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09 January 2009
The ANH responds to Sense About Science and Voice of Young Scientists attack on detox products. You'll find here two different perspectives, one from a doctor, the other from a scientist. Essential reading in January!
08 January 2009
Dr Jennifer Lin and colleagues from Harvard Medical School published their trial on the effects of 3 vitamins on cancer prevention in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on December 30, 2008. Find out why it was yet another study designed to fail.
20 December 2008
Read Part 1 of the ANH's feature taking in the visit to Varanasi as part of its information gathering, network strengthening tour of India. This forms an integral part of ANH's ongoing campaign to nurture traditional medicinal cultures.
18 December 2008
EFSA, the supreme authority on food safety in Europe has just handed down a controversial opinion green-lighting calcium fluoride in "food supplements". Read ANH's scathing review on the opinion.
09 December 2008
Read how the UK County Council of Hampshire's Scrutiny Commitee have voted against mass fluoridation of the county's water supply, despite pressure from government bodies.
09 December 2008
A recent Cochrane review of 29 trials, covering 5489 patients, concluded that the St John’s Wort extracts tested "...are superior to placebo in patients with major depression". No wonder this innocent herb has been banned as a food supplement in some EU Member States. It is quite clearly too effective for its own good!
25 November 2008
Some new language in Section 912 of the FDA's Amendments Act of 2007 could hand over control of all scientifically-verified dietary supplements to the pharmaceutical industry. Today, the ANH and its US affiliate, the American Association for Health Freedom, submitted its comments to the FDA showing them they do not have the legal power to do this.
18 November 2008
On Sunday 9th November 2008 the Journal of the American Medical Association issued a press release telling the world that vitamin C and E supplements did not work in preventing heart disease in older men. However, this finding could have been predicted and the funds used to pay for the 10 years worth of research could have been put to much better use.
14 November 2008
There's more evidence from the last Codex nutrition committee meeting, held in Cape Town, that Codex is primarily about creating a global trading environment suitable only for the world's largest corporations. Natural health aware members of the general public need to take action now, before it's too late.
05 November 2008
While the EU herbals directive is in its fourth year of transition, more and more companies are finding its requirements untenable. This could severely restrict a broad range of traditional herbal products to European consumers by April 2011. But the European Commission recognises that something must be done....even if it it doesn't yet know exactly what...
02 November 2008
An independent panel of scientists has told the FDA that it was wrong in its decision to view the controversial plasticiser bisphenol-A (BPA) found in baby's bottles, food containers and plastic wrapping, as safe. The FDA's Science Panel as corroborated these views. The big question now is will the FDA take note and do a U-turn and face the music from their friends in the chemical companies?
31 October 2008
Although natural health advocates, smaller natural health companies and herb suppliers rejoiced at their efforts to sideline ominous Bill C-51 earlier this year, the new parliamentary session in Ottawa always brought with it the risk of the bill's re-introduction.
29 October 2008
The ANH is in close contact with natural product insiders in Brazil—and is learning of the Brazilian government's intention to classify natural products, which are concentrated sources of nutrients or natural plant chemicals, as medicines.
27 October 2008
Dr Robert Verkerk, ANH's scientific and executive director, addressed a large audience at the CAM Expo, London, on October 25 2008, explaining the need for a new paradigm in healthcare. The paradigm, he said, should be based around the ecological and economic principles of sustainability.
27 October 2008
The UK Independent newspaper has obtained confidential documents showing how Gordon Brown and other European leaders are secretly preparing a massive EU wide campaign to spread GM crops and foods.
14 October 2008
An alliance of seven non-governmental organisations and political parties, collectively representing citizens from all 27 European Union (EU) countries, is demanding that tomorrow’s EU Heads of State Summit accepts the outcome of the recent Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
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