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Shawn Buckley Interview on ThatChannel.com
There are two sides to the public safety issue. Health Canada’s side and the truth. On April 13, 2018, Daniel Katz and Hugh Reilly of ThatChannel.com, posted an interview (40 minute watch), “Shawn...
Remembering Trueman Tuck
Remembering Trueman Tuck, a strong advocate for health freedom. "I wanted to send out a remembrance for Trueman Tuck. He came to my mind today because I wish he was here for the new battle ahead of...
“Georgian College Cancels Diploma in Homeopathy”, CBC | Shawn Buckley Responds
A friend sent me articles about the homeopathy program at Georgian College being attacked and of the College caving in and cancelling the program. She wanted to know what I thought about the...
NHPPA is Attending the 2018 Toronto Total Health Show
It has been two years for NHPPA and three for Shawn. Thank you to our financial supporters who got us to the Total Health Show this year! This event kicks off a new phase of our public outreach to...
MedEffect e-Notice from Health Canada | Fibristal and Risk of Serious Liver Injury
Fibristal is a selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM) manufactured by Allergan Pharma Co. which is prescribed for the treatment of moderate to severe non-cancerous uterine fibroids. On...
A Tribute to Lorna Hancock
We you, Lorna! Grassroots activism to protect the rights and privilege of Canadians to choose natural health products and practices is not new. HANS (Health Action Network Society), established 38...
In Narrative Therapy, Maori Creation Stores are Being Used to Heal, Stuff (New Zealand)
When culture becomes medicine. On March 9, 2018, Michelle Duff of New Zealand’s Stuff website wrote a piece (8 minute read), “In Narrative Therapy, Maori Creation Stories are Being Used to Heal”....
Remembering Shiv Chopra
"Personally, I have lost one of my heroes. I first had the honour of meeting Shiv when we were both on a panel at a health show. As the years went by, I had the pleasure of getting to know him...
“Does the Herbal Supplement Kratom Really Contain Opioids?”, LiveScience
In this February 7, 2018 article (4 minute read), “Does the Herbal Supplement Kratom Really Contain Opioids?”, published by LiveScience, we learn about recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Canada’s Greenest Employers (2017)
Commitment to social and environmental responsibility is increasingly central to an organization's development. Canada’s Greenest Employers runs a yearly competition to recognize leaders in creating...
MedEffect e-Notice from Health Canada | Nintedanib vs Green Tea Extract
On January 11, 2018, Health Canada released a MedEffect Notice regarding OFEV (Nintedanib), a drug manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., which is used for the treatment of Idiopathic...
“Studying Studies: Part II – Observational Epidemiology”, Peter Attia, MD
“…there is so much more to the ways in which we might fool ourselves: whether it’s reading the latest headline, pouring over a publication of a clinical trial, or just understanding what...
“Studying Studies: Part I – Relative Risk vs. Absolute Risk”, Peter Attia, MD
“Statistics can be both persuasive and misleading if we’re not extremely careful. It is self-persuasion that we must vigilantly guard against if we want to establish reliable knowledge about the...
“FDA: All Homeopathic Drugs Illegal”, Alliance for Natural Health (USA)
"In one fell swoop, the FDA has declared that virtually every single homeopathic drug on the market is being sold illegally". On January 11, 2018 the Alliance for Natural Health (USA) reported that...
“New Care Guidelines Released as Number of Babies Born Dependent on Opioids Increases”, Edmonton Journal
This current medical practice includes women who have been given prescription pain pills while pregnant. The concept of using a "rooming-in program" instead has shown to have better results in cases...