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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Institute for Health Freedom (IHF) warns that the economic stimulus bill mandates electronic health records for every citizen without providing for opt-out or patient consent provisions. "Without those protections, Americans' electronic health records could be shared -- without their consent -- with over 600,000 covered entities through the forthcoming nationally linked electronic health-records network," says Sue A. Blevins, IHF president....
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Before increasing federal spending on health IT, Congress should first fix the already-outdated 1996 HIPAA privacy rule to ensure individuals have control over their personal health information," says Sue A. Blevins, president of the Institute for Health Freedom (IHF). "Right now, the HIPAA privacy rule has too many loopholes to ensure true patient privacy," Blevins stresses. IHF released the following analyses regarding proposed federal...
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act Mandates Label Accuracy, Truth in Advertising and Product Purity WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to misleading statements recently made regarding dietary supplement regulation, the Natural Products Association's Executive Director and CEO, David Seckman, released this statement: Increased scrutiny by professional sports leagues on steroid usage, which the Natural Products Association (NPA) commends, has unfortunately...
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural health news site NaturalNews.com has teamed with the newly-launched Moxxor company to bring an advanced marine omega-3 supplement to health-conscious consumers. Made from green-lipped mussel oil grown in aquaculture farms off the coast of New Zealand, Moxxor is a nutrient-rich marine omega-3 health supplement made from extremely potent omega-3 lipids shown to enhance and support the body's healthy response to inflammation. To set itself apart...
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- NaturalNews.com, the independent natural health news site read by over one million health-conscious consumers, has posted audio interviews with two health experts: Debra Lynn Dadd, author of "Home Safe Home," and Byron Richards, founder of Wellness Resources (http://www.wellnessresources.com/), a nutritional supplement provider. Both interviews are available as free MP3 downloads from: http://www.naturalnews.com/index-podcasts.html For her interview,...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Better Nutrition, (http://www.betternutrition.com/), the country's leading independent health food store magazine, today announces the winners of their Best of Supplements Awards. The awards recognize 50 outstanding supplement products in categories ranging from heart health and immunity to pain relief and cancer prevention. "Our goal is to give health food store shoppers recommendations of high-quality, effective products in a range of...
On the heels of the recent attempts to severely restrict and further regulate natural supplements and remedies through legislative Bill C-51 in Canada, the increased concerns regarding the US Food and Drug Administration's revisions of the cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices regulations) and ongoing concerns over the severely restrictive European regulatory regime on natural health products, an unprecedented two-day conference concluded last Friday with the formation of an...
By A.J. Perez Serious side effects from the use of food supplements resulted in 604 "adverse-event" reports -- a list that includes at least five deaths -- through the first six months that such accounts have been required by law. The Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements in the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition acknowledged receiving 368 mandatory reports from supplement manufacturers and 236 reports from consumers or...
A new study by the National Cancer Institute has found that people with one or more chronic illness are the primary factor behind the use of dietary supplements. Cancer survivors also contribute to the use of supplements, although not specifically as cancer treatments.Dr. Melissa Farmer Miller, the study's lead author, told Reuters that its important for cancer patients to inform their physicians about any non-prescription medications or natural products they may be taking, as a lack of...
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Nov. 29, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Millennium Natural Health, a growing Oakland County health and wellness company, announced today it has launched a new corporate web site http://www.millenniumnaturalhealth.com. The web site offers premium nutritional supplements, such as antioxidants that help prevent cancer, herbal supplements, and a variety of other vitamins and minerals. The site also provides educational resources such as articles and other materials that provide...
