Oprah Raises Awareness on Thyroid Issue; Controversy and Confusion Follow
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Oprah has done an immense favor to millions of American women by helping them understand that a malfunctioning thyroid gland may indeed be part of their weight and health problems. After writing openly about her thyroid problem in the October 2007 Oprah Magazine, she then went into the nature of thyroid problems on her TV show. Cancer Industry Lobbies for Profits that KillTuesday, October 23, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Billions of dollars of profit are at stake. The new generation of biotech drugs is upon us. Will they help or will they kill? The answer, it appears, depends on the dose. More importantly, the answer depends on the moral integrity of oncologists that treat their patients. What should society do with doctors that put money in their pockets as a priority over the lives of their patients? The FDA is Marching; Health Freedom Leaders Adopt ResolutionsTuesday, October 16, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The United States Health Freedom Assembly met October 12 – 14, 2007 at the William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, MN, a gathering of many of the top state, federal, and international health freedom advocates, organizations, and industry. The meeting took on a tone of extreme importance as the FDA has issued policy and obtained broad new regulatory authority over health freedom in the past 12 months. The FDA is seeking to undermine the law known as DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994), the cornerstone of health freedom in America. Emboldened by its new powers the FDA is now poised to trample the first amendment rights of companies and Americans who seek to explain or understand how nutrition can support health. The FDA campaign has begun. Washington Post Calls the FDA’s New Reagan-Udall Center Rife With RisksMonday, October 15, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Since mid summer I was the primary drum beat warning of the grave consequences to health freedom and health in general about turning the FDA into a pseudo drug company by giving it control over the licensing, patenting, and profits of the very drugs it is supposed to be regulating. Congressional birdbrains failed to even debate the most sweeping change of the FDA in a hundred years! China – Soon to Be the Drug KingpinWednesday, October 10, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The Wall Street Journal has outlined for the world the rapidly expanding Chinese drug market. Many of the ingredients in brand-name drugs people already take come from China. China is already the largest producer of chemicals for drugs. For example, AstaZeneca's Seroquel, a powerful anti-psychotic medication that is routinely (and inappropriately) prescribed in an off-label manner to children for mild behavior issues is produced with chemicals that come from China. FDA Condones Unsafe Human ExperimentsWednesday, October 03, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The New York Times reports that the FDA fails to ensure the safety of millions of people who participate in experimental clinical trials. In fact, the government doesn’t even have any idea how many of these experiments are taking place. The FDA haphazardly follows up on less than 1%, and when problems are found little or nothing is done. FDA, Bush, and Republicans Attack Citizen’s Health RightsWednesday, September 26, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The FDA reform legislation passed by the House and Senate shows just how corrupt the politics for profit system in America has become. The idea that citizens would have no right to sue a drug company when they are injured or killed by a medication is a difficult pill to swallow. Especially in light of multiple scandals, many ongoing, wherein the FDA and drug companies selectively hide important risks from the public in an effort to protect the profits of Big Pharma at the expense of human health. Media is Part of the Big Pharma CartelFriday, September 21, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Have you ever wondered why the media speaks so highly of drugs and paints safe and effective dietary supplements as either not effective or even dangerous? As the House and Senate finally agreed to a near useless FDA reform and financing package it became painfully clear that advertising dollars were far more important than health or safety of Americans. Wyeth Vaccine Causes Super-Strain Ear InfectionsTuesday, September 18, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) he vaccine model of health care has taken another nose five as researchers report that since 2000, when Wyeth's bacterial strep vaccine Prevnar was put on the market, drug-resistant and rapidly mutating bacteria have moved in to fill the void left by those bacteria treated with the vaccine. While Wyeth sold $1.5 billion of its vaccine last year.... Drug-related Deaths and Serious Injuries Have DoubledTuesday, September 11, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The FDA reports that between 1998 and 2005 deaths and serious injuries from drugs has doubled, a rate of injury significantly faster than the increase in prescriptions. 51 drugs are responsible for the increase, with new biotech drugs that modulate the immune system at the top of the list. 85% percent of those suffering did not have any label warning that the drug they were taking could produce the serious health problem, injury, or death.... FDA Unable to Monitor the Safety of Our Food SupplyMonday, September 03, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Let’s face it, the only things that interest Commissioner of the FDA Andrew von Eschenbach are making new and experimental cancer drugs, turning the FDA into a drug development company, and rushing drugs to the market with less safety testing than already exists. What does he really care about the distraction known as the safety of the food supply? The FDA Wants Your Medical RecordsWednesday, August 29, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) In an unprecedented move the Department of Defense has agreed to share at least some of its 9.1 million medical records of military personnel and their families with the FDA. The FDA says it wants the information for improved safety monitoring of drugs. This “safety excuse” is a cover for the FDA to set up the technology to efficiently track the entire population’s medical records. By working with the military records the FDA can set up and perfect the IT technology required to do this. Mitt Romney Running on Vitamin DollarsSaturday, August 25, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Surprise – Of the 7 million dollars given to the 2008 presidential candidates so far by the health industry Mormon Mitt Romney has taken the lead with $80,000 coming from the Mormon state of Utah’s multi-level vitamin companies Xango, LLC and Melaluca, Inc. To my knowledge Mitt Romney has never taken any public position in support of dietary supplements on any key issue. Mitt Romney has just unveiled a health plan to... The FDA Silently Sanctions Broad Use of Anti-Psychotic Medication in ChildrenThursday, August 23, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) If any person was ever looking for evidence that the medical profession and the FDA were beholden to the drug companies at the expense of human health, the use of anti-psychotic medication in our children is the classic example. On August 22, 2007 the FDA approved Johnson & Johnson’s atypical anti-psychotic drug Risperdal for the treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents, ages 13 to 17, and for the short-term treatment of manic or mixed episodes of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents ages 10 to 17. In so doing the FDA has silently condoned the use of this class of powerful brain-altering drug to be given for off label use to treat temper tantrums and behavioral outbursts in children of all ages. This is sick beyond comprehension... Merck Spends 1 Billion to Silence Vioxx ComplaintsTuesday, August 21, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Merck’s Vioxx pain killer needlessly killed anywhere from 50,000 to 150,000 people. It was allowed on the market by the FDA even though FDA managers knew there were major problems. Merck certainly knew there were major problems. Those who were seriously injured or the families of those who were killed have sought monetary damages from Merck, rather than criminal prosecution of Merck executives and FDA managers.... Drug Companies Embark Upon the Era of Unprecedented Human ExperimentsMonday, August 06, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The Washington Post now reports the death of a 36-year-old woman who was the sole participant in another experiment with a biotech drug made of genetically altered viruses. The dead woman’s husband reports she was deceived as to the risks of the experiment. Consumers beware – this is the new era of biotech medicine... FDA Mangers Earn Bonuses while Americans DieFriday, August 03, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The Washington Post reports that FDA managers are given preference for bonuses over technical and scientific staff, a practice that has been going on while the very same managers have been actively hiding safety data from the public and failing to act to inform the public when a drug is known to have an increased risk of death as a side effect.... The FDA – Culture of CorruptionThursday, July 26, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Question: What does the FDA do when a new potential blockbuster drug poses a significant risk for heart failure? Answer: It removes the lead scientist from the drug’s approval process to silence the problem. FDA Tyranny to Become LawFriday, July 13, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) On Wednesday, July 11, 2007 the House passed HR.2900 without allowing the Ron Paul (R-TX) amendments to protect dietary supplements. Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), John Dingell (D-MI), Henry Waxman (D-CA), and others falsely proclaimed that they were doing America a favor by passing this sweeping FDA-supported legislation that grants the rouge agency more power and money, and even transforms it into a quasi drug company. The House Version of S.1082 (H.R.2900) Continues the Attack on Dietary SupplementsMonday, July 02, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Fake drug safety legislation now moves to the floor of the House (H.R. 2900). The Senate has already passed its similar version (S.1082). Within this legislation is a blatant attack by the FDA on dietary supplements. The FDA is seeking the power to brand dietary supplements as unsafe using drug related risk-benefit analysis. Unless the wording in the bill is changed the FDA will have the power to remove any dietary supplement from the market based on its opinion. The bill is expected to come to the floor of the House for debate and vote during the second or third week of July. FDA Announces Plan to Eliminate Vitamin CompaniesWednesday, June 27, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The FDA, emboldened by its transformation into a drug company, has embarked upon an anti-American plan of interfering with business and intentionally eliminating various dietary supplement companies from the market. The FDA announcement came on Friday, June 22, 2007 under the guise of a final rule for dietary supplement good manufacturing practices (CGMPs). Within this 800 page rule the FDA states, “We find that this final rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.... Establishments with above average costs, and even establishments with average costs, could be hard pressed to continue to operate. Some of these may decide it is too costly and either change product lines or go out of business.... 140 very small [less than 20 employees] and 32 small dietary supplement manufacturers [less than 500 employees] will be at risk of going out of business.... costs per establishment are proportionally higher for very small than for large establishments....The regulatory costs of this final rule will also discourage new small businesses from entering the industry.” How the FDA is Becoming a Drug Company: Consumer Safety, Access to Natural Health Options ThreatenedWednesday, June 13, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Under the false pretense of improved food and drug safety the FDA is re-inventing itself as a kingpin drug company. This charade has so far hoodwinked virtually all members of Congress. The Senate has already approved this FDA transformation. The House will bring similar legislation out of committee next week, with a vote in the full House likely in July. Wellness Resources Sponsors Aaron Russo film, America – Freedom to FascismTuesday, June 12, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Wellness Resources, Inc of Minneapolis, Minnesota announced their premier sponsorship of the 2nd Annual Solstice Film Festival from June 21st-24th in St. Paul, Minnesota, held at the historic Fitzgerald Theater. On Saturday, June 23, a special Spotlight Event will feature a screening of the powerful documentary, America: Freedom to Fascism. Thousands Die While FDA has Mud on Its FaceMonday, June 11, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The Avandia scandal took a new turn last week as the New York Times broke the story that Rosemary Johann-Liang, deputy director of the FDA’s Division of Drug Risk Evaluation, was reprimanded last year by FDA top brass for approving a black box warning to let doctors and patients know that Avandia causes an increased risk for heart failure. It is apparently the policy of dysfunctional FDA management to punish safety staff when they do something that may cost Big Pharma dearly so as to protect human health.... What Does it Take to Get a Black Box Warning?Thursday, June 07, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Critics of the FDA and Big Pharma have for years complained that the FDA stifles needed health warnings so as to allow pharmaceutical companies to gain market share and profits at the expense of human health. This is certainly the case with antidepressants, ADHD drugs, and atypical antipsychotics. A classic example of this problem has come to light as part of the Avandia scandal.
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