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• US Senator Rand Paul offers surprise amendment to rein in FDA abuses

  
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  Mike Adams Natural News May 24, 2012 (NaturalNews) In a stunning and completely unannounced move, US Senator Rand Paul — who many agree represents the best hope for the restoration of liberty in America — has introduced an amendment to a key FDA funding bill that seeks to sharply rein in the FDA’s power. It ...
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• Skin rash outbreak at Florida school is mysterious (or not)

  
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  Lauderdale Lakes rashes: Experts can’t explain outbreaks at schools . For the second time this month, a Broward County public school was locked down after students and a faculty member experienced mysterious rashes. Officials say they don’t know what’s causing victims to itch or briefly have red skin or welts ...
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• POM fights back with out-of-context ads

  
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  POM Wonderful has a full-page ad in today’s New York Times (how much do these things cost?) titled “FTC v. POM: You be the judge.”  The ad includes selected quotes from the judge’s decision (see yesterday’s post ) and refers readers to its wonderfully named website, pomtruth.com, where you can see the ...
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• The FTC vs. POM Wonderful: the latest round

  
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  I’ve been following the legal battles between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the makers of POM juice and other pomegranate juice products with avid interest, mainly because they deal with the credibility of sponsored scientific research. This week, an administrative law judge ruled that POM violated ...
  5 days ago

• Alt med vs the law

  
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  Two articles are out today that highlight the legal landscape for homeopathy and alternative medicine claims. It looks like a rocky road coming up for them. First, the legal challenge that could stop homeopathy in its tracks discusses how a Canadian class action lawsuit against Boiron could influence the decision ...
  6 days ago

• POM not as wonderful as claimed

  
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  FTC is doing their job again. Their complaint regarding deceptive advertising for pomegranate products was upheld. Administrative Law Judge Upholds FTC’s Complaint that POM Deceptively Advertised Its Products as Treating, Preventing, or Reducing the Risk of Heart Disease, Prostate Cancer, and Erectile Dysfunction ...
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• Nutella Lawsuit: Ferrero Settles Class-Action Suit Over Deceptive Marketing of Health Claims For $3 Million

  
  TopsyTasty — Authority: 117
  I’d like to quote Shakespeare here and say… “First thing we do, is kill all the lawyers.” Dick the butcher uttered that line in “Henry the VI.”  Unfortunately it’s a very misinterpreted line.  In this play, killing all the lawyers was uttered by someone who was looking to overthrow the government. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Medical Expenses & Your Taxes.

  
  Insurance on the Web — Authority: 87
  As personal tax time closes for the year, now may be the time to start looking at your corporate year end.  This could lead you to review your tax structure, and how your personal income is received, ie. T4 or Dividends.  If your accountant is like mine, I receive dividends in order to take advantage of lower tax ...
  3 weeks ago

• Burzynski bows out of U.K. conference to avoid critics

  
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  Dr Stanislaw Burzynski has bowed out of a U.K. convention on complementary health. According to the conference website, he’s afraid of “attacks”. News – cichealth.org.uk . …he feels he is unable to come and speak about his excellent work at our convention. One of the reasons he feels unable to come is ...
  4 weeks ago

• Nutella Settles Lawsuit

  
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  Nutella Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Worth $2.5 Million – Newsoxy.com Ferrero U.S.A. Inc., maker of the chocolate-hazelnut spread Nutella, settles a $2.5 million class-action lawsuit in California, media reports say. The lawsuit objected to advertisements suggesting the chocolate-hazelnut spread was a healthy food. ...
  4 weeks ago

• Burzynski cancer treatment: The beat goes on

  
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  A few weeks ago I had noticed news that his hearing in front of the Texas Medical Board had been suspended. I didn’t know what that meant but the clinic treated it as good news. Dr. Burzynski has pending complaints against him to be addressed by the licensing board. As many readers know, the Burzynski clinic claims ...
  4 weeks ago

• Nutella customers win $3million in class-action suit over ‘misleading’ claims it is ‘a healthy breakfast’

  
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  Justice never tasted so good. A disgruntled mother’s quest make Nutella pay for advertising their hazelnut spread as a ‘nutritious’ part of a ‘healthy breakfast’ has yielded millions in rewards. Ferrero U.S.A. Inc., an affiliate of Nutella’s Italian-based parent company, has to pay $4 to EVERY person who ...
  4 weeks ago

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