Posted March 27, 2020
On March 16, 2020, US President Donald Trump announced during a press conference that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have shown “encouraging early results [against the coronavirus],” and that “we’re going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately.” The statement was later clarified by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, who said that chloroquine was “already approved for the treatment of malaria, as well as an arthritis condition. That’s a drug that the president has directed us to take a closer look at, as to whether an expanded use approach to that could be done to actually see if that benefits patients. And again, we want to do that in the setting of a clinical trial, a large pragmatic clinical trial to actually gather that information and answer the question that needs to be answered. Read more.
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Breaking News: COVID-19 patients getting vitamin C therapy in N.Y. hospitals
Posted March 27, 2020
We are now rapidly approaching half a million confirmed cases of COVID-19, globally. Doctors and health experts – around the world – are scrambling to find effective treatments that will help people suffering from the respiratory disease caused by the COVID-19 infection. Diving headfirst into a flurry of clinical trials and experimental drugs are medical teams in New York, one of the hardest hit areas in the U.S. Read more.
The Plan to Vaccinate Every American — National Registry to Record Everyone’s Vaccination Status
Posted March 27, 2020
Today, the nationwide federally funded Electronic Health Records system captures the details of every visit you make to a doctor’s office, hospital, pharmacy, laboratory or other medical facility; every medical diagnosis you get; every drug you have been prescribed and every vaccine you accept or refuse. Read more.
A Bill We Helped Write Might Hold Key for COVID-19
Posted March 27, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has medical professionals scrambling to see what treatments they can offer patients. The latest estimates are that a vaccine is at least a year away. The World Health Organization has identified one drug that may offer some hope: an experimental drug called Remdesivir. The drug was effective against viral infections in the laboratory and in animal experiments but failed in an Ebola trial. It is currently being tested on the coronavirus in China and the US, among other places. Read more.
Last Chance to Protect Homeopathy
Posted March 27, 2020
We must oppose the FDA’s actions against homeopathic medicines now. Action Alert! For many months now, we’ve been telling you about the FDA’s latest actions with regard to homeopathic medicines. These actions upend decades of successful regulation of these important products that have been used safely for centuries. The wording of the FDA’s draft guidance threatens all homeopathic medicines and gives the FDA the ability to go after any homeopathic drug it wants to. Read more.
Natural Treatments for Pandemic Now
Posted March 27, 2020
Intravenous (IV) vitamin C is already being used as a treatment for COVID-19 in China, with clinical trials underway. The US government must do the same. Action Alert! Read more.
What California Data Tell Us About Autism Prevalence — and Prevention
Posted March 27, 2020
The United States uses a variety of imperfect data sources to monitor autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at the national level—each providing a partial snapshot of trends for various age groups and time periods. However, many autism researchers consider the high-quality, state-level data collected by the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to be the “most reliable long-term record of autism prevalence trends in the United States” for cases on the more severe end of the spectrum. Read more.
USDA Advisory Committee Recommends Suspension of Dicamba Use
Posted March 27, 2020
The USDA Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee has recommended the suspension of dicamba registration to prevent produce crop harm resulting from off-target movement when the herbicide is applied to non-produce row crops. Read more.
First Person to Test the Coronavirus Speaks Out
Posted March 27, 2020
Today, the United States has test its very first coronavirus vaccine. It went to a volunteer […], 43-year-old Jennifer Haller, who is from Seattle… that’s one of the hardest hit areas for this virus in the nation… Washington state with over 840 cases. It’s a fast moving story and she joins us… View here.
Italian Government Study: 99% of their Coronavirus Fatalities Were Already Sick; Half Diagnosed with 3 or More Diseases
Posted March 27, 2020
A recent article in Bloomberg titled, “99% of Those Who Died From Virus Had Other Illness, Italy Says,” illustrates an overlooked point in the corona-panic taking the world by storm: the status of one’s immune system and overall health determines morbidity and mortality, and likely your susceptibility to infection in the first place. Read more.
