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the FDA feature articles



Review: Dr. Jonathan Wright's Health and Healing Newsletter Provides Lifesaving Remedies for Tough Times
Published July 21 2008
Concepts: nutrition, Big Pharma, the FDA, Jonathan Wright, cancer

Raw Broccoli, Cabbage Slash Bladder Cancer Risk by 40 Percent; Cooking Destroys Benefits
Published July 18 2008
Concepts: cancer, vegetables, raw foods, bladder cancer, broccoli

Painkiller Patch Fentanyl May Have Killed 3,500 People, Warns FDA
Published July 17 2008
Concepts: the FDA, doctors, natural health

New FDA System to Track Safety of Drugs and Devices
Published July 14 2008
Concepts: the FDA, medicare, prescription drug, Vioxx, side effects

FDA Leaps from Tomatoes to Peppers in Desperate, Fumbling Fiasco of Failed Food Safety over Salmonella
Published July 11 2008
Concepts: the FDA, salmonella, tomatoes, food safety, irradiation

FDA Failing the American People Over Food Safety, Regulation
Published July 11 2008
Concepts: the FDA, food safety, American people, BSE, food industry


Lawmakers Examine Whether Drug Ads Are Truthful
Published July 11 2008
Concepts: drug ads, lawmakers, prescription drug, the FDA, Vytorin

FDA Claims Cancer-Causing Chemical in Infant Formula is "Safe"
Published July 9 2008
Concepts: infant formula, BPA, the FDA, estrogen, United States

Creating the Next Society: Your Revolutionary Ideas Needed Now
Published June 27 2008
Concepts: America, corporations, the FDA, freedom, democracy

Health Freedom Warning: Drug Company Seeks to Outlaw Vitamin B6 to Protect Pharma Profits
Published June 25 2008
Concepts: vitamin B6, the FDA, freedom, red yeast rice, health freedom

FDA Pet Food Safety Meeting Proves No One Is Watching Out for Pets
Published June 25 2008
Concepts: pet food, the FDA, food safety, pets, food labels

Mike Adams Shares Secrets on Shopping for Food
Published June 18 2008
Concepts: Mike Adams, the FDA, nutrition, reading, phytonutrients

Mercury Fillings Shattered! FDA, ADA Conspiracy to Poison Children with Toxic Mercury Fillings Exposed in Groundbreaking Lawsuit
Published June 5 2008
Concepts: mercury, the FDA, dentist, ADA, mercury fillings

Disaster Results From Artificial Blood Testing on Unsuspecting People
Published June 4 2008
Concepts: the FDA, artificial blood, heart attack, heart attacks, myocardial infarction

The Laetrile Saga, Part II: Cancer Therapy and Medical Duplicity
Published June 3 2008
Concepts: laetrile, cancer, the FDA, cancer therapy, freedom

The ADHD Scam and the Mass Drugging of Schoolchildren (Transcript)
Published May 30 2008
Concepts: adhd, the brain, the FDA, MRI, sugar

FDA Opens Public Comment for Safety of Mercury in Dentistry (Action Alert)
Published May 23 2008
Concepts: mercury, amalgams, dentistry, copper, the FDA

FDA Pressed by Lawsuit to Address Mercury Amalgam Safety
Published May 22 2008
Concepts: mercury, amalgams, the FDA, dentist, ADA

Vioxx and Ghostwriting Explained: (Recipe for Disaster)
Published May 16 2008
Concepts: Vioxx, ghostwriting, Merck, the FDA, financial ties

Nutrasweet - A Look at the History of Deception Behind Its Marketing (Part 2)
Published May 6 2008
Concepts: aspartame, the FDA, NutraSweet, pathology, toxicity

Astaxanthin: The Little-Known Miracle Nutrient for Inflammation, Anti-Aging, Athletic Endurance and More
Published May 6 2008
Concepts: astaxanthin, health benefits, cancer, Cyanotech, antioxidants

Heparin Contamination Fiasco Reveals Dirty Secret of Drug Industry: Their Pills are Made in China!
Published May 1 2008
Concepts: pharmaceuticals, china, the FDA, Heparin, Big Pharma

Widespread Ghostwriting of Drug Trials Means "Scientific" Credibility of Pharmaceutical Industry is a Sham
Published April 21 2008
Concepts: the FDA, drug trials, Big Pharma, ghostwriting, pharmaceutical industry

Heart Drug Trasylol Pulled From Market After 50 Percent Increase in Death Rate Discovered
Published April 20 2008
Concepts: death rate, the FDA, Bayer, surgeries, stroke

Whenever a Government Becomes Destructive, Health Freedoms Diminish
Published April 19 2008
Concepts: freedoms, freedom, health freedoms, the FDA, tyranny

Merck Caught in Massive Scientific Fraud as In-House Authors were Disguised as Independent Scientists (opinion)
Published April 18 2008
Concepts: Merck, scientific fraud, America, medical fraud, lawsuits

Former Wyeth CEO Accuses FDA of Intentionally Creating Drug Monopolies
Published April 17 2008
Concepts: Wyeth, the FDA, Novartis

98 Percent of NaturalNews Readers Say Big Pharma Should be Denied Blanket Immunity: Survey
Published April 17 2008
Concepts: Big Pharma, corporations, America, the FDA, drug companies

FDA Approves Prescription Proton Pump Inhibitor Drug for 1-11 Year Olds
Published April 15 2008
Concepts: GERD, heartburn, digestion, nutrition, proton pump inhibitors

The Food Irradiation Plot: Why the USDA Wants to Sterilize Fresh Produce and Turn Live Foods into Dead Foods
Published April 14 2008
Concepts: USDA, irradiation, the USDA, food supply, fresh produce

Popular Impotence Drugs May Cause Sudden Deafness
Published April 13 2008
Concepts: impotence, impotence drugs, hearing loss, the FDA, medication

A Plan for Living a Long and Healthy Life (Part 1)
Published April 9 2008
Concepts: modern medicine, cancer, the FDA, side effects, medication

Why Philip Morris Supports FDA Regulation of Tobacco
Published April 1 2008
Concepts: tobacco, Philip Morris, FDA regulation, the FDA, Eschenbach

Natural Consumer Products Found Contaminated with Cancer-Causing 1,4-Dioxane in Groundbreaking Analysis Released by OCA
Published March 15 2008
Concepts: dioxane, cosmetics, cancer, carcinogen, consumer products

The Four Horsemen of the Health Apocalypse
Published March 13 2008
Concepts: nutrition, the FDA, plague, medications, cancer

Aloha Aspartame? Unfortunately, Not Yet
Published March 11 2008
Concepts: aspartame, sugar, the FDA, legislation, sweeteners

Natural News Notes: FDA Inspects Wrong Factory in China (satire)
Published March 3 2008
Concepts: the FDA, china, MRSA, antibiotic, America

Will Wyeth Bully You Out of Your Estriol?
Published February 28 2008
Concepts: Wyeth, the FDA, cancer, estrogen, breast cancer

Chemically-Induced Suicide: 80 Percent of Suicide Victims Took Antidepressant Drugs
Published February 28 2008
Concepts: suicide, SSRIs, SSRI, antidepressants, suicides

Colloidal Silver Has Mainstream Medicine Singing the Blues
Published February 26 2008
Concepts: the FDA, colloidal silver, antibiotic, mainstream medicine, antibiotics

Supreme Court Shields Medical Device Manufacturers from Consumer Lawsuits
Published February 24 2008
Concepts: Supreme Court, medical devices, the FDA, corporations, America

FDA Says Cloned Meat Safe to Eat but Could It Already Be in Our Food?
Published February 21 2008
Concepts: cloned meat, cloning, the FDA, the food supply, food safety

FDA Posts MedWatch Side Effect Alert for Osteoporosis Drugs
Published February 20 2008
Concepts: osteoporosis, NaturalNews, side effects, Fosamax, elderly

Hawaii Aspartame Bill Update: Lobbyists Crushing Consumer Protection Law to Ban Nutrasweet
Published February 20 2008
Concepts: Hawaii, aspartame, lobbyists, consumer protection, the FDA

Would You Like Your Meat Cloned or Non-Cloned, Sir?
Published February 18 2008
Concepts: the FDA, cloning, food safety, food supply, cows

FDA Warns Proctor and Gamble about Unlawful Marketing Claims over Hand Sanitizer for Kids
Published February 17 2008
Concepts: hand sanitizer, the FDA, triclosan, soap

Heparin Blood Thinner Drug Linked to Sudden Deaths; Cheap Ingredients Imported from Chinese Chemical Factory
Published February 15 2008
Concepts: the FDA, china, Heparin, pharmaceuticals, Big Pharma

How Sweet It Is: Our Love-Hate Relationship With Sweeteners
Published February 15 2008
Concepts: sugar, xylitol, aspartame, sucralose, stevia

Trial Results for the Cholesterol Blocker Zetia Have Not Been Revealed
Published February 15 2008
Concepts: Zetia, Merck, the FDA, Vytorin, statins

Big Pharma Spin Doctors Gather to Plot New Public Relations Strategies for Influencing the FDA, Popular Press
Published February 8 2008
Concepts: public relations, the FDA, Big Pharma, doctors, healthcare

FDA's Assault of Bioidentical Hormones Demonstrates Pro-Pharma Loyalties, Disregard for Consumer Choice
Published February 5 2008
Concepts: the FDA, bioidentical hormones, America, Big Pharma, natural medicine

FDA Bans Hormone Produced by Human Body as "Unapproved" Drug
Published February 5 2008
Concepts: hormones, the FDA, human body, Wyeth, doctors

Could You be Deficient in Potassium?
Published February 5 2008
Concepts: potassium, sodium, salt, the FDA, thyroid

Why Merck Lost Its 3rd Bid to Sell Mevacor Over the Counter
Published February 4 2008
Concepts: Mevacor, Merck, statins, the FDA, Public Citizen

FDA Threatened Celestial Tea Company over Use of Natural Sweetener Stevia
Published January 31 2008
Concepts: stevia, the FDA, sugar, aspartame, Coca-Cola

FDA Targets Bioidentical Hormone Providers
Published January 30 2008
Concepts: hormone replacement, human body, hormones, the FDA, estrogen

FDA Warns Proctor and Gamble about Unlawful Marketing Claims with Hand Sanitizer for Kids
Published January 29 2008
Concepts: triclosan, hand sanitizer, antibacterial soap, the FDA

Media Blames Heath Ledger, Refuses to Examine Dangers of the Pharmaceuticals Found Beside His Body
Published January 24 2008
Concepts: pharmaceuticals, Heath Ledger, drug side effects, America, mainstream media

Heath Ledger - Tragedy, with Controversy to Follow
Published January 24 2008
Concepts: wellness, Heath Ledger, the FDA, America, nutrition

Week in Review: Cloned Meat, Scientific Fraud and Mandatory Organ Harvesting from (Nearly) Dead Patients
Published January 18 2008
Concepts: organ harvesting, the FDA, statin drugs, drug companies, cloned meat

FDA Collaboration with Big Pharma Raises Eyebrows
Published January 17 2008
Concepts: the FDA, dietary supplement, Avandia, Eschenbach, Big Pharma

Merck Committed Scientific Fraud in Delays, Distortions of Vytorin Drug Trial (opinion)
Published January 16 2008
Concepts: Vytorin, Merck, scientific fraud, the FDA, Big Pharma

FDA Announces Plan to Eliminate Vitamin Companies
Published January 15 2008
Concepts: dietary supplement, the FDA, America, dietary supplements, wellness

Fosamax and Reclast Linked to Risk for Serious Atrial Fibrillation
Published December 26 2007
Concepts: Fosamax, atrial fibrillation, osteoporosis, the FDA

Mike Adams Speaks Out on Skin Cancer and Antidepressant Drugs
Published December 17 2007
Concepts: cancer, skin cancer, Mike Adams, Vitamin D, nutrition

Health Freedom Candidate Ron Paul Raises $6 Million in Record-Setting Online Boston Tea Party
Published December 17 2007
Concepts: health freedom, Ron Paul, America, the FDA, Big Pharma

Why Doctors are Idiots: 150 Years of Disatrous Advice on Children's Health (satire)
Published December 15 2007
Concepts: doctors, children's health, America, bad medicine, satire

Vaccines and Medical Experiments on Children, Minorities, Woman and Inmates (1845 - 2007)
Published December 14 2007
Concepts: CIA, EPA, America, hospital, New York

FDA Sleeps While Common Medications Poison the Elderly
Published December 14 2007
Concepts: warfarin, the FDA, elderly, wellness, stroke

FDA Plots to Disolve Labelling Requirement for Irradiated Foods
Published December 13 2007
Concepts: irradiation, irradiated foods, the FDA, labeling, bacteria

The Statin Scam Marches On
Published December 12 2007
Concepts: vitamin E, statins, America, wellness, doctors

FDA Warns About Natural Sweetener
Published December 7 2007
Concepts: the FDA, stevia, aspartame, NutraSweet, freedom

Unanswered Questions Remain Regarding BTC Pharmaceuticals
Published November 29 2007
Concepts: pharmacist, pharmaceuticals, the FDA, pharmacy, pharmacists

The FDA still refuses to protect the people
Published November 24 2007
Concepts: the FDA, Vioxx, America, Merck, drug safety

Stevia: The FDA's Attack on a Beneficial Supplement
Published November 14 2007
Concepts: stevia, aspartame, sucralose, nutrition, cancer

FDA Drug Risk Evaluation employee reprimanded for mentioning dangers of diabetes drug
Published November 14 2007
Concepts: Avandia, diabetes, drug safety, the FDA, heart failure

30-Day Supply of Cherry Concentrate Supplements for Every NaturalNews Reader in the U.S.
Published November 13 2007
Concepts: cherries, NaturalNews, gout, health benefits, arthritis

Cold medicine scam finally exposed after decades of harming children
Published November 7 2007
Concepts: cold medicine, the FDA, cold medicines, Big Pharma, meth

September: A Banner Month for Drug Industry Crime
Published November 1 2007
Concepts: Big Pharma, drug industry, the FDA, doctors, America

FDA announces suspension of English language (humor)
Published October 19 2007
Concepts: English language, the FDA, pasteurization, almonds, America

FDA seizes $71k in herbal tea products as campaign of censorship against nutritional supplements continues
Published October 18 2007
Concepts: the FDA, censorship, nutritional supplements, nutritional supplement, herbal tea

Public Comment Date Announced for Sale of Behind the Counter Drugs
Published October 18 2007
Concepts: Lipitor, statins, behind the counter, the FDA, NIH

Clinical Drug Trials: FDA Fails to Monitor Safety and Integrity
Published October 18 2007
Concepts: clinical trials, the FDA, America, chiropractic, doctors

FDA seeks to bypass doctors with behind-the-counter drug sales via pharmacists
Published October 3 2007
Concepts: doctors, pharmacist, pharmacists, pharmaceuticals, drug companies

FTC sues Kevin Trudeau over weight loss claims while ignoring Big Pharma monopoly pricing
Published September 21 2007
Concepts: the FTC, weight loss, Big Pharma, Kevin Trudeau, America

Senate, House agree on FDA reform; key provisions remain but FDA remains threat to America
Published September 20 2007
Concepts: FDA reform, America, drug companies, Big Pharma, the FDA

FDA Moves to Shut Down Red Yeast Rice Distributors Online
Published September 20 2007
Concepts: red yeast rice, the FDA, Mevacor, Baycol, side effects

Bush / Big Pharma conspiracy? White House to oppose open disclosure of clinical drug trials
Published September 19 2007
Concepts: white house, the FDA, Big Pharma, drug companies, pharmaceuticals

The FDA still allows serious conflicts of interest in decision panel experts
Published September 17 2007
Concepts: the FDA, conflicts of interest, advisory panels

The latest U.S. health safety distraction ploy: Blame China!
Published August 3 2007
Concepts: china, America, food safety, cancer, sodium

FDA refuses to pull dangerous diabetes drug Avandia, even knowing it will kill thousands
Published August 1 2007
Concepts: Avandia, the FDA, diabetes, America, diabetes drugs

The world according to the FDA and Big Pharma
Published July 27 2007
Concepts: the FDA, nature, America, drug companies, dietary supplements

FDA tyranny to become law: HR.2900 analysis by Richards and Adams
Published July 12 2007
Concepts: the FDA, America, Big Pharma, FDA reform, tyranny

China executes top FDA official while the U.S. does nothing to counter corruption
Published July 11 2007
Concepts: corruption, china, America, the FDA, drug companies

84% of sunscreen products are harmful to health, says alarming EWG study
Published July 9 2007
Concepts: sunscreen, cancer, medical myths, the FDA, Vitamin D

Aspartame found to cause breast cancer, leukemia and lymphomas in latest animal experiments
Published June 28 2007
Concepts: aspartame, cancer, the FDA, public safety, America

Why Michael Moore's SiCKO is a health care documentary every American must see
Published June 19 2007
Concepts: America, health care, health care system, Sicko, Michael Moore

How the FDA is Becoming a Drug Company: Consumer Safety and Access to Natural Health Options Threatened
Published June 14 2007
Concepts: the FDA, cancer, Eschenbach, legislation, Big Pharma

New research shows vitamin D slashes risk of cancers by 77 percent; cancer industry refuses to support cancer prevention
Published June 8 2007
Concepts: cancer, Vitamin D, cancer industry, calcium, cancer prevention

China sentences ex-head of FDA to death over drug company bribes
Published May 29 2007
Concepts: the FDA, Eschenbach, china, America, wellness

Incessant disease mongering turns Americans into profit-generating guinea pigs for Big Pharma (opinion)
Published May 26 2007
Concepts: Big Pharma, fictitious disease, drug companies, fictitious diseases, disease mongering

Food and Drug Administration anagrams and word games (satire)
Published May 25 2007
Concepts: Food and Drug Administration, the FDA, drug ads

FDA approves pill that stops periods; is womanhood a disease? (opinion)
Published May 24 2007
Concepts: menstruation, the FDA, cancer, breast cancer, pharmaceuticals

FDA Knew of Avandia's Dangers Nearly Five Years Ago, Memo Shows
Published May 23 2007
Concepts: the FDA, Avandia, drug safety, drug racket, dangerous drugs

Read between the lines on the FDA's CAM Guidelines
Published May 23 2007
Concepts: the FDA, CAM Guidelines, water, natural health, Patriot Act

U.S. Senate attempts damage control as House braces for onslaught
Published May 16 2007
Concepts: dietary supplement, dietary supplements, the FDA, labeling, wellness

FDA acquiring new powers to suppress alternative health
Published May 15 2007
Concepts: the FDA, dietary supplement, dietary supplements, biomarkers, cancer

Why health freedom will ultimately overcome Big Pharma mischief and FDA corruption (opinion)
Published May 10 2007
Concepts: Big Pharma, freedom, health freedom, corruption, FDA reform

FDA drug safety bill passes in the U.S. Senate; health freedom advocates outraged at betrayal of American consumers
Published May 9 2007
Concepts: Big Pharma, America, the FDA, dietary supplement, dietary supplements

Update on Senate bill S.1082 and implications for the health freedom of consumers
Published May 8 2007
Concepts: Big Pharma, freedom, health freedom, dietary supplements, S.1082

28 Senators vote to maintain Big Pharma monopoly over U.S. consumers; Republicans oppose free trade for medicine
Published May 7 2007
Concepts: United States, prescription drug, Big Pharma, prescription drugs, free trade

Natural health community having a huge impact on Senate bill S.1082; consumers achieving important victories
Published May 4 2007
Concepts: the FDA, Big Pharma, dietary supplement, dietary supplements, legislation

FDA hoodwinks public over CAM Guidelines comment period, slams door shut on public comments one month early
Published May 1 2007
Concepts: CAM Guidelines, the FDA, NaturalNews, freedom, lawmakers

Darth Vader, the FDA, and the Empire of Modern Medicine (opinion)
Published May 1 2007
Concepts: the FDA, modern medicine, freedom, cancer, drug companies

FDA Revitalization Act renamed, amended and still hotly debated; floor vote is imminent
Published May 1 2007
Concepts: legislation, Big Pharma, America, freedom, the FDA

Health freedom community rallies against passage of FDA Revitalization Act of 2007
Published April 30 2007
Concepts: the FDA, legislation, Big Pharma, freedom, health freedom

Urgent action needed to help stop "FDA Evilization Act of 2007"
Published April 28 2007
Concepts: the FDA, freedom, health freedom, NaturalNews, Byron Richards

FDA, Inc.? Food and Drug Administration to enter drug business under new "Revitalization Act"
Published April 25 2007
Concepts: the FDA, America, dietary supplement, Food and Drug Administration, dietary supplements

FDA's attempts to slip its CAM Guidelines under the radar fail; deadline for public comment extended to May 29
Published April 25 2007
Concepts: the FDA, CAM Guidelines, freedom, health freedom, NaturalNews

Analysis: Senate committee approves drug safety bill, but FDA still runs on Big Pharma money - UPDATE 1
Published April 19 2007
Concepts: the FDA, drug companies, Big Pharma, advertising, drug safety

Americans fed up with drug industry influence, FDA corruption, reveals remarkable Consumer Reports survey
Published April 16 2007
Concepts: the FDA, drug companies, NaturalNews, Consumer Reports, drug advertising

The week in review: Questions and answers on health freedom, the FDA and more
Published April 14 2007
Concepts: the FDA, freedom, health freedom, NaturalNews, FDA raids

New FDA guidelines threaten religious freedoms; Holy water could be regulated as "drugs" and rosaries as "medical devices"
Published April 12 2007
Concepts: the FDA, freedom, religious freedoms, water, religious freedom

Tyranny in the USA: The true history of FDA raids on healers, vitamin shops and supplement companies
Published April 12 2007
Concepts: the FDA, the church, FDA raids, nutrition, cancer

Health freedom action alert: FDA attempting to regulate supplements, herbs and juices as "drugs"
Published April 11 2007
Concepts: the FDA, herbs, freedom, health freedom, alternative medicine

Lawmakers blast FDA for censorship, negligence regarding unsafe drugs
Published March 16 2007
Concepts: the FDA, lawmakers, censorship, Ketek, Vioxx

FDA requires ADHD drug makers to warn users about serious health risks
Published March 2 2007
Concepts: adhd, drug makers, the FDA, medication, ADHD drugs

HairMax Laser Comb receives FDA clearance as hair regrowth device for humans
Published February 27 2007
Concepts: hair regrowth, the FDA, male pattern baldness, hair loss, lasers

The health care reform legislation that Congress should pass, but won't
Published February 15 2007
Concepts: health care, cancer, America, nutrition, the FDA

Ketek antibiotic to carry black box warning, new use limitations by FDA
Published February 14 2007
Concepts: Ketek, the FDA, black box warning, antibiotic, dangerous drugs

Pharmaceutical television advertising is a grand hoax
Published January 30 2007
Concepts: the FDA, drug companies, America, pharmaceuticals, drug ads

Consumer group petitions USDA to limit sodium in meat and poultry products
Published January 17 2007
Concepts: salt, sodium, poultry, CSPI, processed meats

FDA to allow osteoporosis prevention claims for calcium, vitamin D
Published January 10 2007
Concepts: calcium, osteoporosis, Vitamin D, the FDA, vitamin B12

Conflicts of interest at the FDA are rampant and largely ignored
Published January 5 2007
Concepts: the FDA, voting, conflicts of interest, Public Citizen, conflict of interest

Panel votes to extend antidepressant black box warning to children and teens
Published January 4 2007
Concepts: the FDA, antidepressants, black box warning, children's health, suicidal behavior

FDA proposes quicker patient access to unapproved drugs
Published December 22 2006
Concepts: drug approval, the FDA, medical experiments, drug safety, experimental drugs

FDA proposes warning on acetaminophen painkillers 30 years after the fact
Published December 21 2006
Concepts: the FDA, acetaminophen, warning labels, painkillers, Food and Drug Administration

GAO calls for stricter FDA oversight of DTC drug ads
Published December 15 2006
Concepts: advertising, drug advertising, the FDA, direct-to-consumer ads, drug ads

FDA panel on stent safety includes six doctors with strong financial ties to stent manufacturers; FDA waives ethics rules
Published December 14 2006
Concepts: the FDA, financial ties, doctors, stents, ethics

CSPI petitions FDA to create healthy food labeling system to better inform grocery shoppers
Published December 1 2006
Concepts: CSPI, the FDA, food labeling, nutrition, nutrition labels

Financial ties between FDA, drug companies could get even stronger with new "pay to play" TV advertisement review service
Published November 23 2006
Concepts: drug companies, the FDA, financial ties, drug advertising, drug ads

Anemia drug found to cause fatal heart attacks and strokes
Published November 23 2006
Concepts: anemia, heart attacks, the FDA, dialysis, dangerous drugs

A Bombshell Drops on Cholesterol Medication's Glass House
Published November 21 2006
Concepts: statins, statin drugs, America, the FDA, NIH

Following serious FDA failures, Congress may reward the agency with even more money, regulatory power
Published November 20 2006
Concepts: the FDA, government corruption, government agencies, Vioxx, drug safety

FDA expands off-label use of Herceptin breast cancer drug
Published November 17 2006
Concepts: breast cancer, Herceptin, off-label prescribing, the FDA, doctors

Ketek antibiotic drug faces intense FDA scrutiny over liver failure reports
Published November 16 2006
Concepts: Ketek, the FDA, Sanofi-Aventis, liver failure, antibiotic

FDA approves dental claims on fluoridated bottled water despite natural health warnings
Published October 31 2006
Concepts: bottled water, fluoride, natural health, the FDA, fluoridation

FDA Attacks Small Nutrition Companies
Published October 27 2006
Concepts: the FDA, NaturalNews, nutrition, diabetes, chromium

FDA denies ban on Vegemite imports
Published October 27 2006
Concepts: the FDA, folate, B vitamins, Australia, Kraft

FDA allows tooth decay protection claim on fluoridated bottled water
Published October 25 2006
Concepts: water, tooth decay, bottled water, fluoride, fluoridation

FDA, FTC have joined forces to remove natural diabetes treatments from the web using campaign of "threat letters," says health advocate
Published October 23 2006
Concepts: the FDA, diabetes, censorship, natural cures, drug racket

John Hammell of International Advocates for Health Freedom discusses health freedom under siege; Part 2
Published October 18 2006
Concepts: freedom, health freedom, the FDA, America, water

FDA plans to approve milk and meat from cloned cows
Published October 17 2006
Concepts: cloned meat, cloning, the FDA, cows, food products

John Hammell of International Advocates for Health Freedom discusses health freedom under siege; Part 1
Published October 16 2006
Concepts: CODEX, freedom, health freedom, nutrition, vitamins

FDA: Consumer Watchdog or Big Pharma Puppet? (press release)
Published October 12 2006
Concepts: Big Pharma, the FDA, patient safety, pharmaceutical industry, America

FDA drug safety committee issues scathing report on agency's failure to protect public from unsafe drugs
Published October 10 2006
Concepts: drug safety, FDA reform, the FDA, drug companies

FDA's illegal ephedra ban challenged yet again by Nutraceutical Corp
Published October 4 2006
Concepts: ephedra, the FDA, ephedra ban, dietary supplement, appetite

Bipolar drug Lamictal tied to birth defects when used by expectant mothers
Published October 2 2006
Concepts: birth defects, GlaxoSmithKline, bipolar disorder, the FDA, dangerous drugs

Group lobbies for massive increase in funding for the FDA
Published September 27 2006
Concepts: FDA reform, the FDA, government agencies

Institute of Medicine report calls for sweeping changes at the FDA
Published September 25 2006
Concepts: Institute of Medicine, FDA reform, the FDA, drug approval process, drug safety

UF researchers question effectiveness of decongestant (press release)
Published September 22 2006
Concepts: medication, pseudoephedrine, the FDA, medications, pharmacists

FDA scares nation away from spinach while ignoring far greater dangers of processed foods
Published September 21 2006
Concepts: spinach, the FDA, Earthbound Farms, food poisoning, outbreak

FDA whistleblower warns about safety of new arthritis drug Arcoxia
Published September 15 2006
Concepts: Arcoxia, Vioxx, the FDA, arthritis drug, COX-2 inhibitors

Vioxx found to be the single most dangerous cox-2 inhibitor drug, yet FDA publicly defends it
Published September 13 2006
Concepts: Vioxx, the FDA, COX-2 inhibitors, COX-2 inhibitor, dangerous drugs

Pharmaceutical fraud: How Big Pharma's marketing and profits come before consumer safety and wellness
Published September 7 2006
Concepts: drug companies, America, pharmaceutical companies, medical research, Big Pharma

FDA declares mercury fillings to be perfectly safe for human health
Published September 5 2006
Concepts: mercury, the FDA, mercury fillings, medical myths, politics

Common antibiotics cause tendon ruptures; Public Citizen demands black box warnings
Published August 30 2006
Concepts: Public Citizen, antibiotics, black box warnings, drug side effects, the FDA

Neurologist Dr. Fred Baughman talks about the fraud of ADHD and the poisoning of U.S. children
Published August 30 2006
Concepts: adhd, psychiatry, neurology, Adderall, parents

Doctors Widely Prescribe Drugs For Uses Not Approved by the FDA (press release)
Published August 28 2006
Concepts: doctors, the FDA, prescriptions, medication, physicians

After politically-motivated delays, FDA approves Plan B without a prescription
Published August 24 2006
Concepts: Plan B, the FDA, politics of medicine, political corruption, pharmacist

FDA poised to change the health & wellbeing of all Americans
Published August 24 2006
Concepts: Eschenbach, the FDA, America, cancer, Big Pharma

FDA taps MIT for drug safety technology
Published August 18 2006
Concepts: MIT, drug safety, the FDA

FDA outlaws vitamin D, seeks to destroy sun to protect Americans from sunlight (satire)
Published August 18 2006
Concepts: Vitamin D, the FDA, sunscreen, cancer, Herceptin

New FDA leadership has strong ties to Big Pharma, Wall Street
Published August 17 2006
Concepts: the FDA, Eschenbach, Big Pharma, Andrew von Eschenbach, America

Food Uniformity Act unfeasible to implement, warns former FDA official
Published August 9 2006
Concepts: the FDA, Food Uniformity Act, food politics

Antidepressants and Risk of Suicidal Thoughts, Behaviors in Children (press release)
Published August 9 2006
Concepts: suicidal thoughts, antidepressants, suicide, the FDA, antidepressant drug

FDA rejected Plan B drug well before data review
Published August 7 2006
Concepts: Plan B, the FDA, junk science

Empower yourself in 3 minutes a day: An introduction to indy media, NaturalNews.com and the online information revolution
Published August 4 2006
Concepts: NaturalNews, NaturalNews Network, Mike Adams, cancer, online information

FDA delays generic drug guidelines that would save states millions
Published August 4 2006
Concepts: the FDA, growth hormone, Big Pharma, HGH, insulin

The Abraham Cherrix cancer story the media won't print: Harry Hoxsey's cancer cures and the US government campaign to destroy them
Published August 3 2006
Concepts: cancer, cancer cures, America, parents, Abraham Cherrix

FDA to clarify rules for allowing conflicts of interest on decision boards
Published July 24 2006
Concepts: the FDA, conflicts of interest, drug racket, financial ties, legislation

FDA, Merck may have conspired to discredit wh