Senator Tester Offers Amendment to Remove GMO Rider

Sen. Jon Tester, on his Montana Organic Family farm. Sen. Jon Tester’s office/Flickr
UPDATE 3/21: “Bad news. Monsanto Rider is in the Senate passed continuing resolution (CR) and will likely remain in the final version passed by the House later today. Good news. The rider will only be in effect for the next 6 months […]

How Cells from an Aborted Fetus are Used Today to Create Flavor Enhancers in Foods

For several years anti-abortion advocates have been warning that a new technology for enhancing flavors such as sweetness and saltiness uses aborted fetal cells in the process.

Psychiatric Research Misconduct at the University of Minnesota: How Forced Participation in Drug Trial Resulted in Death

by Vera Sharav
ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION
I have just signed a petition urging Mark Dayton, Governor of Minnesota to appoint an independent, external panel of experts to conduct an investigation into gross medical research and clinical care misconduct by psychiatrists at the University of Minnesota who put their financial interests above the life of a […]

Will You Still Allow the FDA to Control What You Eat?

By Pete Kennedy, Esq
Mercola.com

People’s access to raw milk is determined by state law, and there are many differences among the states. Raw milk sales or distribution are legal in a majority of the states, and there has been a trend towards improving access in recent years.

Two major holdouts to this trend are Minnesota and Wisconsin; […]

Food Allergies: “What Would Darwin Say?”

Why would evolution have us be allergic to the things that sustain us?

Are Peanut Adjuvants in Vaccines Responsible for the Peanut Allergy Epidemic?

Video highlights of the last Congressional Hearing on Autism.

Vaccines and the Peanut Allergy Epidemic
by Dr Tim O’Shea
www.thedoctorwithin.com

Have you ever wondered why so many kids these days are allergic to peanuts? Where did this allergy come from all of a sudden?

Before 1900, reactions to peanuts were unheard of. Today almost a 1.5 million children in this […]

Registered Dietitians Want Monopoly on Patient Diet and Nutrition Services

Rather than open the door to competent, graduate level nutrition experts in prescribing therapeutic diets for those in the hospital, this rule proposes an anti-competitive niche for dietitians to assume that role.

Big Pharma Robs Compound From Grapes, Makes Patented Drug They Claim Will Help People Live to 150 Years

by Dave Mihalovic
PreventDisease.com

Big money just loves to prostitute nature. The grape polyphenol powerhouse resveratrol, has been erroneously credited to the wine industry for years to further promote red wines around the world as healthy and even anti-aging beverages. However, the consumption of wine is not necessary to benefit from resveratrol–all you need are grapes. Big […]

Foods Highest In Vitamin E Prevent Cancer, Not Supplements

Health Impact News Editor Comments:

Most liquid Vitamin E soft gels are derived from soybean oil. It is also used as a preservative in many foods, often labeled as “mixed tocopherols” or something of that nature. So if you are looking to avoid soy in your diet, you will also want to check labels for Vitamin […]

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Fail Again

by Dr. David Brownstein
Dr. Brownstein’s Holistic Medicine

The headline in the New York Times on 2.15.13 stated, “Merck Settles Suits of Cholesterol Drug”.  The article indicated that Big Pharma Founding Cartel Member Merck agreed to pay $688 million to settle lawsuits claiming that it had harmed investors by delaying the release of unfavorable study results for […]