Prescription drugs injure 2.2 million Americans each year and manage to
kill well over 100,000. The FDA is charged with the safety of such
drugs, so what does the FDA plan to do now? Assault herbal medicine, of
course. After banning ephedra -- an herb that has been safely use in
China for literally thousands of years and has only been associated with
a handful of deaths in the United States -- the FDA apparently feels
compelled to go after other natural medicines that compete with the
profits of prescription drugs, which the FDA seems determined to
protect.
This isn't rational, and it's not science: it's a witch
hunt. There is no set level of risk for a drug or nutritional supplement
that triggers a ban by the FDA. Rather, the FDA simply allows virtually
any drug to stay on the market, regardless of how many patients
it kills (Rezulin, a diabetes drug, reportedly killed 10,000 people and
damaged the livers of 100,000 before the FDA finally pulled it), while
simultaneously applying an entirely different standard to herbal
medicines and nutritional supplements.
This is just one of many
reasons why we seriously need FDA reform. The FDA has forgotten its
mission and betrayed the American public by defending -- in fact,
promoting -- the commercial interests of drug companies alone. And in
doing so, it has put us all at risk.
About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health researcher, author and award-winning journalist with a passion for teaching people how to improve their health He has authored more than 1,800 articles and dozens of reports, guides and interviews on natural health topics, and he has created several downloadable courses on survival and preparedness, including his widely-downloaded course on personal safety and self-defense. Adams is a trusted, independent journalist who receives no money or promotional fees whatsoever to write about other companies' products. In 2010, Adams launched TV.NaturalNews.com, a natural health video site featuring videos on holistic health and green living. He's also the founder of a well known HTML email software company whose 'Email Marketing Director' software currently runs the NaturalNews subscription database. Adams is currently the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates.
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