NCAHF Newsletter articles from July 1995

NCAHF Newsletter archives from July 1995

Texas AG takes action against Formula One. (attorney general, Nature's Nutrition Formula One)
July 1, 1995... The Sept-Oct, 1994 NCAHF Newsletter reported the death of a Texas woman that was associated with use of Nature's Nutrition Formula One manufactured by Alliance USA of Richardson. It was reported that a legal technicality had prevented the Texas...

Anti-immunization groups threaten public health.
July 1, 1995... HealthWatch Newsletter (May, 1995) says fears that anti-immunization campaigners could wreck attempts to eradicate, or at least minimize diseases, were highlighted recently at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in...

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy pass resolution on homeopathy.
July 1, 1995... On May 3, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) passed the following resolution at its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas: Whereas, there has been an increase in the number of homeopathic products manufactured by U.S. and foreign...

NCAHF position paper on over-the-counter herbal remedies. (National Council Against Health Fraud)
July 1, 1995... The over-the-counter (OTC) herbal remedies business is reported to be well over $1.5 billion in current sales with an estimated annual growth rate of 15%. In 1994, $813.8 million of the health food store's $4.815 billion in sales (17%) were from...

Return of a panacea. (capsicum)
July 1, 1995... An old-time remedy has reappeared--capsicum peppers. Capsicum was first described by a physician who accompanied Columbus to the West Indies. Capsicum contains an irritating oleoresin, the major component of which is capsaicin (cap-say-sun), a...