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ANH calls for new paradigm in healthcare

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.  

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Chemotherapy doesn't work, so blame vitamin C

09 October 2008

This time it's the US Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center that's taking a pop at vitamin C because it's 'interfering' with chemotherapy drugs.  When we're told that even 100mg of vitamin C could be harmful during chemotherapy it really is time to smell a rat.

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Electro-Spin

09 October 2008

Here we see the same old industry lobbyists seeking to muddy the waters over radiation risks. Read on for why you can't afford to ignore this particular debate.

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ANH participates in emergency task force amidst international natural health crisis

23 September 2008

Separate battles to maintain natural health products and truthful claims have been fought in different parts of the world for decades. Key players in the Canadian natural health industry brought together leading legal and scientific experts in Toronto to discuss global and regional strategies—an international emergency task force emerged as a key output.  

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ANH breaks new ground at the European Social Forum

19 September 2008

The ANH is one of eight European organisations breaking new ground at the European Social Forum (ESF), in Malmo, Sweden (17—21 Sept 2008) to become a voice for change for the natural health industry.  For the first time, the ESF is hosting a Natural Health Forum so as to give a voice to the social and human rights issues arising from the restrictive European legislative approach towards natural health.

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ANH submits two petitions to the European Parliament

18 September 2008

Food supplements and mobile phones seem unlikely bed partners. But the contrasting way in which risks from each is being managed in the EU would seem to suggest that something is not right—and perhaps consumer protection is a lesser priority than often claimed. The ANH appeals to the European Parliament in a bid to use the democratic process in the public interest.

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Dr Rath under fireā€”is there a silver lining?

16 September 2008

The Guardian newspaper v Dr Mathias Rath case has been brewing for some time. On Dr Rath's withdrawal from the court case, Ben Goldacre and his supporters have been crowing as if there'd been a court victory. This is hardly justified. We assess some of the rhetoric and assess it's role in triggering a possible silver lining. 

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Counterfeit drug sales rampant on internet

26 August 2008

Did you know that sales of counterfeit prescription-only drugs worldwide could rise to over $55 billion by 2010?  The European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines has released an important report explaining this growing problem and its risks.

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Vitamin D: as close to a magic bullet as you can get?

22 August 2008

A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that a deficiency of circulating vitamin D levels in the blood is strongly linked to increased risk of death from heart disease.  The evidence supporting vitamin D against heart disease and cancer is now unequivocal—but regulators are still keen to restrict our intake.

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