_BY Jeremy - May 31, 2007 - Support Ron Paul's Health Freedom Protection Act, H.R. 2117: http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/healthfreedomusa/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11754
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http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/The-FDA-Has-Blood-on-its-Hands-18252.aspx
The FDA Has Blood on its Hands - May 30, 2007
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Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) says, “enough is enough,” to the Big Pharma Bullies running the FDA. He has introduced bill H.R. 2117 (the Health Freedom Protection Act) into the House of Representatives, which would effectively stop the FDA from censoring truthful claims about the health benefits of dietary supplements.
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He wants to put an end to the federal bureaucrats’ meddling with your right to choose healthy alternatives over harmful and deadly patent drugs, and believes Americans should not be prevented form learning about simple ways to improve their health.
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This bill puts the burden of proof on the FDA/FTC when it comes to proving that a label or advertisement is false and misleading. As it stands now, the manufacturer has to satisfy an unobtainable standard of proof—as was the case with the American cherry growers a few years ago. The FDA went on a witch-hunt after the growers used evidence from studies funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to state that cherries have anti-inflammatory properties.
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The FDA ruled that the cherry growers could not use that evidence to make these claims. Instead, the FDA approved another dangerous anti-inflammatory drug that went on to take the lives of some 20,000 Americans … Clearly, the FDA does not object to the spilling of blood in the course of maintaining the pharmaceutical status quo.
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Big Pharma has the FDA firmly in pocket, and censoring vital information—like the fact that eating 20 cherries has the same effect as popping aspirin or a Cox-2 inhibiting drug—is their only way to stay in business! Perhaps bill H.R. 2117 can get enough traction to stick if enough of us stand firmly behind it, pushing at the rear.
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http://www.LewRockwell.com May 16, 2007
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Dr. Mercola's Comment:
The multi-national drug cartel has cleverly manipulated and controlled the FDA to maximally benefit their bottom line while virtually ignoring the safety of the American public. Over 80 percent of the FDA's resources are geared toward the approval of new drugs, and only 20 percent for all the rest. Only 5 percent goes to drug safety.
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As if that wasn't bad enough, any company that sells supplements, including yours truly, is handcuffed from telling you the truth about supplements because it would make a claim that the FDA did not approve. Ostensibly this is to "protect" the public, but the reality is that it protects the bottom line of the drug companies and prevents the public from having access to information that could save their lives.
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Gary Null has done an excellent job on researching just how extensive this deception is. His book, Death By Medicine, shows how over 2,000 people die every day in the United States from this fatally flawed model.
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Fortunately, there is ONE politician who is seeking to put an end to the nonsense: U.S. presidential candidate, congressman [and doctor] Ron Paul (R-Texas).... At the same time the FDA went on a witch-hunt against cherry growers for citing evidence that cherries have anti-inflammatory properties, the FDA approved dangerous anti-inflammatory drugs that went on to take the lives of some 20,000 Americans.... Big Pharma has the FDA firmly in pocket, and censoring vital information -- like the fact that eating 20 cherries has the same effect as popping aspirin or a Cox-2 inhibiting drug -- is their only way to stay in business! Perhaps bill H.R. 2117 can get enough traction to stick if enough of us stand firmly behind it, pushing at the rear.
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( 44 Comments )
_BY Jeremy - May 31, 2007 - Support Ron Paul's Health Freedom Protection Act, H.R. 2117: http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/healthfreedomusa/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11754
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She is leading the health freedom / stop CODEX movement!! Supporting this wonderful bill only takes 2 minutes thanks to Dr. Laibow! Visit the automated Health Freedom action center, quickly enter your info and it will send your message to the appropriate congressman.
_BY limelemon - May 31, 2007 - CNN Republican Primary Debate - June 5th
[See Ron Paul in next debate] The third debate among GOP presidential candidates will be held on Tuesday, June 5th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET at the Thomas Sullivan Arena on the Saint Anselm College campus in Manchester, New Hampshire. The debate will be broadcast live on CNN.
_BY lobos - June 16, 2007 - Pass this widely...... - ON CAPITOL HILL
http://www.healthfreedom.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=223&Itemid=255
From “Love Canal” to the FDA: Congressman Hinchey of New York Demands Accountability - On May 10, 2007 Congressman Maurice Hinchey (NY) introduced the Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act (FDAIA) HR-2273, a broad reform bill that would end the inappropriately close relationship between the drug industry and the FDA. Please call your representative and ask that he/she consider co sponsoring this important bill. The FDA has on it's board doctors, scientists and lawyers from the pharmaceutical industry.  The FDA is a conflict of interest.  You can take steps to have your rep support this important bill.  This bill is the first attempt to end the conflict of interest that has existed for way too long.  This bill will support US citizens instead of the largest, strongest, most powerful private industry in the world. You can find your representatives here:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/?lvl=C&azip=06460&search.x=8&search.y=5
_BY Momof6 - June 16, 2007 - mention Dr. Carolyn Dean's book, "Death by Modern Medicine".
_BY Russ Bianchi - May 30, 2007 - I remain unconvinced, as good as Dr. Paul's intentions may be, that he can overcome the K Street lobbyists in Big Pharma's pocket, and therefore the US Congresspersons or US Senators, to allow such a bill even to reach [the] floor of each chamber of Congress, for a straight up or down vote, let alone a Presidential signature, without gutting it's teeth on enforcement mandates. Considering this would be the direct equivalent of each US Federal politician taking a pay cut they voted for, as the proverbial saying goes - a snow ball's chance in Hades.
_BY Dr Christopher Gussa - May 30, 2007 - All we need is a majority of congressmen and senators to even give a hoot about health! I agree with Russ, the chances are very slim, however, health (True Health) can be a real “Get on the band wagon” kind of thing if it is cleverly promoted! I keep seeing more and more people that are sick to death of Big Pharma and their trained puppets! (The FDA). I would even venture to say there are more then half that feel the way we do!
_BY PKP - June 03, 2007 - Russ - If your Representative receives word from even ONE constituent that HR 2117 should be passed, he/she is obligated to vote as instructed by his/her constituency.  No matter how powerful the Lobby. It is the lack of communication on the part of the average American citizen to their State and Federal representatives, that allows Lobbyists to swoop in and take votes that belong to us!

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