Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Even a drug that outright kills patients with a painful, horrifying death will now be fda approved. There is no longer even the concept of safety standards at the FDA. Now, there is merely avoidance of assessing safety.
The agency that was once tasked with actually regulating the drug industry has now become its largest marketing department. The concept of drug "safety" is now history. Any drug, no matter how dangerous, is now qualified for FDA approval. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 Then, in 1960, the fda approved it as a birth control pill, and just three years later more than 1 million women were using it.
Today about 35 million women use some type of contraception, about 17 million of whom take one of the several kinds of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) currently available, and new types are regularly introduced. For example, in May 2007 the fda approved the first pill, called Lybrel, that if taken daily halts women's menstrual periods indefinitely and prevents pregnancies. |
Andreas Moritz
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 The Journal of the American Medical Association reported several years ago that an estimated 125,000 Americans die each year from the side effects of fda approved drugs. Since the new drug scandals that occurred in 2004-05, this figure is quite likely to be 10 times as high.
• The fda approved the sale of the statin drug Baycol to lower cholesterol. One severe adverse reaction, discovered later, was the potentially fatal condition known as rhabdomyolysis, in which destruction of muscle tissue occurs. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| Both were eventually declared carcinogenic after the fda approved aspartame as their artificial sweetener of choice. After removing a multitude of "choices" from the diabetic marketplace, and herding the diabetic population into the aspartame corral, it has recently been stated by the FDA that saccharine poses no cancer risks. Unfortunately, those companies that produced saccharine-containing products have either melted into oblivion...or switched to the current panacea—pumping out aspartame in various consumable incarnations. |
Bill Sardi
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 However, recent revelations show the fda approved relatively unsafe drugs (Vioxx COX-2 inhibitor) and at least five other drugs and continues to do little to remove these drugs from the marketplace.
Public Citizen, the Ralph Nader group, indicates 1 81 FDA-approved drugs should be recalled because they are not as safe as other drugs or are ineffective. An FDA drug reviewer, Dr. David Graham, had to publish his report on the hidden dangers of Vioxx outside of the country in the British Medical Journal. |
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ž If radiation therapy is so desirable, why hasn't the fda approved implantable radiation seeds after breast cancer surgery? The answer is because many women don't want to endure 6-7 weeks of radiation treatment with external burns to their breast tissue. [Expert Review Medical Devices 2: 387-94, 2005]
—? Women who survive breast cancer and are treated with radiation therapy are at a higher risk for leukemia, esophageal cancer and second breast cancer in the years following initial care. |
| In March of 2003, the fda approved a lower dose of Prempro, the most popular hormone fountain of youth' for menopausal women, now seems to increase the risk of breast cancer even when taken for only oneyear." [Jerusalem Post June 25, 2003; J Am Med Assoc 289: 3243-53, 3254-63, 2003]
Due to the negative scientific studies, the use of estrogen therapy in Canada dropped an astonishing 32% from 2001 to 2002. [J Am Med Assoc 289: 3241-42, 2003] In the United States, hormone replacement therapy declined by about 30%. |
Andreas Moritz
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| The do-it-yourself home kit uses the same treatment method dermatologists use, that is, liquid nitrogen, an fda approved method of freezing blemishes to safely remove them. There are no scars left, but the skin may also be lighter where the blemishes once were.
Pfaffia, Black Cohosh and Evening Primrose (For Women)
Pfaffia (also known as Brazilian Ginseng or Suma) is very effective for menstrual problems, menopausal symptoms, diabetes and any other hormonal problems. Black cohosh is one of the most effective natural products for menopause. |
| The fda approved the sale of the statin drug Baycol to lower cholesterol. One severe adverse reaction, discovered later, was the potentially fatal condition known as rhabdomyolysis, in which destruction of muscle tissue occurs. Despite such a severe adverse reaction, the FDA continues to approve the use of other statin drugs that are also associated with this deadly side effect.
• The FDA has aggressively suppressed natural alternatives to drugs. Red yeast rice, for example, known to be a safe and effective alternative to cholesterol-lowering drugs, was banned by the FDA in 2001. |
Kelly Patricia O'Meara
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 In 1997, the fda approved for sale Zyban (bupropion HC1) as a non-nicotine aid to smoking cessation. The fda approved description of the drug reads this way (in part): "Bupropion is a relatively weak inhibitor of the neuronal uptake of norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine... the mechanism by which Zyban enhances the ability of patients to abstain from smoking is unknown...it is presumed that this action is mediated by noradrenergic and/or dopaminergic mechanisms. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| It is wise to find a therapist using an fda approved device with disposable speculums and tubing. The closed system is best. It is important for you to be checked for any possible risks before having this kind of treatment, especially in the case of a pregnant woman.
CAUTION!
Colon hydrotherapy may not be suitable for people suffering from severe hemorrhoids, malignant polyps, active Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or active Diverticulitis.
During a colonic hydrotherapy session, a therapist helps the client gently insert a small plastic tube called a speculum a few inches into the rectum. |
| Reasons to Avoid Sucralose
The Holistic Healing Web Page cites the follow reasons to steer clear of sucralose:
• Pre-approval research indicated the potential toxicity of sucralose, but the fda approved it anyway.
• No independent, controlled, or long term human studies exist for sucralose (similar to the Aspartame studies from 1 5 years ago).
• Neither federal regulators nor consumer watch groups monitor the safety of sucralose.43
Without sufficient monitoring, the effects of harmful substances can go largely undetected. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Cholesterol-Lowering Effects: Soy protein can lower cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic subjects (Morelli et al, 2000). The fda approved the "health claim" that Soy products (which contain at least 6.25 g of Soy/serving and are low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol) can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by lowering cholesterol. The mechanism by which Soy lowers cholesterol is unknown. The effects are modest (6% to 7%) and 25 g of Soy protein must be consumed a day in order to derive benefit. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| FDA Approval of Insulins
The fda approved the new process for making rDNA insulin in 1982, along with the resulting product—human insulin. At the time, the approval process for new drugs, from application to approval, was completed in approximately two years. Remarkably, rDNA insulin garnered FDA approval in only five months, despite the fact that the process was entirely new and without precedent for evaluation.
Fortunately for the FDA and Eli Lilly, Henry I. Miller10 had come to the agency from the new biotech industry. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 In July 2003, the fda approved a qualified health claim stating, "Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, such as almonds, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease." The cautious wording should not distract you from the hard fact that there's a ton of research showing that almonds reduce heart disease risk. In a meta-analysis of seven almond studies, the results showed a 5.3 to 7.2 percent decrease in total cholesterol and—more important—a 6. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 After a clinical trial done in 2002 initially showed that an HPV-16 vaccine reduced the incidence of both HPV-16 infection and HPV-16 cervical dysplasia,93 continued research has lead to the reality of an HPV vaccine to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer. The fda approved a quadrivalent vaccine in June 2006. It vaccinates women against strains 6 and 11, which cause venereal warts, and 16 and 18, which are the most common strains found in cervical cancer. The intended recipients of this vaccine will be pubertal girls who have not yet had intercourse. |
| There is also a vaginal bio-identical progesterone, fda approved for use in infertility, that comes in a 4 percent and 8 percent gel and can be used for vaginal application of systemic progesterone.
4. Vaginal estrogens. Vaginal estrogen products that are used only for urogenital atrophic problems are very weak estrogens and are not likely to increase blood levels. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Q&A: Is Newly fda approved Sweetener Sucralose Good for You?" 35, no. 2 (1998): 6. Fairburn, Christopher G., and G. Terence Wilson, eds. Binge Eating: Nature, Assessment, and Treatment. New York: Guilford Press, 1993. Franz, Marion, et al. "Evidence-Based Nutrition Principles and Recommendations for the Treatment and Prevention of Diabetes and Related Complications." Diabetes Care 25 (2002):148-98. http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/25/l/148?ijkey=08e8543e42e3749447ee4el2ec85 b7418f63711c8ckeytype2=tf_ipsecsha. Fumento, Michael. "Why Is Big Sugar Bitter about Splenda? |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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 In 1994, the fda approved the use of a bovine growth hormone called recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST). According to rBST manufacturers, injections of this hormone cause a cow to produce up to 20 percent more milk. The growth hormone also stimulates the cow's liver to increase insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Excess levels of IGF-1 have been increasingly linked by modern research to human cancer development and growth. |
Stacy Malkan
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 The CEOs gave him a standing ovation at the end of the speech, but the next day there was "a bit of backstabbing," he said, when other speakers rolled their eyes at "old Horst" and said "everything we do is safe, it's fda approved, the same old stories."
But as he said, "you don't tell people what to do, you show them," and so his new venture will be "a little role model company so I can say, 'excuse me, if you need help, I'll give it to you'." Horst doesn't expect his new company, Intelligent Nutrients, to be the next Aveda empire. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 GlucoWatch
In 2001, the fda approved a watch-like meter called a Gluco-Watch, which draws minute amounts of moisture from the skin and uses imperceptible electric currents to measure blood glucose every twenty minutes for up to twelve hours. This device is not meant to replace traditional fingertip blood glucose testing, and for good reason: the readings often are not accurate, it can irritate the skin, and it only works for twelve hours at a time. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It has taken what many consider to be the most dangerous class of prescription drugs ever introduced and rubber stamped the whole class with the label of "FDA approved."
The very label of "FDA approved" is now synonymous with "Poison." It sort of makes you wonder about all the other drugs the agency has approved, doesn't it? The agency sure has a funny way of defining "safe. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Translation: Raw vegetable juice will be regulated as a drug and must be fda approved as a drug if it has any health effect whatsoever. Handing a cup of raw vegetable juice to someone and telling them it's good for the detoxification of their liver will get you arrested for practicing medicine without a license and promoting an "unapproved drug."
..."biologically based practices" includes, but is not limited to, botanicals, animal-derived extracts, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins, prebiotics and probiotics: whole diets, and "functional foods". ... |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Today, the fda approved Lybrel, a daily pill for women that stops periods... forever.
The concept behind such a pill is based on the false idea that menstruation is a disease requiring a medical fix. Most sane people would agree that menstruation is, in fact, a natural biological function and not a disease. So why take a pill to stop it?
If you ask the women taking this pill, it's because their periods are extremely painful or inconvenient. Taking Lybrel to stop the period is a typical Western-mindset approach to all ailments: Mask the symptoms and ignore the cause. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 So Big Pharma lobbied the FDA for the approval of antidepressant drugs for dogs, and in February, 2007, the fda approved Prozac for dogs. Because, apparently, dogs have "chemical imbalances in their brain" requiring treatment with patented synthetic chemicals, just like children and adults, right? (See the book Selling Sickness: How the World's Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All Into Patients.)
Prozac liquid drops for your pet fish are, apparently, just around the corner. And don't be surprised to see Ritalin for "hyperactive" dogs, too. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Shockingly, the fda approved the "Frankenstein" tomato anyway with claims, "... the Flavr Savr passed muster so well that the rigor of its testing will not have to be repeated for other bioengineered foods."6 The FDA also suppressed a report that described lesions being created in the stomachs of mice that had eaten the Flavr Savr*. As a matter of fact, "Seven out of forty rats tested died within two weeks for unstated reasons."7
How to Eliminate Toxins from GMO FOODS
• Buy organic foods! Organic foods are grown naturally, without using genetic modification. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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| In November 2006 the fda approved a labeling supplement precaution about neuropsychiatric events based on postmarketing reports (mostly in children from Japan) of self-injury and delirium with the use of Tamiflu in patients with influenza.
GARDASIL
The human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that is spread by unprotected sexual intercourse, affects more than half of the world's population. HPV can cause genital warts and in rare cases cervical cancer. Of those who are infected, however, 95% are asymptomatic and never know they have HPV. |
Ann N. Martin
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 Code of Federal Regulations, titled "FDA Approved Animal Drug Products," clearly states, "Do not use in animals intended for food."
It was my assumption that this regulation applies to food for humans and animals. To clarify this point I contacted various government agencies. Stephen Sundlof, DVM, Director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, referred me to Linda Grassie, FDA's Public Information Specialist. (In the past, Grassie and I had communicated on several other issues.) Grassie clarified that when sodium pentobarbital was approved in 1980 it was approved for euthanasia in dogs. |
Elaine Magee
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 In fact, the health benefits of oats are so solid that in 1997, the fda approved a heart health claim for oats. Here's a brief rundown on the science behind the claim that oats can:
Block harmful effects of "bad" cholestrol. Oats contribute two important antioxidant phytochemicals to your diet: avenanthramides (a member of the polyphenol phytochemical family) and phenolic acids (found in most fruits, vegetables, and whole grains). |
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