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Costco Probed In Alleged Drug Kick-back Scheme Mar 28/16
LAWFUL OR UNLAWFUL REBATES? The Toronto Star reported on March 28, 2016 in this article that Costco is being investigated in a multi-million dollar drug kickback scheme. We'll have to follow this...
“Nothing To Hide?” Mar 25/16
"STUDY REVEALS THE CHILLING EFFECT OF ONLINE SURVEILLANCE" Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) wrote: "When individuals perceive they are being monitored, they readily conform their...
Natural Thyroid Medications at Risk Mar 25/16
FDA THREATENS ACCESS TO COMPOUNDED NATURAL MEDICATIONS A recent ANH-US article highlights many of the differences between synthetic drugs and natural compounded medications for hypothyroidism. It...
Canada Just Approved A Genetically Modified Potato Mar 24/16
IT WILL NOT BE LABELLED! Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) issued this Action Alert on March 24, 2016: "Health Canada has just approved a genetically modified (GM) potato. It could be...
Flesh-eating Bacteria: Vibro Vulnificus In Florida Ocean Hospitalizes 32, Kills 10 Mar 23/16
SHOULD HEALTH CANADA BE BANNING CANADIANS' TRAVEL TO FLORIDA? In this ABC Action News segment from June 15, 2015, they warn the public of the risks from this ocean area's salt water exposure, the...
Charter of Health Freedom Petition Count Update Mar 22/16
THE LATEST NUMBER OF CANADIANS SUPPORTING THE CHARTER OF HEALTH FREEDOM BY SIGNING ITS PETITION IN A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY STANDS AT 94,704. Only 1,361 signatures shy of becoming the second largest...
Corporate Sponsorship For Selling Sickness Mar 18/16
"SELLING SICKNESS TO HEALTHY PEOPLE IS THE NEXT TREND IN HEALTH CARE." In The New Agora magazine's March 2016 issue, Dr. Eldon Dahl explores how corporate sponsorship and pharmaceutical marketing...
Big Data Is Spying On Our Doctors Mar 18/16
BIG DATA'S INTELLIGENCE TOO MUCH? Did you know: "Both Canada and the US allow electronic spying on our doctors by companies that track, analyze and sell our physicians’ prescribing data."? Read the...
Yellow Journalism Mar 18/16
PBS's FRONTLINE CALLED OUT BY NHP ADVOCATES AND PRACTITIONERS FOR ERRONEOUS REPORTING “Yellow journalism” is thriving in mainstream media on topics related to Natural Health Products (NHPs). Most...
Something Any Activist Engaged In Seeking Changes Understands Mar 15/16
MedEffect e-Notice from Health Canada On Updated Drug Warnings Mar 8/16
SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS ARE BEING UPDATED ON DRUG LABELS After reading Dr. Rona's recent article in Vitality Magazine, we took a look at a few of Health Canada's MedEffect e-Notices for drugs with...
Vitality Magazine March 2016 Drugs You May Not Need Mar 4/16
"DEATHS FROM PRESCRIPTION OPIOID PAINKILLERS HIT AN ALL-TIME HIGH" "The mainstream media is increasingly reporting on the tragedy of escalating drug deaths, especially those from opiate...
Vitality Magazine March 2016 Health News Round-up Mar 4/16
"LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD OF NUTRITION, POLITICS, AND MEDICAL FRAUD: HOW THE MIGHTY ARE FALLING!" "The latest developments in medicine are conjuring up images of bastions collapsing into a...
Canadian Agency Given Deadline By U.S. Body To Clean Up Food Safety Mar 1/16
U.S. AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN CFIA UNTIL MID-MARCH Read the full article, “Canadian agency given deadline by U.S. body to clean up food safety” by Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief published...
Risk of Dementia 44% More Likely With PPI Use In Elderly Feb 16/16
DRUGS USED TO TREAT GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX AND PEPTIC ULCERS MAY INCREASE RISK OF DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S Read the full article, “Ingestion pills taken by millions could raise the risk of dementia...
8 Reasons To Avoid Doing Business With Monsanto Jan 29/16
JEFFREY SMITH WARNS COMPANIES AND INVESTORS ABOUT FINANCIAL TIES TO MONSANTO Read the full article in The Huffington Post by Alexander C. Kaufman, Senior Business Editor.
Health Action Magazine Fall 2015 Jan 28/16
"HEALTH CANADA AND THE DRUG-IFICATION OF NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS" Almost missed this one! From the Fall issue of Health Action magazine, an excellent article by Rick DeSylva, RH, "Health Canada and...
CBC Retracts Supplement Report Jan 21/16
"SOME MARKETPLACE REPORTS ABOUT VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER CONTAINED INCORRECT INFORMATION" CBC News. "Some Marketplace reports about vitamins and supplements published in...