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Hear Dr Verkerk being interviewed by Voice America

02 November 2004

The interview lasts approximately 60 minutes and Dr Verkerk covers The Food Supplements Directive and Codex. Follow this link to hear the interview.

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Schwarzenegger Attacks "Quackbusters"...

01 November 2004

The "quackbuster" operation, run out of a New York ad agency, isn't doing well in California... to say the least. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined several citizen's groups in taking a formal stand against certain sleazy "quackbuster" activities. The Governor, along with a citizen's group, "Californians to Stop Shakedown Lawsuits (CSSL), is promoting California ballot Propos

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Consumer Organisations Criticise Influence of Drug Companies

23 October 2004

The pharmaceutical industry operates in a way that puts profits before public health, members of parliament (MPs) heard last week. And the regulatory authorities, which are meant to ensure the safety of drugs and protect the public, collude with the industry, they were told.

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US HerbalGram article

07 October 2004

Alex Schauss PhD offers his views in an informative article in the American Botanical Society's HerbalGram covering the impact of EU legislation.

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BBC1 TV Panorama

04 October 2004

Taken on Trust is being rebroadcast on Thursday, 7 October at 00.55 UK time

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Lancet study attacks antioxidants

01 October 2004

Dr Bjelakovic and colleagues have analysed 14 trials involving antioxidant vitamins and the mineral selenium. Their findings are damning, but cannot, in ANH's view, be applied to antioxidants in general.

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Traditional remedies do work!

29 September 2004

This finding by Peter Houghton and collaborators is no surprise to those who have used such remedies....

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Whose Truth About Vitamins?

17 September 2004

BBC2 broadcast its story last night on vitamin supplementation. Far from being fair and balanced, it took a heavy swipe at high dose vitamin supplementation and omitted discussion of the benefits of supplementation. See the joint ANH and Institute for Complementary Medicine press release below.

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BBC2 Horizon: The Truth About Vitamins

15 September 2004

is the BBC's treatment of the vitamin supplementation really "balanced"? See the communications below and make up your own mind if you are able to see the programme at 21.00 h on 16 September.

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Debate on homeopathy

13 September 2004

A discussion ensues in the The Times newspaper (London) on the role of science as a means of validating homeopathy and other forms of complementary medicine...

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US allows fatty acid claims

10 September 2004

Just as Europe tries to push the onus for proving health claims on manufacturers via the proposed EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations, the US government offers another allowed health claim that will empower consumers.

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ANH files European Court Legal Brief

03 August 2004

On Monday 2 August 2004 ANH lawyers filed its detailed arguments for its challenge to the EU ban on food supplements in the European Court of Justice.

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Guilty Plea Seen for Drug Maker

16 July 2004

New York Times reporter Gardiner Harris covers recent criminal charge against drugs company

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Organic shoppers back ANH lawsuit

15 July 2004

Leading organic wholefood and natural remedies retailer Fresh & Wild is donating 5% of one day's (15 July) turnover to the ANH campaign.

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Multivitamins reduce HIV-disease progression

01 July 2004

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that vitamin supplements reduce the rate of progression of HIV-related diseases

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South Africa opposes Codex rule on health claims

14 June 2004

South Africa again leads the world in questioning the Codex proposal to ban any claims that suggest foods can prevent, alleviate or cure any disease. Why do so many government's tell us to eat 5-a-day...?

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