Healthy News

Minneapolis, MN, May 7, 2008 - As natural health consumers, we all know that our vitamins, supplements and nutrients are frequently and consistently targeted by the malicious or misinformed who question their safety or legitimacy. Citizens for Health Senior Policy Advisor, James Gormley, shares his perspective on some of the more recent propaganda.

Minneapolis, MN, January 22nd, 2008 - "This is a victory for all Pennsylvanians who believe, as we do, that they have a right to be informed about what they put into their bodies," said Frank Herd, Jr, Executive Director of Citizens for Health, the voice of the natural health consumer.

Citizens for Health has supported Ron Paul's Health Freedom Protection Act, H.R. 2117, since it was first introduced in 2005. Now is the time to get your Representative to co-sponsor this important legislation.

Harrisburg, PA, December 12, 2007 - Citizens for Health Joins With Sixty-Five Consumer, Environmental Groups and Dairies to Urge Pennsylvania Governor Rendell to Rescind Ban on Milk Hormone Labeling. Consumers Want to Be Informed About Hormone Use on Dairy Cows

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Who's blaming supplements today? Citizens for Health Senior Policy Advisor, James Gormley, discusses the trend in scapegoating supplements.

Editor's Note: With irradiation once again in the news and irradiation of herbs now under consideration, this editorial is more timely than ever.

The US Food and Drug Administration says there is no need for an urgent review of the safety of aspartame, despite a new study showing the sweetener may cause cancer.

From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel - A new Italian study demonstrates aspartame's carcinogenic effects in rats, especially when exposed in utero and during development.

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Philadelphia, May 2007 - When the jury asked for a calculator to begin adding up the damages against Splenda, the chlorine-based sweetener’s lawyers rushed to the judge and said they would settle.  Thus came an end to the Philadelphia courtroom battle launched by NutraSweet against Splenda for harming its profits by untruthfully saying Splenda is “Made from sugar so it tastes like sugar.” 

Washington, April 17, 2007 - The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), an expert advisory panel to the USDA’s National Organic Program, has made it clear that organic agriculture should not allow the use of cloned animals or their offspring in the production of organic food.  The NOSB voted at their spring meeting in Washington, DC to exclude cloned animals, their offspring, and any food products from cloned animals from the organic sector.