Laboratory Animals Rendered in to Pet Food (By Susan Thixton) Millions of laboratory animals are yet used each year to test new drugs to be approved by the FDA for safety. While some labs have been discovered to provide horrific conditions for test animals, most follow the 'Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals' protocol. But have you ever... Study finds drug companies deliberately use misleading marketing messages (By M.T. Whitney) The amount of television advertising money that pharmaceutical companies spend has doubled in recent years. Studies show that viewers often see a medicinal product and bring up what they saw to their doctors. However, the tone of the advertisements today often are misleading and exaggerate... U.S. Supreme Court Poised to Strip Consumers of Right to Sue over Deadly Pharmaceuticals (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In arguments and discussion for Warner-Lambert Co. v. Kent heard today, Justices are proposing that consumers should not be able to sue pharmaceutical companies for damages from side effects because some people might be helped by those same drugs. Forget all the technical... Following revelation that new cholesterol advice came from board members who profit from statin drug makers, medical leaders see no conflict of interest (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This article isn't about the comical fact that six out of nine board members who issued the new cholesterol guidelines have been paid by the very pharmaceutical companies who stand to benefit from those new guidelines. (Lower cholesterol guidelines will equate to billions in profits from the sales of... War on Drugs targets natural medicine sources while meth epidemic worsens in the U.S. (By Ben Kage) Methamphetamine is a highly addictive psychostimulant drug that can have horrifying side effects, but perhaps the most shocking thing about this drug is that the FDA and Big Business may be contributing to its spread in pursuit of profits. While dietary supplements containing ephedra... FDA Quietly Acknowledges Medical Benefits of Honey (By Liz Walker) In an Associated Press story dated December 27th 2007, it was revealed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had quietly approved a line of honey-based wound dressings during the fall of that year. Derma Sciences, Inc., a New Jersey manufacturer of medical wound and skin care supplies... Big Tobacco racketeering charges mirror pharmaceutical industry crimes (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The United States Justice Department charges that under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), cigarette companies have deceived the public for decades in an effort to sell their products. Few would deny the deceptions, except perhaps the tobacco companies themselves. But what's... Scandal grows over suspect body parts (By NaturalNews) If you are scheduled for reconstructive orthopaedic surgery, or need a new heart valve, you might want to check where the tissue you are given has come from. For the second time this year, a firm supplying body parts for surgery has been shut down by the US Food and Drug Administration, and more safety... Adverse Event Reporting bill designed to discredit nutritional supplements, say opponents (By Ben Kage) The Adverse Event Reporting bill -- also known as S. 3546 and its House companion bill HR. 6168 -- is proposed to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a reporting system for nutritional supplements and over-the-counter medicines, but whether its passing would be a victory... From Processed Foods to Natural Wholesomeness (By Jared Rosen and David Rippe) Appetite and diet are highly personal matters, and many people struggle with weight problems. Often, people feel harshly judged for their habits and choices. Diet, and the weight that comes and goes, is a lifelong struggle for most. In our upside-down world we are all highly susceptible... FDA Panel Seeks to Water Down Warnings on Tamiflu Side Effects (By David Gutierrez) An FDA advisory panel has recommended that warning labels for the flu drug Tamiflu be amended to emphasize that the reported side effects might also occur in flu patients who are not taking the drug. After reports of nearly 600 psychiatric side effects since the drug's introduction in... Canned foods found to contain dangerously high level of toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) (By David Gutierrez) A new study spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group found the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in over 50 percent of the name-brand canned goods tested. In some cases, a single serving was enough to expose a woman or infant to BPA levels that were 200 times higher than the government's safe level... FTC Launches Operation False Cures to Suppress Natural Cancer Remedies (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today launched "Operation False Cures," a coordinated scheme to censor natural cancer remedies and financially destroy companies offering them for sale. In doing so, the FTC joins the criminals at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who currently... Children routinely prescribed adult medications never approved for use in children (By Christian Evans) According to a new study published in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, few medications are actually studied in children or specifically approved for that age group. Despite this, a continuing practice among the medical community allows these same adult medications... Is BPA in Canned Pet Food Linings a Concern for Pets? (By Susan Thixton) Bisphenol A or BPA is an ingredient used to make hard, clear plastics and is also found in the lining of many canned products including pet foods. BPA is known to seep into food or liquids. The FDA, in typical fashion has waffled on its stance regarding the safety of BPA but recently the... HR 875 Could Result in Arrest, Imprisonment of CEOs of Processed Food Companies (if enforced) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The health-conscious community is rightly concerned over the pending passage of HR 875, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, which hammers small family farms with a whole new level of tyranny and oppression. The proposed law is chock full of ominous-sounding text that would... FDA Approved Human Medical Experiments with Artificial Blood; Hundreds Died (By David Gutierrez) The FDA allowed tests to proceed on new varieties of artificial blood even though it should have been aware that the products drastically increased patients' risk of heart attacks and death, according to a review conducted by the National Institutes of Health and Public Citizen, and published... Cures for cancer already exist, but not in the realm of chemical-based medicine, says holistic nutritionist (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A lot of people ask me, "Mike, how can you say that chronic disease is reversible? The American Medical Association doesn't say it's reversible. The American Cancer Society says there's no cure for cancer. How can you say that these diseases are reversible?" The answer requires an understanding... Protect Pets from Salmonella with Electrolyzed Water (By Susan Thixton) The most recent pet food recall from Mars Pet Care - due to salmonella contamination - appears to be becoming habit. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Mars Pet Care products have been having Salmonella problems for several years. Two years in a row, the same pet food plant... Big Pharma's New Mass-Drugging Agenda Pushes Statin Drugs for Healthy People (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Drug companies used to sell products for the treatment of disease. But it didn't take long for Big Pharma to figure out that the number of diseased people is limited, and therefore so are drug profits. To bypass this problem, they began inventing diseases and marketing them to the... Is Hair Colour Worth Dying For? (By Katherine East) If you use permanent hair dye you are likely to be familiar with the burning sensation, irritation on the scalp and strong distinctive smell during the application of the dye. Have you ever wondered what the long term effects are on your body? We may try to overlook the chemicals that... The Network Marketing Revolution: Why Emerging Direct Sales Companies are Redefining the Industry (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The world of network marketing is undergoing a radical, positive transformation. I've been investigating half a dozen network marketing companies over the last twelve months, and while I haven't been surprised by the usual disappointing suspects (Zrii, Monavie, etc.), I've also found something... Handling Pet Treats Can Cause Human Ills (By NaturalNews) Pets always welcome treats, but their owners may be putting themselves at risk of developing salmonella infection by handling beef or seafood snacks contaminated with the bacteria. So warned the authors of a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ... Alert: Diabetic Insulin Syringes Recalled (By Debby Bolen) Adding to the long list of recent recalls, people with diabetes using ReliOn® insulin syringes should check their boxes. On November 5, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Website publicized notice of the ReliOn® Insulin Syringe Recall. The syringes being recalled from lot number... Rising popularity of medical tourism reveals deterioration of U.S. healthcare system (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Defenders of organized medicine are fond of saying that the United States has the best healthcare in the world, but I challenge that. I don't think we have the best healthcare in the world, I think we have the most expensive healthcare in the world. In fact, in terms of results for dollars spent, I think... An Amazing Discovery in Turkey - Part 1 of the Oleander Series (By Tony Isaacs) My search for a possible cancer cure began in late 2004 when I found out that my cousin, lifelong friend and running buddy, Jeff Johnson, had been diagnosed as having stage-three melanoma. The cancer had appeared out of nowhere and so it was quite a shock to my cousin and everyone close... STANFORD DOCTORS SPOTLIGHT FATAL FLAW IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS DRUG TRIAL (By NaturalNews) When Anita Louise Smith enrolled in an experimental drug trial in 2002 in Colorado, she had a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis but no symptoms and was looking to reduce the chances of being ravaged by the disease. Last year, she died at the age of 46 from an infection linked to the drug. This tragedy... New government rule may allow medical experiments on humans without their consent (By NaturalNews) In 1996, a regulation (21CFR50.24) was approved that contained a loophole allowing experimental testing of a blood substitute product -- HemAssist -- on emergency trauma patients without their knowledge or consent, but the experiment was terminated when more HemAssist patients died than... Heath Ledger Death Update: Six Pharmaceuticals Found - Antidepressants, Sleep Meds and More (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In a surprising turn of events, the mainstream media has begun to ask the question, "What killed Heath Ledger?" According to the Associated Press, authorities have now stated they found six different prescription drugs in Ledger's apartment. Those drugs reportedly include Zoloft (a mind... FDA Report Exposes Troubles at Merck Vaccine Plant (By Joanne Waldron) A new FDA report, obtained and brought to the attention of the public by Karl Stark of the Philadelphia Inquirer and available to anyone via the federal Freedom of Information Action Act (FOIA), reveals that a Merck vaccine plant located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was cited... WHO may recommend global ban on partially hydrogenated oils in foods (By Ben Kage) In the event that warning labels about the health dangers of hydrogenated oils do not cause significant reductions in its usage, the World Health Organization has proposed that world governments should gradually terminate the availability of the harmful ingredient in foods. The recommendations... Former Shill for Big Pharma Tells the Truth About Drug Testing (By Heidi Stevenson) Erick Turner, a psychiatry professor at the Oregon State Health and Sciences University, woke up one day and realized that he was acting as a shill for pharmaceutical corporations. Worse, he was promoting drugs that not only provide very little benefit, but also do great harm. In spite of... Why is Fido dead? Prescription drugs are killing dogs, too (By Ben Kage) The FDA has released information concerning non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pets -- including Metacam, Deramaxx, Previcox and Rimadyl -- that shows they have been connected to 22,000 cases of illness in dogs, almost 3,000 of which were fatal. The drug makers maintain their... Seasonal Affective Disorder sufferers need natural sunlight, not antidepressants or artificial light (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) There is a lot of information about seasonal affective disorder (S.A.D.) available on the internet and in the medical literature today, but most of the information about this disorder fails to inform readers about the real causes of it, and the simple, effective treatments for reversing it. First... Many bodybuilding supplements and protein powders are loaded with chemical sweeteners (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) If you take a look at the ingredients in bodybuilding supplements and protein powders at most health food stores, you'll find that they contain an array of questionable ingredients, such as aspartame, saccharin, fructose, and artificial colors. I've always found it interesting to note how unhealthy many... Drug companies allegedly defraud state Medicaid programs with 54,000% markups (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Where do you find a two-dollar bottle of sodium chloride selling for $928.51? In Big Pharma, of course, where 79 drug companies are now being accused of defrauding state Medicaid programs by artificially inflating the prices of drugs. According to the Department of Justice, the actual wholesale price... Exclusive interview with Carol Simontacchi, author of "Natural Alternatives to Vioxx, Celebrex and other Anti-Inflammatory Prescription Drugs" (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Mike: We're here with Carol Simontacchi, author of "The Crazy Makers" and a new book entitled, "Natural Alternatives to Vioxx, Celebrex and other Anti-Inflammatory Prescription Drugs." Thanks for sitting down with us for a few minutes, Carol. Simontacchi: Thank you. It's a pleasure... Interview: the Cancer Control Society offers information and answers for cancer patients (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Mike: We're here talking with Frank Cousineau of the Cancer Control Society. What's the web address of your organization? Frank: The web address is very simple, it's cancercontrolsociety.com. Mike: There’s a very unique... FDA tries to reduce number of hospitals deaths caused by medical mix-ups (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA is standing behind a requirement that would reduce the number of deaths caused by prescription drugs (which are now the third leading cause of death in the United States). Hospitals, it seems, have an atricious record for accuracy when delivering drugs to patients. And as research has... Be Informed about Common Poultry Products (By Jo Hartley) Chickens on regular farms are treated inhumanely. Hens are confined to very small spaces and are subjected to high-intensity artificial light to simulate daylight hours. This increases egg production. These laying hens are also fed many different hormones and antibiotics to increase their... Warning: many dryer sheets contain cancer causing chemicals (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) America has a love affair with artificial fragrance and products that contain it. The amount of fragrance that goes into the average household in America is absolutely astounding. It’s found in all sorts of products but one of the most common is dryer sheets. As it turns out, dryer sheets are absolutely... Obama Tries to Sneak Major Health Care Reform Into Economic Stimulus Bill (By Byron Richards) Under the cover of emergency economic legislation the front wave of an entire new system of health care is being pushed on Americans. The strategy for this ploy was once explained by Obama's former appointee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, and now exposed tax cheat... A brief history of nutritional deficiencies and chronic disease (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) There is a long history of discovering relationships between nutritional deficiencies and chronic disease. One of the most well known is probably scurvy -- a disease where your bones lose their rigidity due to a deficiency of vitamin C. The historical accounts of this mostly involve sailors who, on long... Bayer Corp would reap tremendous profits by convincing the public to take an aspirin every day (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Bayer Corp, the maker of aspirin, is trying to get the FDA to approve the use of aspirin as a preventive measure against heart attacks. The ploy, of course, is to get permission to run TV ads that say, "One aspirin a day will prevent heart attacks, even if you've never had a heart attack... Prevent Myopia, Part III: Research Supports Prevention (By Donald Rehm) Over 100 years ago, researchers noted that people who used their eyes a lot for close work, such as bookkeepers, were often nearsighted. And those who used their eyes mostly for distance, such as farmers and soldiers, were rarely nearsighted. The conclusion was that myopia is caused by constant... Tylenol introduces candy-like pain medication with strong minty taste and instant cooling effect (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Tylenol has now decided to transform its potent, over-the-counter drugs and pharmaceuticals into candy for kids. Johnson & Johnson, the maker of Tylenol, has introduced Tylenol Cool Caplets, a candy-like medicine that offers adult-strength pain medication with a strong, minty taste. This is... Prozac may stunt bone growth in children, new research suggests (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A new study published in the journal Endocrinology reveals that giving Prozac to children may result in a loss of bone mass. The study was conducted on mice and showed an average 9.4% less bone formation in the thighbones of the mice taking Prozac, compared to mice who were not given the drug... Doping up our children: antidepressant drug prescriptions for kids are skyrocketing while nutritional cures remain ignored (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As a nation, we're doping up our kids on an ever-increasing array of dangerous prescription drugs. With millions of children already taking a powerful narcotic (Ritalin), now millions more are being dose with expensive drugs that alter brain chemistry and have been clearly shown to cause children... U.S. government buys drugs from Canada, but won't let consumers do the same (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As this article shows, the FDA's argument that "importing drugs from Canada is dangerous" is bogus. Because it turns out the Department of Veteran Affairs is doing the exact same thing in order to save money. It's okay for the federal government to save money by buying pharmaceuticals from Canada... Product review: Alive! Whole Food Energizer, a whole foods vitamin and nutritional supplement that fights chronic disease (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) When it comes to outstanding commercially-produced nutritional supplements, the list is rather short. Far too many vitamins and supplements on the shelves of stores are made from chemical ingredients rather than natural sources. Yet we all know that vitamins and minerals should always come from plant... The Mother's Act - Mandatory Screening of Moms for Depression is Like a Bad Movie Rerun (By Evelyn Pringle) The promotion of the Mother's Act is like a rewind of a bad movie dating back to the 1960's when rock stars were singing songs about "mother's little helpers." Women fought for years to gain acceptance of the fact that many female health problems were real and not symptoms of hypochondria... Foods and Vitamins that Improve Memory and Natural Brain Function (By Melanie Grimes) The brain can maintain optimum performance if care is taken with nutrition to prevent age-related memory loss. Keeping the mind active is important, especially as the brain ages. Learning a new language or skill can help keep the brain plastic. Research shows that three hours a day of mental... Pharmacists oppose free trade with Canada, citing loss of U.S. jobs (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) When it comes to blocking the importation of prescription drugs from Canada, pharmacists are a creative bunch. First, they sited safety concerns, but ignored the statistics that show U.S. pharmacies are just as likely to improperly fill prescriptions as Canadian pharmacies. Then they backed the ridiculous... A High-Carbohydrate Diet With Added Sugars Doubles Your Risk of Breast Cancer, Says New Research (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A new study carried out by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health reveals a strong correlation between the consumption of refined carbohydrates -- especially refined white sugar -- and increased risk of breast cancer. This is apparently a major "eureka" for these scientists, who are just... A Closer Look at Zinc Poisoning from Denture Cream (By Cathy Sherman) The growing threats of lawsuits against denture cream manufacturers over zinc poisoning might raise concerns about zinc itself. Though zinc is the mineral involved as a cementing agent, it is critical to keep in mind that it is the misuse and overuse of zinc that is responsible, not the... Beating cancer -- how to take charge of your cancer cure and outlive the lies of the cancer industry (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Here's an example of how backwards health care really is in this country: it's actually front-page news that a cancer center is serving anti-cancer foods in its cafeteria. This is taking place at the Miami Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital. And it's apparently a big deal. Wow! Front-page news. Nation... $12.5 Billion Now Spent Each Year on Worthless Diabetes Drugs (By David Gutierrez) The nationwide cost of diabetes treatment has nearly doubled from $6.7 billion in 2001 to $12.5 billion in 2007, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Chicago and published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine. This increase has been fueled... New study shows that 94% of marketing claims made by pharmaceutical companies have no basis in fact (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Think that health claims made on the advertising material of pharmaceuticals is based on scientific evidence? Think again. A new study carried out by the Institute for Evidence-Based Medicine in Germany has found that 94% of the information contained in promotional literature sent to doctors by pharmaceutical... The top four superfood products for optimum health and disease prevention / reversal; recommended by Mike Adams (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) I get a lot of email asking the same question: "Mike, if you had to take just one nutritional supplement or vitamin product, what would it be?" Here's the answer to that question. If I were stranded on a desert island and had to choose just one nutritional supplement to have on hand, or if... Integrative Medicine on Capitol Hill (By Gretchen DuBeau ) The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, or DSHEA, is a decent law. It says supplements are to be treated as food, not drugs, which only makes sense. Supplements are safe and natural food substances. As such, they can't be patented. This, of course, really irritates the... Disease-promoting ingredients in everyday foods and groceries are far more dangerous than terrorists (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson resigned recently, and part of his outgoing statement included a warning to Americans that terrorists would strike the food supply. His words were "I can't believe terrorists haven't attacked the food supply yet." But who needs terrorists when... Popularity of prescription drugs from Canada continues to grow; FDA plays role of mob boss for domestic prescription drug racket (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A growing number of people are purchasing prescription drugs that have been reimported from Canada. This practice bypasses the drug company monopoly that now has a strangehold on customers in the United States, allowing customers to have access to the very same prescription drugs at a fraction... Hoofin' It: FDA Approves Blood Thinner Drug from Genetically Engineered Goats (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has issued its first-ever approval for a drug produced with ingredients from a genetically engineered animal. The injectable drug, known as A Tryn, has received FDA approval to treat a rare genetic condition that causes the body to produce insufficient quantities of the naturally... Drug from Genetically Altered Goats Gets FDA Stamp of Approval (By Elizabeth Walling) In early February 2009 the FDA officially approved the genetically engineered drug ATryn. Developed by GTC Biotherapeutics, ATryn contains the anti-clotting protein antithrombin, which is produced in the milk of genetically altered goats. The goats come from embryos which have been injected... Consumer Alert: Hoodia Gordonii weight loss pills scam exposed by independent investigation (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Truth Publishing can now reveal the details of an exhaustive investigation into what may be the largest Hoodia Gordonii supplement scam operating in North America: the Pure Hoodia, Inc. company. (This article has recently been updated with even more evidence, see below for details.) In this exclusive... Now even scientists say broccoli can cure cancer, not just prevent it (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has long frowned upon anyone claiming that vegetables or superfoods cure cancer. It's been okay to say they "prevent" cancer, but a cure is apparently reserved only for the realm of drugs, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation (none of which actually cure anything, in reality). That's... General Mills takes leadership step in switching to whole grain breakfast cereals (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Take a look at a box of whole grain Total breakfast cereal from General Mills. This is the company that has decided to switch all of their cereal products to whole-grain products. In terms of public health and nutrition, this is a very big deal. First off, I'm impressed. I give a thumbs-up to... Health Freedom Groups Join in Launch of Grassroots Health Revolution Petition (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A new petition calling for revolutionary health care reforms and health freedoms was launched today at www.HealthRevolutionPetition.org The petition -- which is endorsed by NaturalNews, the Organic Consumers Association, the Life Extension Foundation, the American Association for Health... White flour contains diabetes-causing contaminant alloxan (By Dani Veracity) You may want to think twice before eating your next sandwich on white bread. Studies show that alloxan, the chemical that makes white flour look "clean" and "beautiful," destroys the beta cells of the pancreas. That's right; you may be devastating your pancreas and putting yourself at risk for diabetes... Studies Show Selenium Prevents Cancer and Thyroid Disease (By Melanie Grimes) Selenium is an essential trace mineral that forms an important part of our immune defense function, as well as a component in heart muscle. Found naturally in animal protein and vegetables, it is also found in fish, vegetables, and especially Brazil nuts. Its anti-oxidant functions have... Organized medicine has failed; the public turns to alternative and complementary medicine in vast numbers says NIH study (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Modern organized medicine is so ineffective at preventing disease and improving peoples' health that the public is increasingly turning to alternative and complementary medicine. In the largest study of its kind ever conducted, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has determined that nearly... A Hundred Health Sapping Neurotoxins are Hidden in Packaged and Restaurant Food (By Barbara L. Minton) What is it that stands between you and vibrant health? People who have spent a fortune on supplements, gotten plenty of exercise and bought high quality food still find themselves unable to answer this question. For many of them, the answer lies in neurotoxins hidden in even the most healthy... Placentophagy Provides Natural Protection against Postpartum Depression (By Sheryl Walters) Hormones change to sustain a pregnancy, to trigger labor, start lactation, and help a new mom to bond with her new baby. For about 10% of women these hormonal changes, specifically a sharp drop in progesterone and estrogen after birth, can also trigger postpartum depression (PPD). PPD is... Mental Health: It's Life, Not Depression (By Dr. Julian Whitaker, MD) November 2008 - Dr. Julian Whitaker's Health & Healing, Vol. 18, No. 11 Sharon's husband was diagnosed with cancer, and they were looking at months of chemo and radiation. She was worried, had trouble sleeping, and found it hard to stay positive and upbeat for her husband. When she mentioned... Q & A: Are there any situations in which pharmaceuticals and medications are okay to use? (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A reader asks: In regards to your recommendation to avoid all prescription drugs, what about situations where people are in an accident, or an athlete tears his knee up? Do you recommend pain medication then, or do you recommend going to the doctor and being treated? Thanks for... Ethics: the all-important lesson that's rarely taught in medical schools or public schools (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) We teach a lot of subjects to a lot of people in this country, and as a result we produce great technicians: people who are masters of subjects like mathematics, chemistry, anatomy, biology, history, American literature and so on. But there's one subject we almost never teach. You won't find it taught... How to Wipe Your Mind Clean of Health Wisdom and Plug Yourself Back Into the Mainstream Matrix (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) If you talk to many people about health, medications, toxic chemicals and food, you'll quickly come to realize that most people have very little knowledge of reality in these areas. And yet, ignorance is often bliss because these people can just wolf down a cheeseburger, get vaccine... Where's the health in health reform? (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) On the heels of frightening statistics about how diseased the U.S. population has become in the last three decades, there's a lot of talk these days about health care reform. The uninsured need coverage. Senior citizens on fixed incomes need to be able to afford their medications. The mentally disturbed... Nurture Your Child with Nutrition the Vegan Way (By Tiffany Boutwell) With childhood obesity and eating disorder rates on the rise, many parents are growing increasingly concerned about their children`s diets. There is no lack of information available on proper nutrition for kids. However, there are just as many opposing views as to what is actually the best... Reduce Exposure to Dangerous Bisphenol A (By Sheryl Walters) Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that has been used for years in the production of plastic and epoxy resins. The plastic it is used to produce is used for food and beverage containers, CDs, DVDs, sports equipment, cars, and thousands of other products. Epoxy resins are found in paint and... Newer Antipsychotic Drugs Raise Fatal Heart Attack Risk (By David Gutierrez) The highly popular class of drugs known as atypical antipsychotics may significantly increase a patient's risk of suffering from a fatal heart attack, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Antipsychotic drugs are designed... Department of Health and Human Services Approves Fictitious Medical Device Review Board Led by a Dead Dog (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Just how trustworthy are medical review boards that review and approve medical devices? In a Government Accountability Office (GAO) sting, investigators were able to invent and register a fictitious review board with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), complete with a fictitious... Skyrocketing health care costs make U.S. employers non-competitive in the global marketplace (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Skyrocketing health insurance costs are heavily impacting employers in the United States. Now, for the first time, medical benefits to employees has become the most expensive benefit paid by employers, according to a new report issued by the Employment Policy Foundation. The cost of health care for employers... Natural Products Association Issues Disinfo Announcement over Dietary Supplements and Swine Flu (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The natural products industry leaders are engaged in a clever "disinfo" campaign to brainwash people into thinking that herbs and nutritional products are useless for defending against swine flu. Today, the Natural Products Association (NPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and... AstraZeneca Told Sales Reps to Lie About Seroquel-Diabetes Link (By David Gutierrez) Drug giant AstraZeneca instructed its sales representatives to tell doctors that there was no link between its antipsychotic drug Seroquel and an increased risk of diabetes, even though studies conducted by the company had already shown otherwise, according to documents uncovered as part... Canola Oil is Another Victory of Food Technology over Common Sense (By Barbara L. Minton) Should you be consuming canola oil? The FDA seems to think so, allowing canola labels to claim it supports heart health and reduces the risk of coronary heart disease. Even Whole Foods Markets is on board with canola oil, and most foods on their hot bar are swimming in it. Proponents point... The Cleveland Clinic battles with McDonald's over fast food in hospitals (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) One of the most ridiculous things about many hospitals and surgical centers is that they host fast food restaurants like McDonald's and Pizza Hut. Now making headlines is the heated debate between the Cleveland Clinic and McDonald's restaurants. Toby Cosgrove, director of the Cleveland Clinic and a cardiovascular... FDA approves obesity drug labeling that promotes the drug while ignoring side effects (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has approved what is effectively marketing propaganda to be printed on the label of the obesity drug Xenical. In contrast, it's still illegal to print the truth about herbs, vitamins, minerals and other supplements on the labels of natural products, but the FDA happily allows Xenical... FDA Scientists Accuse Agency of Corruption, Intimidation (By David Gutierrez) A group of nine FDA scientists has sent letters to top politicians, accusing agency managers of intimidating and coercing scientists into changing or suppressing scientific data. In October, the scientists sent a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. In early January, they... Merck now under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for possibly misleading investors (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Merck, already under fire for its Vioxx scandal and now undergoing criminal investigation by the Justice Department, is now also being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). The SEC is wondering whether Merck misled investors by failing to disclose facts concerning the harmful... The politics of sugar: why your government lies to you about this disease-promoting ingredient (By Dani Veracity) Most people know about the massive sugar intake in the United States. Despite the warnings of dental and healthcare professionals, the average American consumes 150 pounds of sugar per year. However, not everyone knows about the hand the sugar industry, or "Big Sugar," has in nutrition guidelines set... Actor Heath Ledger Apparently Killed by FDA-Approved Pharmaceuticals (update 1) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Actor Heath Ledger has become the latest high-profile fatality caused by prescription and non-prescription pharmaceuticals. He was found dead in his New York City apartment earlier today, and apparently died from the fatal effects of the pharmaceuticals found near his body. No foul play... Electrical Stimulation Can Help to Heal Bites and Stings (By Luise Densmore) Insect and other animal stings respond to electrical stimulation, which allows a more rapid healing, sometimes with only one or two treatments. Irritating and poisonous bites of various kinds can often be quickly resolved with use of electrical shock directly to the bite area. Of course... HPV Vaccines Based on "Scientific Fraud" Says Consumer Advocate in New Video, Podcasts and Online Special Report (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Archived documents discovered at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website reveal the agency knew in 2003 that HPV infections did not cause cervical cancer. Despite that knowledge, the FDA has continued to support the use of the Gardasil vaccine in compulsory vaccinations programs... Join the Ron Paul Revolution to Restore Health Freedom to America (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) It wasn't long ago that I thought Ron Paul was a long shot candidate for president. But now, thanks to a groundswell of support from intelligent people all across the nation, Ron Paul is suddenly in the running. While the mainstream media continues to attack Paul and make it look like he... Many Sugar-Free Food Products Mislabeled, Warns FDA (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has issued a statement warning food manufacturers that the agency is concerned about the prevalence of products on the market that are breaking rules about sugar-free labeling and is prepared to take action to enforce federal rules. At issue is the requirement that foods marketed... Price Comparison of Foods Containing Omega-3 Fatty Acids (By John M. Yarlott) It is becoming common knowledge that eating foods containing omega-3 fatty acids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid) can contribute to heart and vascular health. The FDA now has a program where food suppliers may label their products as such if approved. Sources of omega-3... RFID Implants Found to Cause Cancer Tumors (By David Gutierrez) Small electronic chips approved by the FDA for implanting beneath human skin have been linked to cancer in laboratory animals, according to a research review conducted by the Associated Press. The radio frequency identification (RFID) chips are made by VeriChip Corp. They are designed... Reports of Diabetes Drug Side Effects Triple after Publication of Study (By David Gutierrez) In the month after the announcement that the popular diabetes drug Avandia may lead to an increased risk of heart attacks, reports of the drug's side effects from doctors to the federal government tripled. On May 21, 2007, the New England Journal of Medicine and the FDA released... Merck Engaged in Blatant Scientific Fraud with Vytorin Cholesterol Study? (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) (NaturalNews Editorial) It's no surprise these days to hear about a pharmaceutical company committing scientific fraud and distorting clinical trials to get the results they want, but it's unusual to see it done as blatantly and arrogantly as what you're about to see here. In June, 2002, Merck and... Senators who protected Big Pharma received millions of dollars from drug companies (By David Gutierrez) Senators who received substantial donations from pharmaceutical companies were instrumental in making a new drug bill more industry-friendly, according to studies by nonprofit groups and remarks by some of the senators themselves. The bill, which passed the Senate 93-1 and now goes before... American Academy of Pediatrics Unleashes Hysterical Attack on Fictional Television Show about Vaccine / Autism Link (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has gone ballistic over a fictional television program airing on ABC that shows a family successfully suing a vaccine manufacturer for their child's autism. Not satisfied to push dangerous vaccines onto children in the real world, the AAP now feels... Congressional Birdbrains - Your Health at Risk (By Byron Richards) On Monday, Sept 29, the American public witnessed firsthand the utter ineptitude of the United States House of Representatives, hitting Main Street directly in the pocketbook. While leaders try to figure a way out of an impending economic crisis, it is now clear for everyone to finally... Doctors in Denial about Patients' Side Effects from Prescription Drugs (By David Gutierrez) Doctors are overwhelmingly inclined to dismiss patients' complaints about potential side-effects from cholesterol-reducing statins and rarely report those complaints to the FDA, according to a survey conducted by researchers from the University of California at San Diego and published in... Pennsylvania Governor Rethinks Milk Labeling Rule for rBST (By Teri Lee Gruss) Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell recently overruled a decision by PA Secretary of Agriculture, Dennis Wolff to ban "hormone-free" milk labeling. State residents en masse, let their legislators know that the milk label ruling set to take effect on January 1, 2008 was not in their best... Raise Your Child's IQ With Adequate Amounts of DHA (By Barbara L. Minton) If you want to produce brainy children, feed them brain food. Brain development of babies and children is highly influenced by nutritional intake. Children who are fed inadequate amounts of a key nutrient will have inadequate brain growth and development resulting in lower IQ's, reduced... Death by Botox? The Hidden Toll of the Quest for Beauty (By Stephanie Brail) How far are you willing to go for beauty? Would you be willing to gamble your life? Because that's what women are doing when they choose to receive Botox injections, based on analysis by Ralph Nadar's watchdog group, Public Citizen (http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2593) ... Consumer sues food company over "fake" guacamole (By Jessica Fraser) A Los Angeles woman sued Kraft Foods Inc. for fraud and deceptive labeling last week, claiming that that its Kraft Dips Guacamole dip -- which contains less than 2 percent avocado -- is misleading consumers. The plaintiff, Brenda Lifsey, said she discovered the miniscule amount of... Kevin Miller's New "Generation Rx" Documentary Exposes Mass Betrayal of Children by FDA, Big Pharma (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A new documentary on the dangers of mind-altering drugs will be arriving this year, and the film's creator Kevin Miller was kind enough to send us an advance copy of the film for review. Not many films have the potential to radically reshape the understanding of an entire nation and create... Gunpoint medicine: Teenager arrested, jailed for refusing TB treatment at hospital (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Health officials in Lawrenceville, Georgia have arrested and jailed Francisco Santos, a teenager who tried to walk out of a hospital and go home after being diagnosed with TB (tuberculosis). Instead of allowing him to leave the hospital, health authorities arrested and jailed the teen, throwing him in... Review: The Future of Food, a must-see documentary that exposes the biotech threat to life on our planet (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) There is a cabal of power-hungry corporations that are systematically destroying humanity's future. These companies have taken over the food supply, injected pesticides, viruses and invading genes into staple crops, engineered "terminator" genes that make crop seeds unviable, destroyed the livelihood... Desperate Big Pharma Pushing to Double Statin Sales (By Byron J. Richards) In the face of overwhelming negative science the statin marketing machine marches on, now suggesting that statins should be given to middle aged men and women even though they don't have elevated cholesterol. Apparently there is a critical mass of Big Pharma backed statin-pushers who have... U.S. Senators financially enslave Americans as Indentured Servants to Big Pharma (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The facts found in the report are almost as astonishing as the source of the report itself: USA Today, a mainstream media giant in the United States, has revealed the apparent financial conflict of interest by U.S. Senators who voted against the infamous S.1082 reimportation amendment. That amendment... Buying a 'Natural' Pet Food Product is Like Buying Fool's Gold (By Susan Thixton) A recent survey from the GoodLife Recipe Pet Food company provided by (www.mediapost.com) website states that two-thirds of pet owners don't consider cost when selecting a dog food or cat food. Their survey states that nearly 60% of pet owners said that "natural ingredients" are the most... The sunscreen myth: How sunscreen products actually promote cancer (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The idea that sunscreen prevents cancer is a myth. It's a myth promoted by a profit-seeking tag-team effort between the cancer industry and the sunscreen industry. The sunscreen industry makes money by selling lotion products that actually contain cancer-causing chemicals. It then donates a portion of... Nurses launch national "Scrubs for SiCKO" campaign to endorse universal health care following Michael Moore's film (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Starting June 29th, the launch day of the SiCKO documentary, nurses, doctors and other health care practitioners are launching a national campaign to urge support for a shift to a universal health care system. They'll be handing out flyers and recruiting people to support a campaign to shift America... The false gods of scientific medicine revealed: It's a cult, not a science (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Promoters of conventional medicine claim that all the drug marketing, FDA approvals, surgical procedures, chemotherapy and all other treatments are based on "hard science." The term "science" is invoked with hilarious frequency: Science journals, science-based medicine, proven medical science and so... Duke University Study Links Splenda to Weight Gain, Health Problems (By Joanne Waldron) James Turner, chairman of Citizens for Health, an international non-profit consumer health education group, declares in a press release that he is shocked and outraged after reading a report of the findings of... Health news from a parallel universe (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Today I'm bringing you something extra special: Health news from an alternate universe! In this alternate universe, logic is reversed, good is bad, and trees grow with their branches stuck in the dirt and their roots stretched high into the air. In this alternate universe -- which we'll call "Allopathia... Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Thoughts, Blogs, Books and Free Speech Across America (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush... In U.S., science is distorted to promote political and corporate agendas (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In the United States today, science is no longer a pure study. The science primarily publicized today is science that supports the interest of business. You see this in many areas, but most notably in medical and environmental science. Let's start with the environment, because the censorship of environmental... Do You Know What Your Baby Just Swallowed? Bisphenol A an Increasing Concern (By Anita Khalek) You've probably done your research on the best formula available, carefully reviewed its list of ingredients, and studied all the nutrients from which your child will benefit. But you surely missed this unlisted item: Bisphenol A. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical used in the production... Parabens in Cosmetics: Friends or Foes? (By Cathy Sherman) Parabens are a family of alkyl esters of para-hydroxybenzoic acid that differ by various chemical substitutions. The six widely marketed para-hydroxybenzoic acid esters are methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, isobutylparaben, butylparaben, and benzylparaben. They differ in their... Lead Researcher on BPA Study Accepts $5 Million (By Herb Newborg) Charles Gelman, a retired manufacturer of syringes and medical filtration devices who considers Bisphenol A (BPA) to be "perfectly safe", gave $5 million to the research center headed by Martin Philbert, the chairman of a Food and Drug Administration panel about to rule on the chemical's... Halloween sugar, food additives and the commercialization of holidays (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) This year at the annual sugar-and-food-additives fest for children called "Halloween," I think parents should skip the middle step of handing out candy and just hand out Ritalin directly to the kids. I say this in jest, of course, since I am adamantly against the use of Ritalin in children, but let's... Pharmaceutical Drugs and Human Guinea Pigs (By Michael Cambray) It has been publicly suggested in the UK Sunday Times, 30th September 07, by one of Britain's most senior scientists, Professor Colin Blakemore, (the out-going chief executive of the government funded Medical Research Council), that humans should be used as guinea pigs by chemical... Send a Real Message to Wyeth About Their Attack on Natural Hormones (By Virginia Hopkins) In the last issue of the Virginia Hopkins Health Watch Will Wyeth Bully You Out of Your Estriol? (http://www.virginiahopkinstestkits.com/vol4issue1.html) , I wrote about the drug company Wyeth using the FDA to attack pharmacies that offer natural hormones. I promised I'd let you know... Bisphenol A chemical commonly found in canned soup and food storage plastics (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Before you decide to chew on the cap of your water bottle because you're nervous, make sure the plastic you are chewing on isn't full of carcinogens and chemicals -- even though lobbyists for the plastics industry argue that any traces of the toxic substance bisphenol A are low and therefore, insubstantial... FDA Approves 24/7 Cialis Drug Therapy for Non-Stop Erections (By David Gutierrez) The FDA has approved a once-a-day dose of Eli Lilly's erectile dysfunction drug Cialis, to allow patients round-the-clock erectile function without the need to plan for sexual activity ahead of time. The 2.5 or 5 milligram doses of the drug "may be most appropriate for men with erectile... NSI Synergy Multivitamins Earn Coveted "Editor's Choice" Award for Making Quality Nutrition Affordable (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As the editor of NaturalNews.com, I'm responsible for reviewing nutritional products for more than one million readers who trust our independent, objective product recommendations. NaturalNews readers are always looking for the best quality (and best value) they can find in high-quality... Western Medicine Fails Tim Russert (By Byron Richards) The shocking death of Tim Russert last Friday has left an entire nation wondering what happened. He was a model patient, doing everything his doctors asked. All major media have run articles trying to explain the nuances and difficulties in treating coronary artery disease. These articles... Vitacost Offers 7 Days of Tremendous Savings on Health Supplements, Superfoods and Multivitamins (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) We've been working on putting this discount together for nearly four months, so let me get the obvious out of the way right from the start: Neither I nor NaturalNews receives any financial benefit from what you're about to learn about here, but keep reading because for the next 7 days ... Beyond Lycopene: Scientists Study Health Benefits of Phytoene and Phytofluene From Tomatoes (By David Gutierrez) The health benefits previously believed to come from the lycopene in tomatoes may actually come from different phytocompounds altogether, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and published in the journal Nutrition Research... AMA Admits Decades of Discrimination Against Black Doctors (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) After more than a century of institutional discrimination against blacks in the medical profession, the American Medical Association has finally admitted its role in promoting such discrimination, issuing an apology for all the harm its racist policies have caused over the years. Unknown... Are Local Fishing Waters Safe From Contaminants? (By Deanna Dean) It's fishing season and anglers are hoping for a good catch to bring home to family and friends, but should there be a worry about the toxins and contaminants in locally fresh caught fish? The FDA regulates the safety of our seafood and enforces laws that reduce potential hazards in food... Psych Drug Shocker: Antidepressant Drugs Work No Better than Placebo; Big Pharma Hoax Finally Exposed (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The following is a groundbreaking report from the independent, honest medical journal PLoS Medicine (which accepts no advertising money from Big Pharma). The full study, with sources and attributions, can be found at http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10... Drug Companies Push New Medications for Fibromyalgia Via Disease Mongering Campaigns (By David Gutierrez) Pfizer has launched a television advertising campaign to push its medicine for fibromyalgia, even though the disease's existence is disputed by some doctors. In the ad, a middle-aged woman reads out loud from her diary, saying, "Today I struggled with my fibromyalgia; I had pain all... Lasik Surgery Results in Worse Vision and Never-Ending Pain (By Heidi Stevenson) Perfect vision without glasses or contacts sounds wonderful. Before considering having Lasik surgery, though, it would be wise to ask how many people actually do have good results and how many will suffer bad effects years after Lasik surgery. The advertisements give the impression that... Harmful Chemicals Turn Ice Cream From a Treat to a Threat (By Nancy Piscatello) On a swelteringly hot summer day, there's nothing that comes to mind better to cool things down than some old-fashioned ice cream. Just some wholesome ingredients like cream, egg yolks, a sweetener, and some vanilla extract, right? How about propylene glycol, ethyl acetate, and yellow... Drug Companies Routinely Bury Studies Showing Their Drugs Don't Work (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) More than 30 percent of studies conducted on antidepressant drugs go unpublished, apparently because they fail to show that the drug works as advertised, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In addition, published studies often interpret the... Wal-Mart Abandons Milk From Hormone-Treated Cows (By David Gutierrez) Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has announced that all the store-brand milk sold in both Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores in the United States will now be produced by cows not treated with artificial growth hormones. Approximately 18 percent of dairy cows in the United States are injected... Are You Giving Your Child a Daily Dose of Toxins? (By Flora Stay, D.D.S.) Every day you're exposed to more than 123 chemicals through your skin and mouth -- the vast majority of which have never been screened for safety by the FDA! They're even in your children's personal care products. The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit research based, consumer... U.S. Food and Water Supply Poisoned by Perchlorate (By Joanne Waldron) According to a report by the Organic Consumers Association, a toxic chemical that is a byproduct of rocket fuel is rapidly poisoning the food and water supply in the United States. Known as perchlorate, this chemical has been... Are the Ingredients in Pet Food 'People' Safe? (By Susan Thixton) When I officially began reviewing pet foods, companies I contacted shared without hesitation if their foods used human grade or pet grade meat ingredients. Now I am seeing a shift in that. These days many are telling me they use human grade/quality ingredients even though their pet food... The Secret Truth About Big Pharma (By Craig Pepin-Donat, The Fit Advocate) Panelist for The International Health and Fitness Symposium and "The People's Chemist," Shane Ellison, Shares the Secret Truth about Big Pharma. We live in the "age of drugs." Not illegal, addictive substances, but legal over-the-counter and prescription medications. These substances can... New Zealand's Phoenix Organics Launches Anti-Aspartame "Think Before You Drink" Campaign (By David Gutierrez) New Zealand beverage manufacturer Phoenix Organics has launched an anti-aspartame campaign called "Think Before You Drink," to inform people about what it says are serious health risks from the artificial sweetener. Aspartame is a common zero-calorie sweetener, marketed under brand names... Life-threatening Pneumonia Caused by Pneumonia Vaccine (By Heidi Stevenson) Prevnar, an anti-pneumonia vaccination given in the United Kingdom, likely causes a significantly worse form of pneumonia to develop. This life-threatening lung disease, called Serotype 1, has become ten times more prevalent in ten years. Serotype 1 pneumonia causes the pleura, the lining... MOTHERS Act Seeks to Drug Expectant Mothers with Antidepressants to "Treat" Postpartum Depression (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A new law being considered in the U.S. Congress would attempt to prevent postpartum depression in new moms by drugging them with SSRI antidepressant drugs while they're still pregnant. This legislation is being aggressively pushed by pro-pharma front groups in an effort to expand the customer... Health Ranger Radio Show Launches Nationwide on March 24th, Covering Health Freedom, Natural Remedies and More (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The Health Ranger radio show is launching on March 24th. It will bring the message of health freedom, disease prevention, superfoods nutrition and skeptical consumerism to potentially millions of listeners across the United States and Canada. The show is broadcast each weeknight (Monday... Dispelling Common Myths About Genetically Engineered Seeds (By Jo Hartley) Is biotechnology the miracle solution necessary to fix the many problems we face in the world today - world hunger, suffering third world economies, toxic pesticides, and the damaged environment to name a few? The big seed companies are doing everything they can to make you believe this... Drug-coated stents widely used for unapproved conditions (By David Gutierrez) Doctors have been widely prescribing drug-coated heart stents for uses not approved by the FDA, according to two studies recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Stents are wire-mesh tubes that are widely used to prop open heart valves to prevent... Explaining Monsanto's Desire to Ban Current Milk Labeling (By Jo Hartley) Over the past century, Monsanto has dabbled in many projects – Agent Orange, Terminator seeds, PCBs, and now "recombined" milk. Monsanto's latest obsession is milk labels. Specifically, those that are labeled "rBST-free" or "rBGH-free". They are not concerned with the BST and the BGH on... Antidepressant Drugs Linked to School Shootings (By David Gutierrez) A parents' rights organization has called on Congress to investigate a potential link between psychiatric drugs and school shootings, and called for parents to be better informed about the risks of such medications. New York-based Ablechild accused the mental health industry of "[continuing]... CDC Finds 97 Percent of Americans Contaminated by Sunscreens (By Ellen Holder) The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a new study showing that nearly all Americans are contaminated with oxybenzone, a widely-used sunscreen ingredient. This chemical so far has been linked to allergies, hormone disruption, and cell damage, as well as low birth weight in baby girls... The Dangers of Dehydration (Part I) (By Andreas Moritz) The human body is composed of 75 percent water and 25 percent solid matter. To provide nourishment, eliminate waste and conduct all the trillions of activities in the body, we need water. Most modern societies, however, no longer stress the importance of drinking water as the most important... Big Pharma: The Greed That Is Killing Innocent People (By Christopher Gussa) Well, here I go with one of my opinions! To say at this point that I am fed up with Big Pharma's ludicrous control over innocent people's lives leading them to a certain early death and robbed of a decent lifestyle and happiness that we all hold on to dearly (as the very rights that were... The Health Ranger Reports on Health Transformation Breakthroughs from the Best Weekend Ever in Atlanta (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) I just returned from an event called the Best Weekend Ever, in Atlanta, where I joined David Wolfe, Peter Ragnar, Daniel Vitalis and several other presenters in sharing breakthrough health information with about 200 enthusiastic participants. I also met many NaturalNews readers there... Review of Google Health - Technology Achievement or Privacy Disaster? (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Google Health was launched with much fanfare this week, positioned by Google, Inc. as a technological solution to the rather embarrassing problem of an advanced nation still running on medical records that seem to be stuck in 1970's-era technology. The Google Health service promises to... Insulin Pumps Kill Teenagers (By David Gutierrez) More than a thousand diabetic teenagers have been injured and more than a dozen killed through the use of insulin pumps, according to a study conducted by researchers from the FDA and published in the journal Pediatrics. The researchers reviewed all adverse event reports for the... Did Statin Drugs Cause Senator Ted Kennedy's Brain Tumor? (By Byron Richards) Legions of well wishers look on as Senator Ted Kennedy struggles for his life, fighting against one of the most difficult types of brain tumors. Few men have had such an impact on the laws made in the United States. As a powerful member of the Senate HELP committee Kennedy has been a... Tamiflu Vaccine Linked With Convulsions, Delirium and Bizarre Deaths (By David Gutierrez) An FDA advisory panel has recommended stronger warnings on two influenza drugs after reviewing evidence linking them to neurological and psychiatric problems that have led to deaths in some cases. The current warning on Roche Laboratories' Tamiflu (generic name oseltamivir) urges close... Asthma Drug Worse Than Placebo, Symptoms Worsen on Withdrawal (By Heidi Stevenson) Asthma symptoms worsen on withdrawal of the drug Accolate (zafirlukast). Benefits are seen for only the first five weeks, after which symptoms return to their original state within seven weeks. These eye-opening results were reported in a well-designed Australian study published by the ... Get Luscious Lips With Burt's Bees Lip Shimmers (Product Review) (By Aria Milan) Some women say they like to leave the house after applying a little bit of mascara, for others it may be a quick sweep of blush across the cheeks. For me, the one make-up "accessory" that I reach for is lipstick. Now I'm not saying this is something I can't live without, as this would... Cosmetics products routinely formulated with cancer-causing chemicals (By David Gutierrez) An environmental coalition known as the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is pressuring the U.S. government to institute regulations on the use of toxic chemicals in cosmetics and other personal care products. Studies have found that toxic chemicals are regularly used in such products, but are not labeled... Propylene Glycol: The Good, the Bad and the Alternatives (By Cathy Sherman) Mention Propylene Glycol (PG) to most people and they will probably tell you that it is a toxin. On the other hand, PG comes in more than one formulation, so it needs to be clarified as to which formulation is meant. The real question is, does it make a difference which one is used, since... Doctors group calls for limits on drug advertising (By NaturalNews) The largest U.S. physicians' group on Wednesday called for moratoriums on consumer advertising promoting new drugs and medical devices until the products are shown to be safe and that they work. In a new policy, the American Medical Association urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require... Medication errors harm 1.5 million Americans each year, reveals IOM report (By NaturalNews) A new report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reveals that at least 1.5 million Americans are made sick, injured, or killed every year by errors in prescribing or administering medication. The IOM report, which was requested by Congress in 2003, concluded that drug mistakes in hospitals... Survey Confirms Long-Standing Problems at FDA That Stem From Lack of Congressional Oversight and Massive Drug Industry Funding of the Agency (By Dr. Sidney Wolfe) (July 20, 2006) In research results released today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) confirmed a long-standing problem at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Agency workers who analyze drugs for safety and effectiveness are being thwarted in their jobs, and as a result, drugs with questionable... Trans fat leads to weight gain even on same total calories, animal study shows (By NaturalNews) The "apple" body shape that increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease may be accelerated by eating trans fat such as partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, according to new animal research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. ... Review: Thyadine from TriMedica Delivers Colloidal Iodine for Your Thyroid (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Oprah's body weight challenges have brought thyroid function into the minds of many, but few people still understand the importance of iodine for supporting the thyroid and enhancing proper metabolism. Based on the information I've been learning from people like Dr. David Brownstein (www... Automated external defibrillators prone to failure defects; may have killed hundreds (By NaturalNews) A study of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) -- lifesaving devices now ubiquitous in malls, airports and even churches -- found that unit malfunctions have caused roughly 370 deaths since their inception. According to the study, published in the Aug. 9 issue of the Journal of... AquaDent Pet Oral Health Product Contains Deadly Xylitol (By Susan Thixton) Many pet owners are aware that the sugar substitute Xylitol, found in many sugar free chewing gums, is toxic to dogs. However few pet owners would think to look for Xylitol listed as an ingredient in a pet oral health product; especially one that claims to be developed by "Veterinary Dental... Five Elements And Five Reasons We Need Traditional Chinese Medicine In America (By Christopher Gussa) The Traditional Chinese 5 Element Diagnostic System is used as a tool to determine disorders and prescribe a combination of all natural herbs for healing. It is without a doubt the most valuable "medical" wisdom we have on this planet. Of course The FDA and most Medical Doctors in this country... Health authorities warn buying prescription drugs is dangerous, but only on the Internet (By NaturalNews) New research published in the August 12 issue of The Lancet has found that more patients are buying prescription drugs on the internet, which has led many conventional medical authorities to worry about the possible dangers of online drug purchases. Mainstream media outlets are reporting... FDA enforcement efforts against drug companies in freefall failure, concludes inquiry (By NaturalNews) Representative Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., senior Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee, recently lead a 15-month inquiry into the Food and Drug Administration, and found that the agency's enforcement of food and drug laws has declined sharply since President Bush took over office... Drinking coffee found to trigger heart attacks (By NaturalNews) Recent research appearing in the September issue of the journal Epidemiology shows that drinking coffee may trigger a heart attack, with the highest risk posed to light coffee drinkers. A team of researchers from Brown University School of Medicine conducted a study of 503 non-fatal... Quality standards issued for testing herbal products (By NaturalNews) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the first suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) in a planned series of reference materials for botanical dietary supplements. The dietary supplement industry has exploded in the past... Concern Over Fast Tracking of New Drugs (By NaturalNews) Concerns over the fast tracking of new drugs for commercial licensing are raised by a senior doctor in this week’s BMJ. It follows approval of natalizumab, a new drug for multiple sclerosis, and its recall three months later, after three trial patients developed a life threatening condition while... Body part harvesting company sold parts from dead cancer patients, drug users for use in surgery recipients (By NaturalNews) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered a North Carolina company that harvests human body parts for transplant to close last week after finding serious violations in the company's donor-screening and record-keeping practices. The company -- Donor Referral Services -- was ordered... Off-label prescribing rampant as doctors give patients amphetamines, psychotropic drugs for weight loss (By NaturalNews) Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal reported that many doctors engage in "off-label" drug prescribing to help patients lose weight, which involves prescribing medications for weight loss that have not been approved by the FDA for that purpose. According to WSJ's article, doctors... FDA advisory panels rigged; agency rubber stamps drug approvals to please Big Pharma (By NaturalNews) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's influential outside advisory panels act as "rubber stamps" for pharmaceutical companies looking for approval of new drugs or devices, according to new research from the National Research Center for Women and Families (NRCWF). The Washington... Journal Corrects Vioxx Article to Reflect Short-Term Heart Risk (By NaturalNews) The New England Journal of Medicine on Monday issued a rare correction on a influential 2005 study on the now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. The correction involves a crucial point that was first reported a month ago: That cardiovascular risks linked to the controversial cox-2 inhibitor kick in at... Findings on Antidepressants During Pregnancy Are Reason for Caution (By NaturalNews) Until recently, antidepressants—especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)—were considered fairly safe for pregnant women. But late last year, citing evidence from several sources, the FDA warned that infants of women who took the SSRI paroxetine (Paxil) during the first trimester had... Shattering the false philosophy and junk science of conventional medicine (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Have you ever wondered why pharmaceuticals don't work? By that, I mean that they don't make people healthier. Sure, some pharmaceuticals can modify a measurable chemical marker, but they don't make people healthier. We have 40 percent of the U.S. population on at least one prescription drug, yet our... Hey, medheads! Here's the new language of the medication population (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As times change, new words evolve to describe the world around us. Here's the latest scoop on the new vocabulary you'll need to talk about our overmedicated society. Medheads - People who take multiple prescription drugs on a daily basis and, as a result, suffer from brain fog. They can... Interview with Keith Moeller of American Biotech Labs on the disinfectant powers of colloidal silver (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Mike: I'm here with Keith Moeller of American Biotech Labs. You have a unique colloidal silver product. A lot of people are familiar with colloidal silver, and maybe the first generation of colloidal silver products. Can you give us an introduction of what's unique about your products? New Mexico activists hope to achieve an unprecedented ban on aspartame (By Alexis Black) New Mexico may become the first state in the nation to enact an official statewide ban on the artificial sweetener aspartame, if a group of determined activists has its way. Activists there are fighting hard to ban the sale of any and all products containing the chemical sweetener, and they achieved... Health Ranger hails CPSI effort to stop Kellogg Co. from marketing junk food to children (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recently announced its intention to pressure Kellogg Co. to halt its practice of advertising junk foods to children. Spearheaded by CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson, the effort promises a lawsuit to protect children from junk food marketing... Medicine's assault on calcium: Quack science fuels calcium bashing frenzy (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) In the world of health news, I'm not sure who's worse: Dishonest researchers or illiterate science reporters. But in this case -- lucky us -- we get both. The issue surrounds the reporting of a recent study on calcium supplements in post-menopausal women conducted by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI... Urgent: Stop the National Uniformity for Food Act (H.R. 4167) before it wipes out hundreds of food safety labeling laws (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Keep up the pressure on your lawmakers to stop passage of H.R. 4167, a bill heavily supported by junk food manufacturers that would -- believe it or not -- make it ILLEGAL for States to protect their citizens from food products containing heavy metals, cancer causing chemicals, aspartame and other dangerous... Health roundup: The depression patch, McDonald's trans fat goofs and bottled water (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The FDA has now approved a patch for depression. Slap one of these patches on your skin, and a slow dose of mind-altering drugs is slowly absorbed into your blood. This approval, of course, comes from the same federal agency that claims skin care and cosmetic products containing toxic chemicals aren't... Amazon Herb Company earns top recommendation: Top distributors and products listed (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) I have been a strong advocate of the Amazon Herb Co. for several years now. This is a top-notch direct sales company that specializes in high-potency rainforest botanicals (herbs from the Amazon) and personal care products that are actually good for your skin. (See a more complete list later in this... Bariatric surgery kills 5 percent of patients: Weight loss surgery takes deadly toll (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) A new analysis of bariatric surgery patients, published in the journal Nature, reveals that this surgical procedure may be far more dangerous than most people believe. An astonishing 4.6 percent of patients who undergo bariatric surgery are dead within a year. That's almost one out of 20 people... Nearly two-thirds of Americans are concerned about the safety of artificial sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose (By NaturalNews) -- According to a June report by Mintel, nearly two-thirds of Americans are concerned about the safety of artificial sweeteners such as sucralose and aspartame, which could impact the direction of the sugar-free foods market. Although sales of sugar-free products have not declined... Health Roundup: Gambling with drugs, Squaretrade failures and counterfeit drugs (satire) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The following true story is almost too hilarious to hear sitting down. Prepare to leave your seat. A retired doctor from Austin, Texas named Max Wells is suing multiple drug companies and casinos for $14 million to recoup losses he suffered as a result of -- get this -- prescription drug side effects... First Stevia-Sweetened Diet Soft Drink Hits the Market: Zevia! (By David Gutierrez) A new company called Zevia has introduced a line of stevia-sweetened, zero-calorie carbonated soft drinks, the first such products to hit the U.S. market. Zevia soda comes in four flavors: Cola, Orange, Root Beer and Twist (lemon-lime). It contains no calories, but everything else soda... Systems of medicine explained: Conventional, alternative, integrative, complementary and more (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) What's the deal with all the different systems of medicine? And what's the difference between "Western medicine" and "conventional medicine?" Here, you'll find some honest answers. "Conventional medicine" refers to the classic medical training offered through mainstream medical schools.... ADHD Drugs Cause Hallucinations in Children; Psychiatry Pushes Hallucinogenic Drugs for Profit (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) New research published in the journal Pediatrics reveals that the ADHD drugs prescribed to millions of children are causing them to experience frightening hallucinations. Children on these drugs hallucinated that snakes and bugs were crawling all over them, says Reuters, and... Outrage! Preschoolers used as guinea pigs in psychotropic drug tests (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As ClinicalTrials.gov reveals, in 2005, Massachusetts General Hospital conducted an 8-week trial study that recruited children as young as four years old to be drugged and monitored, including having their blood drawn, to see if their tiny four-year-old bodies would tolerate a powerful psychotropic drug... Big Pharma is developing drugs for the most distressing disease of all: Life (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Let's get to the raw truth about the pharmaceutical industry. Drug companies want to turn every normal human experience into a diagnosable disease that's treatable with their high-priced, patent-protected, brand-name drugs. It used to be that drugs were intended just to treat bonafide diseases -- things... Breakthrough wellness supplements, part three: Wellness Support Network (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Here's another innovative nutritional supplements company I'm seriously impressed with. They have a unique take on supplements that delivers nutrients in the form of real food, not isolated ingredients. We've all heard that food is the best medicine, right? And we know that plants and microorganisms... MRSA Superbug Found in Raw Pork (By Patty Donovan) In October, 2008, an investigation by KOMO-TV in Seattle, in partnership with Fisher Broadcasting stations across the region, found the super bug, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), in 3 packages of ground pork bought at grocery stores in California, Oregon and Idaho. They... The quackery of modern medicine (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The closer you look at conventional medicine, the more you realize just how much it's based on quackery. From the exaggerated claims of drug advertisements (which imply that swallowing patented chemicals will solve your life problems) to the absurd pro-drug, anti-nutrition regulatory proclamations... AIDS Drugs Boost Risk of Heart Attacks (By David Gutierrez) A widely used AIDS medication that was recently recommended as a preferred treatment may double a patient's risk of heart attacks in comparison to other AIDS drugs, according to a study conducted by researchers in Australia, Europe and the United States and led by researchers from the University... The Failing U.S. Economy is Not a Financial Problem, It's a Health Problem (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) The shutdown of the American economy has begun. Today Chrysler announced it would shutter 100% of its factories for one month as it seeks bailout money from the Federal Reserve. The Fed, meanwhile, slashes its interest rates to zero, even while promising to print unlimited trillions of... Doctors still fail to recognize healing power of foods, nutrition and supplements (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) I keep hearing stories of how people are changing their diet and amazing their doctors in terms of the positive change they've been able to make. One person I spoke with had been given a prescription for a high cholesterol drug by his doctor, and was told that changing his diet alone could only lower... What's ahead in 2007 for NaturalNews, an update from Mike Adams (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) With nearly everyone back on the job and (mostly) sobered up from the New Year holidays, it's time to look forward to 2007 and examine some of the ways we can improve not only our own lives, but also the lives of others. Here's what's ahead in 2007 for NaturalNews. For starters, here's a big "Thank... Statin drugs expose patients to dangerous, debilitating side effects (By Alexis Black) Millions of Americans take statin drugs to help lower their cholesterol, making it one of the most popular classes of prescription drugs on the market today, but like most prescription medications, these drugs are often unnecessary, as most Americans could lower their LDL (bad) cholesterol levels simply... Doctors advise blood thinners for heart stent patients; health advocate decries both (By Ben Kage) In an advisory issued last week, a number of doctor groups recommended that heart patients who had drug-coated stents implanted to keep blocked coronary arteries open go on a regimen of blood thinners afterward, but one health advocate says that stents are medically useless and some blood... Cholesterol lowering nutritional supplement launched by Wellness Resources (By Ben Kage) Wellness Resources, a supplement company providing natural products for 20 years, recently launched its cholesterol-lowering PoliBlue product, and Health Ranger Mike Adams gives the product a glowing endorsement. "This PoliBlue supplement is a powerful combination of foods and nutrients... Pfizer ends development of "blockbuster" cholesterol drug after excessive patient deaths (By Jessica Fraser) Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced that it has ended a clinical trial for the highly anticipated cholesterol drug torcetrapib -- which raises levels of "healthy" HDL cholesterol -- after a high number of patients participating in the trial died or experienced cardiovascular problems. ... Prescription drug deaths skyrocket 68 percent over five years as Americans swallow more pills (By M.T. Whitney) Poisoning from prescription drugs has risen to become the second-largest cause of unintentional deaths in the United States, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers found that deaths from prescription... CSPI threatens lawsuit against Coca-Cola for "fraudulent" weight loss claims over Enviga beverage (By Jerome Douglas) The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has decided to serve notice on Coca-Cola and Nestlé -- the companies behind the beverage Enviga -- stating that both companies are marketing the drink using calorie-burning and weight loss claims that are fraudulent. The CSPI group... Health Canada may end ban on saccharin and reintroduce the chemical sweetener to Canadian public (By David Gutierrez) Health Canada, the country's ministry of health, is considering lifting a 30-year ban on the artificial sweetener saccharin. According to ministry officials, new information has come to light that raises questions about whether the sweetener is truly carcinogenic or not. Jump directly... Lindane pesticide banned by the EPA, but still allowed by FDA in children's products (By Christian Evans) After being under review for nearly 30 years, the pesticide lindane was finally withdrawn by the Environmental Protection Agency for use in agriculture last summer. Called by the EPA "one of the most toxic, persistent, bioaccumulative pesticides ever registered," lindane is still stubbornly being supported... Cold medicines harm children's health, charge pediatric doctors (By Christian Evans) The Commissioner of Health for Baltimore, MD and 15 leading pediatric experts have petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to stop drug makers from marketing their products to young children. According to this distinguished group, over-the-counter cough and cold remedies are ineffective in... Only One Chromium Supplement Helps People with Diabetes (By Dr. Phil Domenico) Chromium is an essential mineral in humans that helps the hormone insulin function properly. When insulin is functioning well, blood sugar is balanced. The job of insulin is to remove sugar from the bloodstream and to transport it to the tissues for energy. When insulin is malfunctioning... Talcum powder as dangerous as asbestos (By Lynn Berry) Back in 1973 the evidence about the dangers of talc prompted the FDA to think about steps to reduce the level of the asbestos-like fibers in cosmetic talc. The dangers are that talc is related to asbestos – a known carcinogen – and that the presence of talc particles is linked to tumors... How to Have an MSG-Free Thanksgiving (By Joanne Waldron) Thanksgiving is that time of year when health-conscious families have to deal with sharing a meal with relatives who might not be as concerned with their eating habits. Many people realize that MSG is an undesirable food additive, but unfortunately, there are all too many people who think... The Organic Food Bar packs a nutritional punch in portable form (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Today I'm excited to be reviewing a fantastic health food snack bar called "The Organic Food Bar." It's made by a company called Organic Food Bar, Inc., and it has a fantastic combination of healing ingredients put together in a tasty, portable format that makes it convenient to get good nutrition into... Ingredient formerly used in over-the-counter cold, cough medicines found to increase stroke risk (By M.T. Whitney) Cold remedies that contain the drug phenylpropanolamine (PPA) can increase the risk of having a hemorrhagic stroke, especially among women, according to South Korean researchers. PPA, formerly used as a nasal decongestant for over-the-counter cough and cold medicines and also used... Anti-psychotic drugs found useless against Alzheimer's (By Jessica Fraser) A new study published in today's New England Journal of Medicine found the widely prescribed anti-psychotic drugs used to treat Alzheimer's symptoms are no more effective than placebo and can cause serious side effects. Researchers from the University of Southern California Keck School... How to Protect Yourself From Cancer-Causing Acrylamides in the Foods You Love (By Barbara L. Minton) Can you eat the foods you love occasionally without compromising your health? A new study shows that adding certain compounds to your diet can protect you from the harmful effects of acrylamides found in many of American's favorite foods. Acrylamides are cancer causing agents created... New Study Finds Increased Risk of Birth Defects Related to First Trimester Use of ACE Inhibitors (By NaturalNews) Infants born to mothers who took angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors during the first trimester of pregnancy had an increased risk of major congenital malformations compared with infants whose mothers didn't take these drugs, according to a new study jointly funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare... UGA researchers find high rates of off-label prescriptions (By NaturalNews) A University of Georgia study has found that three-quarters of people prescribed antidepressant drugs receive the medications for a reason not approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. This practice, known as off-label prescribing, is legal and intended to give physicians the flexibility... Medical ethics: Hospital refuses to tell patients who received implants of stolen bones (By Jerome Douglas) Twenty-five hospitals in the UK may have used stolen bones for transplant recipients there, but officials won't tell patients who got transplants from which sources. More than 80 body parts from New Jersey-based Biomedical Tissue Services were used in procedures on dozens of patients... Botox Injections Can Leak Botulism Toxin Into the Brain, Warn Scientists (By David Gutierrez) The botulinum toxin injected into the face from the popular drug Botox can move into the brain, where it may cause damage to the central nervous system, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Allergan Inc.'s best-selling drug Botox, used to smooth out wrinkles... Interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock on devastating health effects of MSG, aspartame and excitotoxins (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) Mike: I'm here with Dr. Russell Blaylock, and I'd like to explore some of the more advanced aspects of some of the things you are working on. Dr. Blaylock, I think readers know the basics of both MSG and aspartame, but can you review what you've already written about excitotoxins? Dr... Spinach scare may have done more harm than good by discouraging consumption of healthy greens (By Jerome Douglas) Both kids and adults may be more wary of eating fresh, packaged vegetables as a result of the recent e coli scare. Bonnie Taub-Dix with the American Dietetic Association says, "It might slow down the consumption of raw vegetables. You expect your vegetables to be clean. You certainly... Dishonest Pet Food and Treat Labels (By Susan Thixton) If you think it's challenging sorting through slick marketing to find a nutritious dog food or cat food, it's even worse with dog and cat treats. The American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and the FDA considers a pet treat as 'supplemental' to the pet's diet so even fewer... Will Dr. Sanjay Gupta Disclose His Financial Ties to Big Pharma? (opinion) (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As we all learned earlier this week, Dr. Sanjay Gupta is President-elect Obama's choice for Surgeon General. Numerous questions have been raised, however, about Dr. Gupta's ties to pharmaceutical companies and his tendency to promote vaccines and pharmaceuticals while dismissing safety... Amazon.com pushing ADHD drugs with front-page, celebrity-endorsed "Amazon survey" (By Ben Kage) A recent ad published on the home page of Amazon.com promotes the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall. With celebrity Ty Pennington's face prominently displayed, the ad invites visitors to take an "Amazon.com survey" before following the link to distributor Shire Pharmaceuticals' ADHD... Huge Growth in Dishonest Pet Food Claims (By Susan Thixton) Packaged Facts, a market research firm, says that sales of natural pet food in the United States reached $1 billion in 2007; a 50 percent growth since 2003. The dilemma for pet owners is that 'Natural' doesn't always mean natural. The 2007 pet food recall started a domino effect. Pet... Are You Ready for 2009? Top Ten Checklist for Health and Wealth Preparedness (By Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews) As the new year rolls in, the mainstream media seems to be saying now that 2008 is over, things will automatically get better for the economy. "Good bye 2008!" say the headlines. And "Hello New Year!" The trouble is, in Washington D.C. there have been no decisions made whatsoever that... Babies at risk from meth use by expectant mothers (By Jessica Fraser) The number of pregnant methamphetamine users who pass toxic meth chemicals to their unborn children is reaching "epidemic" levels, according to a new Canadian study published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, Fetal and Neonatal Edition. The study -- performed by the... Nutrition expert Byron Richards launches internet radio show (By Jessica Fraser) Clinical nutritionist and health author Byron Richards recently announced the launch of a new internet radio program, "Weekly Wellness Update with Byron Richards," which airs every Tuesday at 8 p.m. CST. Richards, a nationally renowned nutrition expert with 20 years of experience as... Tamiflu drug made with cocktail of chemical ingredients, linked with bizarre behavior (By Ben Kage) According to a list compiled by Dr. Patricia Doyle at rense.com, a host of strange ingredients are used to make up Hoffman-La Roche's anti-flu drug Tamiflu, which has recently been connected with bizarre behavior, mostly in children. Patients using Tamiflu -- which many nations are... Top Alzheimer's researcher charged with felony criminal conduct for secret financial ties to Pfizer (By Jessica Fraser) A top researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was charged Monday with criminal violation of federal conflict-of-interest laws by failing to disclose financial links with drug giant Pfizer, prosecutors said. Pearson "Trey" Sunderland III, former chief of the Geriatric... Report: 83 percent of grocery store chicken meat found infected with bacteria (By Ben Kage) A report released Monday by Consumer Reports found that 83 percent of the 525 chickens it tested were infected with campylobacter, salmonella bacteria, or both, and recommended that consumers cook all chicken to 165 degrees and wash their hands with soap and water after handling it. U.S. government announces it will stop illegal seizures of prescription drugs from Canada (By Jessica Fraser) The U.S. government announced yesterday that it will no longer seize small shipments of illegal Canadian pharmaceuticals at the border, which overturns months of aggressive seizures that have resulted in 40,000 confiscations nationwide. Though it is still illegal to import pharmaceuticals... Read about Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, and NaturalNews, who created this site to help bring you more well-written articles on the topics that interest you most. 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