Posted February 21, 2020
The US EPA has released its decision on glyphosate for the renewal of the registration of the herbicide. The EPA says it “continues to find that there are no risks of concern to human health when glyphosate is used in accordance with its current label”. The EPA also says that glyphosate is “unlikely to be a human carcinogen”.
Dr Charles Benbrook, project coordinator of the Heartland Study on the effects of herbicide spraying on birth outcomes and children’s health, commented: “I am flabbergasted at this decision. There is NOTHING – ZERO – in the EPA decision to reduce worker exposures and risks.” Read more.
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St. Louise Roundup Cancer Trial “Will not Resume;” Settlement News Expected
Posted February 21, 2020
Other cases with trial dates are pending in the St. Louis, Missouri area and in Kansas City, Missouri, including one case with more than 80 plaintiffs scheduled for trial March 30 in St. Louis City Court. A hearing was supposed to be held today in that case, Seitz v. Monsanto, but was cancelled. The Miller firm is one of the primary plaintiffs’ firms in the Roundup litigation and caused a stir last month by canceling a St. Louis trial shortly before opening statements were to begin in order to facilitate settlement talks. Read more.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense Submitted Historic Case Against U.S. Government for Wireless Harms
Posted February 21, 2020
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) is leading a historic legal action against the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) for its refusal to review their 25 year old guidelines, and to promulgate scientific, human evidence-based radio frequency emissions (“RF”) rules that adequately protect public health from wireless technology radiation. The Petition contends the agency’s actions are capricious and not evidence-based. The Petition was filed on 2/2/2020 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Read more.
B12 Shots Banned?
Posted February 14, 2020
California is threatening to ban methylcobalamin shots, which sets a dangerous precedent. We must act now. Action Alerts! The California State Board of Pharmacy has proposed regulatory language that would block patient access to methylcobalamin (B12) injections, IV glutathione, intranasal glutathione, alpha lipoic acid, as well as numerous other medications. This serious threat to crucial medicines must be opposed immediately to prevent significant harm to patients suffering from debilitating illnesses. Read more.
Software Company Agrees to Pay $145-Million Settlement in Opioid Kick-Back Scheme
Posted February 14, 2020
Practice Fusion, a San Francisco-based developer of IT products for the healthcare industry, agreed to pay $145-million to avoid criminal and civil prosecution over accusations that it solicited a $1-million kick-back from an unidentified “major opioid manufacturer” in exchange for using its technology to push doctors toward prescribing more unnecessary opioids. The software company claimed to provide unbiased medical information, but it allowed input from the drug manufacturer that influenced doctors to over-prescribe opioids medication. $26-million will go toward criminal fines, and $119 million will go to the federal government and the states. As usual, none of the settlement will go to victims. Read more.
Are Mandatory Vaccines Coming to Your State? Feds & Big Pharma Push to Force States to Mandate ALL CDC Recommended Vaccines
Posted February 14, 2020
As vaccine-related bills are being introduced into state legislatures this month, a bill (HB1090) has been proposed in the Virginia legislature to require school children to receive every dose of all current and future vaccines added to the recommended childhood vaccine schedule by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) appointed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Read more.
US Congressman Adam Schiff Sued by Physicians Group for Censoring Vaccine Debate
Posted January 17, 2020
On Jan 15, 2020, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, along with Katarina Verrelli, on behalf of herself and others who seek access to vaccine information, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant Adam Schiff has abused government power and infringed on their free-speech rights. Read more.
Monsanto Loses Effort to Head off St. Louis Trial that starts next week
Posted January 17, 2020
Monsanto’s German owner Bayer AG has failed in efforts to head off a Missouri trial over claims brought by cancer patients that Monsanto’s herbicide caused their diseases and Monsanto hid the risks. Read more.
Making CAFOs a Thing of the Past
Posted January 17, 2020
A new bill seeks to change the way animals are raised in the US. It needs our support. Action Alert!
The Farm System Reform Act addresses a number of concerns we at ANH-USA have been writing about for years. The meat industry in the United States is dominated by a few large companies that demand animals be confined in close quarters and raised in squalid conditions. This bill would halt the dominance of CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operation) over the meat industry in the US. It would also return transparency to meat labeling. Read more.
FDA Leaves Cancer Patients in the Lurch
Posted January 17, 2020
What happens when you cross a proven natural treatment with a crony medical system? A monopoly. Action Alert!
New information has come to light that poses a threat for continued consumer access to intravenous vitamin C (IVC), a potent, safe, and natural treatment for viral and bacterial infections and some cancers. It is a blatant example of our crony medical system. If we don’t stand up and send a strong message to Congress and the FDA, affordable IVC will be a thing of the past. Read more.
