NCAHF Newsletter articles from March 1994

NCAHF Newsletter archives from March 1994

National Council Against Health Fraud position on homeopathy.
March 1, 1994... Summary Homeopathy was devised by German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) as a reaction to practices based upon the ancient humoral theory which he labeled "allopathy." The term has been misapplied to regular medicine ever since....

Removal of dental fillings a sign of gross negligence. (case against holistic dentistry)
March 1, 1994... Administrative law judge Robert Neher revoked the license of Mark S. Hulet, DDS citing his removal of dental fillings as a sign of gross negligence. Hulet, who practiced in Victorville, Calif., advertised that mercury detection equipment he...

Colorado nurses board drops C.E. requirements. (Colorado Board of Nursing, continuing education)
March 1, 1994... The Colorado Board of Nursing has eliminated requirements that RNs take continuing education (CE) courses to renew their licenses. The board cites a study done in Canada which found no increase in competency resulting from CE, but local...

1993-4 Slim Chance Awards. (weight loss quackery awards)
March 1, 1994... The worst weight loss promotions for 1993 were: Acu-Stop 2000 (worst gadget), a plastic device fits into the ear like a hearing aid. Users were to wear it 15-20 minutes, 6 times a day or more to control hunger. It alleged that users could...

Royal jelly death ignites debate over "alternative" medicine in Australia.
March 1, 1994... The Age (1/4/94) Melbourne newspaper reports that an 11-year-old Australian girl suffered a fatal asthma attack after her mother gave her 500 mg of double-strength royal jelly. Royal jelly, which is used to make queens, is found in the...

Frequency generator promoter busted. (Leo Schwenke)
March 1, 1994... Minnesota Attorney General Hubert Humphrey III announced recently that Leo Schwenke, operator of Schwenke Health Foods out of his home in rural Kasson, Minnesota, has been ordered to stop engaging in the unlawful practice of medicine, and to...

Study casts doubt on DC workers comp boasts. (doctors of chiropractic)
March 1, 1994... Chiropractic associations have placed full-page magazine ads boasting that workers comp studies find DCs superior to MDs in treating low back pain (LBP), but a well-designed study casts doubt on such claims. The Civilian Health and Medical...

Chemical-free farming still only a dream.
March 1, 1994... The laudable goal of chemical-free farming continues to elude agricultural science according to an article by Leonard Gianessi, senior research associate at the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy in Washington, DC that appeared in...