NCAHF Newsletter articles from November 1991

NCAHF Newsletter archives from November 1991

Rampant deception by Maharishi Ayur-Veda promoters exposed.
November 1, 1991... The editors of JAMA worked hard to undo a wrong that was done when they published a "Letter from New Delhi" in the May 22/29, 1991 issue. The authors of the article failed to disclose that they were involved in organizations that sell the...

Christian Science mortality.
November 1, 1991... In 1989 (JAMA, 262:1657-8) it was reported that from 1934-83 the graduates of Principia College (PC), a liberal arts college for Christian Scientists (CS), had a significantly higher death rate than a cohort of the graduates of the Univ. of...

Fringe MD treats candida with negative ions. (Dr. Suzanne Peoples)
November 1, 1991... Florida physician Suzanne Peoples is in trouble with the state's Department of Professional Regulation for making false claims in advertising, misdiagnosing patients, gross malpractice, failing to keep written medical records, performing...

Nu skin or old scam? (Nu Skin International accused of being a pyramid scheme)
November 1, 1991... Nu Skin International is accused of being a pyramid scheme by the Michigan State Attorney General, and is under investigation by at least seven states, the FTC, and Securities & Exchange Commission, according to an article in Forbes magazine...

Complaint filed over cholesterol advertisement. (Phil Sokolof's advertisement draws controversy)
November 1, 1991... The American Council on Science & Health has filed a complaint with the FTC against newspaper ads placed by Phil Sokolof of the National Heart Savers Association which claim that saturated fat has the effect of "clogging arteries and leading to...

CANHELP severely criticized. (Patrick McGrady, Jr. criticized for giving misinformation)
November 1, 1991... CANHELP is a private referral agency operated by Patrick McGrady Jr, son of a late American Cancer Society medical writer who became disillusioned with the medical establishment after getting cancer himself. McGrady Jr is a chip off the old...

Shortcomings of weight loss treatment assailed.
November 1, 1991... The Journal of the American Dietetic Association (Vol.32, No.10, October, 1991) carries a series of articles that lay bare the tremendous shortcomings of the weight loss industry. The articles rightly take a broad sweep of the entire scope of...

Naturopathic accreditation extended for 3-years. (National Advisory Committee on Accreditation and Institutional Eligibility of the U.S. Office of Education extends accreditation to the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education)
November 1, 1991... NCAHF has learned that the National Advisory Committee on Accreditation and Institutional Eligibility of the U.S. Office of Education (USOE) voted on May 6, 1991, to extend federal recognition of the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education...