NCAHF Newsletter articles from July 1992

NCAHF Newsletter archives from July 1992

FDA clinic raid panics maverick medics' community. (includes comment)(Jonathan Wright and alternative medicine)
July 1, 1992... On May 8, a frantic plea by Alexander Schauss (see "Diet & behavior 'expert' fakes his credentials," NCAHF Newsletter, Jan-Feb, 1989) went through the communications network of organized "alternative" medicine. FDA agents and King County...

Letter to Hoffman-Laroche CEO says it well. (Irwin Lerner, chief executive officer of Hoffman-Laroche, vitamin producer)
July 1, 1992... * Hoffman-LaRoche is the world's largest vitamin producer. Mr. Irwin Lerner, President and CEO May 16, 1992 Hoffman-LaRoche 340 Kingsland St. Nutley, NJ 07110 Dear Mr. Lerner: A quote in the latest issue of Nutrition Forum Attributed...

The case against amino acid supplements.
July 1, 1992... Victor Herbert, MD, JD, presents the medicolegal case against the over-the-counter marketing of free amino acid supplements in "L-Tryptophan" (Nutrition Today Mar-Apr, 1992). Most shocking is the revelation that both the FDA and Canada's Food...

Biofeedback: how valid is it? (includes comment)
July 1, 1992... Biofeedback is a popular psychological treatment for a variety of medical problems. It has been around for sometime and is sometimes equated with behavioral medicine. Alan Roberts, PhD, a researcher who is experienced in the clinical use of...

NYC cracks down on phony nutritional sports aids. (New York City Department of Consumer Affairs)
July 1, 1992... The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs has filed legal charges against six manufacturers of nutritional supplements for deceptive advertising in body-building and fitness magazines. Mark Green, Commissioner, stated: "This $100...

A voice of reason on the environment. (includes comment)(Dr. Dixie Lee Ray's article on global warming)
July 1, 1992... Dixie Lee Ray, PhD, former governor of Washington, long known for her eloquent rationalism, puts the facts to the popular scare stories that drive environmental politics these days. Her article, "Are the global threats real? Scientific Facts...

Colorado RN confronts pseudoscience in nurses' continuing education. (Linda Rojas)
July 1, 1992... The Colorado Board of Nursing (CBN) mandates a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education (CE) credit every two years for RNs and LPNs. The purpose of CE presumably is to bring practitioners up-to-date with the rapidly developing science and...

The "Doctor Feel-Good" approach to quackery.
July 1, 1992... Health-conscious people generally reject drugs as incompatible with a healthy lifestyle, but seekers of superhealth are being fooled by herbal drug pushers. A study of health practices and beliefs* revealed that people do not differentiate...

Chiros blamed for workers' compensation cost problems. (chiropractors)
July 1, 1992... Florida workers' compensation officials are complaining bitterly about abuses by chiropractors, according to the cover story of Florida Trend ("The manipulators," June, '92). A spokesman for the American Insurance Association says that he...