NCAHF Newsletter articles from March 2000

NCAHF Newsletter archives from March 2000

NATIONAL SURVEYS PRODUCE REMARKABLE FINDINGS ON ALTERNATIVE HEALTH PRACTICES AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENT MISUSE.
March 1, 2000... Survey findings by Consumers Union and Prevention magazine have confirmed what NCRHI has contended all along. Most alt-comp products and services have little value, and consumers expect the government to regulate health products and services to...

CHIROPRACTIC PEDIATRIC CARE IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN.
March 1, 2000... A descriptive survey of 90 responding chiropractors practicing in the metropolitan area of Boston. 160 of the 658 DCs listed within 6 data sources (yellow pages, state board of registration, International Chiropractic Association member...

HUPERZINE A FOR MEMORY ENHANCEMENT?
March 1, 2000... Huperzine A is being touted to improve memory and treat Alzheimer's. It is derived from Chinese club moss. Huperzine A is sold by itself as Memorall, or combined with ginkgo. Pharmacist's Letter says that there may be something to it. Huperzine...

DR NICHOLAS GONZALES ORDERED TO PAY DAMAGES IN A CANCER PATIENT'S DEATH WHO WAS ALSO HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING CHOSEN BOGUS THERAPY.
March 1, 2000... On April 20, a Manhattan jury ordered Dr. Nicholas Gonzales to pay $282,000 in damages to the husband of Hollace Schafer, a 40-year-old college professor who died of Hodgkin's disease in 1995. Gonzales, 52, has aggressively promoted off-beat...

HULDA CLARK WALKS.
March 1, 2000... Hoosier Times, April 19. The judge has dismissed the case against Hulda Clark ruling that too much time had passed from when Clark practiced medicine without a license and was charged and prosecuted, thus denying her the right to a speedy...

THE NCRHI BULLETIN BOARD MARCH / APRIL, 2000.
March 1, 2000... The NCRHI Bulletin Board is sent to members and complimentary media recipients only. It is intended to stimulate and aid in activism against health fraud, misinformation and quackery at the local, state & national levels. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP...