Health Freedom

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is worried about an impending nationwide sugar shortage. This is the reason, officials said last week, that they gave farmers the green light to plant Monsanto’s previously outlawed genetically engineered Roundup Ready sugar beets.
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The government has launched a research center at NIH to spur development of new drugs, but should the government be so involved in pharmaceutical research?
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Conflicts of interest abound in the decision-making process, and credible scientific evidence is often censored by the powers that be when it is thought that it might undermine efforts to shape policy that will ensure big returns for big business.
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There may be a better alternative to standard health care coverage for those of us who believe that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” It's called a Health Savings Account, also known as an HSA.
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Here are 5 issues that I really wish more people, namely our government, would take more seriously for the sake of human health and that of our environment.
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Here are some resources for learning more about safe mercury removal and finding a biological dentist.
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It happened. The long-debated Food Safety Modernization Act passed in the House on Monday and is now due to be signed into law by President Obama in early 2011.
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On Wednesday, a FDA advisory panel recommended that the FDA warn dentists and patients that “silver” dental amalgam fillings containing mercury could be dangerous.
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As you are probably aware, Congress is debating a huge new food safety bill. If it passes, the Food Safety Modernization Act (S.510) will dramatically revamp the FDA’s authority over our food supply.
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This disturbing report from ANH-USA reveals that the IOM may well have had a hidden agenda underlying the creation of the new vitamin D recommendations.
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I am a naturopathic physician. We are the only physicians specifically trained to be experts in the use of natural therapies for treating health conditions.
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What should you do when you are confronted with a major health care decision, such as whether or not to take a drug known to have potentially life-altering consequences?
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The next time your doctor writes you a prescription, you may want to look your doctor up in this database created by the public interest group, ProPublica, as part of a project called Dollars for Docs. You can use it to find out if your doctor is one of the thousands who received money...
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Dr. Mary Newport made an amazing discovery when she decided to do her own research on Alzheimer's in an effort to help her husband who had been diagnosed with the early-onset form of the disease.
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Law enforcement officials are fighting a new war on drugs — the war on prescription drug addiction.
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Should consumers have direct access to genetic tests, or should the FDA regulate access to protect consumers from receiving inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information?
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According to a new research analysis, 85% of new drugs are “lemons,” which is to say that the risks associated with using them far outweigh any benefits they may offer.
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Your government is investing in preventive health care. The question is: Can you live it?
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The Alliance for Natural Health USA provides some rationale to help clear up the confusion caused by the alarmist media reports on the risks and benefits of calcium supplements.
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Has GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company behind Avandia, gotten away with murder?
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