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"Today's foods are less nutritious than their counterparts of yesteryear, owing largely to methods employed by modern agribusiness to increase agricultural yield and shelf life—at the expense of nutrient content and consumer health. The combined stresses of nutrient depletion and toxicity lead to liver stress, dysfunction, and ultimately disease. The daily toll that is taken on our livers by undernutrition (often coupled with overeating) and toxic overload is not immediately apparent." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"These concerns, warranted or not, might well constitute the first-ever consumer health alert.) During the subsequent reign of Charles II, however, the nobility and upper classes returned to the heavy use of makeup, including red rouge and lipstick, in the belief that it made them look younger and healthier. One concession to safety: zinc oxide began to replace lead as a facial powder. Early eighteenth-century Italy saw facial powder at the center of the biggest scandal ever to befall a cosmetics manufacturer." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) "European policymakers in the early 1990s began pushing for the establishment of a legal "precautionary principle" based on the idea that harm to consumer health should not need to established with "full scientific certainty" before corrective action is taken. Manufacturers would have to prove their product ingredients were safe to use before marketing them to consumers. Under this precautionary principle, the European Union countries in 2000 banned two phthalates ?" - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) "Again, Ralph Nader made these very points in his chapter in consumer health and Product Hazards: "The best safety and toxicity data are those which are subject to independent peer review and published in the open literature. However, the cosmetics industry still regards such data as important commercial information, and tries to keep them a trade secret. Since industry pays for the testing, the suspicion always exists that 'he who pays the piper, calls the tune.' Adverse test data can be suppressed or deemphasized, and test protocols can be shaped to favor the desired results...." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"The difference in the "information" could not have been greater. consumer health sites, primarily commercially sponsored, present a consistent message: BMD is a simple, painless test that predicts the risk of fracture from osteoporosis—sounds like apple pie and motherhood. The message on the health technology assessment organizations' websites was equally consistent: BMD measurements are not good predictors of fracture risk. One website with good information about osteoporosis (and many other medical issues as well) is offered by the Center for Medical Consumers." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) "Researchers from the British Columbia Office of Health Technology Assessment identified the consumer health websites most frequently selected by widely used search engines. They then compared the information about bone mineral density testing presented on those sites with the information presented on the websites of noncommercially funded health technology assessment organizations. The difference in the "information" could not have been greater." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"The coalition's goal is to protect consumer health by requiring the health and beauty industry to phase out the use of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, and other health problems, and replace them with safer alternatives. The Safe Cosmetics Campaign began in 2002 with the release of a report, Not Too Pretty: Phthalates, Beauty Products and the FDA." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"Its directive was to develop international food standards to protect consumer health and to facilitate fair trading practices in foods. About half its members, however, are directly or indirectly related to the pharmaceutical industry. The Codex commission now meets every year behind closed doors. Its primary goal is to eliminate natural health supplements from the market. Their decisions, on behalf of the pharmaceutical cartel, are passed on to the United Nations General Assembly, and recommended to become binding law for all member countries of the United Nations." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Inlander, health-care consultant and president, People's Medical Society, a nonprofit consumer health advocacy group, Allentown, PA. He is author of more than 20 books, including Take This Book to theHos-pitalwith You: A Consumer Guide to Surviving YourHospi-talStay. St. Martin's. For more than 30 years, I have recommended that health-care consumers ask a friend or family member to accompany them on doctors' appointments. It makes sense." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Inlander, health-care consultant and president, People's Medical Society, a nonprofit consumer health advocacy group, Allentown, PA. He is author of more than 20 books, including Take This Book to the Hospital with You: A Consumer Guide to Surviving Your Hospital Stay. St. Martin's. What does a medical consumer do when new scientific research contradicts long-standing health advice? In previous years, we've confronted this problem as new major studies called into question the use of aspirin, sunscreen and vitamin E. Doctors were left scrambling, and consumers felt utterly confused." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"Apart from economic and veterinary concerns, bovine growth hormones pose grave consumer health risks that have not been investigated by the industry or FDA. ¦ Bovine growth hormones are not "natural." The FDA now admits that they are up to "3% different in molecular structure" from the normal hormone. Increased BGH levels in milk and blood have been found in injected cows. BGH and its digested products could be absorbed from milk into blood, particularly in infants, and produce hormonal and allergic effects." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.) "He has published some 270 peer reviewed scientific articles, and authored or co-authored twelve books: the 1971 Mutagenicity of Pesticides: the 1971 Drugs of Abuse: Genetic and Other Chronic Non-Psychiatric Hazards: the 1974 The Legislation of Product Safety: consumer health and Product Hazards: the prize-winning 1978 The Politics of Cancer: the 1982 Hazardous Wastes in America: the 1983 Cancer in Britain: The Politics of Prevention: the 1995 Safe Shopper's Bible: the 1998 Breast Cancer Prevention Program: the 1998 The Politics of Cancer Revisited: the 2001 Got (Genetically Engineered) Milk!" - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"Inlander, health-care consultant and president, People's Medical Society, a nonprofit consumer health advocacy group, Allentown, PA. He is author of more than 20 books, including Take This Book to the Hospital with You: A Consumer Guide to Surviving Your Hospital Stay. St. Martin's. Few things are worse than having an unnecessary surgical procedure. Yet every year, millions of Americans have operations that they do not need. In fact, the Congressional Committee on Energy and Commerce reports that 20% of all surgeries performed in the US are unnecessary. Surgeries you may not need..." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"As recently warned: "concern arises as to the possibility of abnormal levels of IGF-1 in the milk of rBGH-treated cows, and with it, consumer health" (12). The effects of lifelong exposure of the total U.S. population to sustained incremental levels of mitogenic growth factors in dairy products and meat is thus of major public health concern. Drug and Antibiotic Residues A 1987 Monsanto report documents extensive treatment of rBGH cows with animal drugs (3), approximately 25% (10/44) of which are unapproved, or illegal, for lactation cows, for whom no withdrawal periods are sanctioned." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"Pfizer consumer health Care, Parsippany, NJ, USA, 1994 Wood RJ & Zheng JJ. High dietary calcium intakes reduce zinc absorption and balance in humans. Am J Clin Nutr; 65(6): 1803-1809." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"A recent publication (McBride et al, 1988) insisting that BGH technology is sound nevertheless warned that: Investigation of IGFs requires attention, particularly where animal health and food residues are concerned since they possess many biological activities and are immunologically and biologically similar among species—some concerns arise as to the possibility of abnormal levels of IGF-1 in the milk of BGH-treated cows and, with it, consumer health." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"Having been a member of several diet and health policy-making expert panels over a twenty-year period I harbored the view that these panels were dedicated to the promotion of consumer health. I no longer believe this to be true. UNFUNDED NUTRITION Not only is the government failing to promote health through its recommendations and reports, it is squandering an opportunity to promote public health through scientific research. The U.S." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"Since August 2001, when I began this book in earnest, I've received wholehearted support and "go-get-'em" encouragement from thousands of gracious, generous, warmhearted, dedicated physicians, researchers, nutritionists, obesity experts, consumer health advocates, concerned parents, school administrators, chefs, sugar addicts or people with or at risk for hypoglycemia and diabetes, friends, fellow authors and journalists, friendly bloggers, marketing consultants, healers, and family members." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"When Johnson & Johnson, an enormous purveyor of consumer health products, purchased McNeil, Tylenol competed directly with Datril, the Bristol-Myers version. Both made important inroads into the aspirin market as an analgesic and antipyretic. Although acetaminophen has little of aspirin's effect on the swelling, redness, and warmth that characterizes inflammatory lesions, it does not cause epigastric burning or intestinal bleeding. This advantage positioned it well in the battle with aspirin." - Nortin M. Hadler, The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System (Get the book.)

"The NAS evaluation would need to be completed before any EPA guidelines could be made final, delaying any action in the interests of consumer health. What follows is worthy of a movie. The White House, Department of Defense (DOD), and perchlorate-industry companies spent considerable time and energy handpicking the panel of "independent" scientists on the NAS panel. During this time period, industry-paid scientists repeatedly attacked any study on perchlorate that indicated a safety concern. They began writing editorial letters defending and promoting the safety of perchlorate." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.) "The FDA agenda has included allowing numerous synthetic substances into the food supply, helping chemical companies profit at the expense of consumer health. Another example: The first antibiotics were sulfa drugs. These were invented by Bayer scientists. Sulfa drugs are a chemical that is a by-product of dye production, just like food coloring. This chemical works by poisoning bacteria to death. Today, someone with an inflammatory bowel condition is typically managed using sulfa drugs." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

"What Protection Does Labeling Afford Us? You might think that since the FDA will not defend our health before harmful products are marketed, and cannot act after harmful products are in use, at least we have ingredient labels to fall back upon as a guide to making safe choices. But that's just wishful thinking. The reality is very different from what manufacturers want you to believe. The only real legal requirement manufacturers adhere to, one that in theory could benefit consumers, is the listing of ingredients on product labels." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Ciba-Geigy AG: Novartis consumer health AG, Route de l'Entraz, CH 1260 Nyon 1, Switzerland / Website: www.consumer-health.novartis.com (a division of Novartis consumer health AG) Dalidar Pharma: BioDar Ltd., Yavne Technology Park, P.O. Box 344, Yavne 81103, Israel / Tel: +972-08-942-0930 / Fax: +972-08-942-0928 / E-mail: dalidar@dalidar.com / Website: www.dalidar.com Dansk DrogaA/S: Industrigrenen 10, 2635, Ishoj, Copenhagen, Denmark / Tel: +43-56-5656 / Fax: +43-56-5600 Dr. Loges & Co." - Mark Blumenthal, The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs (Get the book.)

"Whether the poor will benefit, does neither depend upon scientific, patent right, or economic problems, nor upon socioeconomic, consumer health, or environmental risks. It depends mainly upon the political "success" of radical anti-GMO organizations. Those who try to prevent careful exploitation in humanitarian projects must be taken responsible for their damage.23 By "those," Dr. Potrykus meant Greenpeace: "Is there any problem left that could interfere with the exploitation of 'Golden Rice' to the benefit of the poor and disadvantaged in developing countries? It is Vitamin enriched cereal." - Marion Nestle, Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (Get the book.) "This is exactly the kind of thing that sends consumers the message that federal bureaucrats care more about corporate profits than they do about consumer health and safety. . . . The bottom line is that Monsanto's product received favorable treatment when it probably should not have."32 Monsanto's Political Success. Monsanto succeeded in obtaining FDA approval of rBGH without a labeling requirement. In March 1995, the company claimed that it had sold 14." - Marion Nestle, Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (Get the book.)

"Spraying Pesticides to Combat Mosquitoes Suspected of Carrying the West Nile Virus," consumer health Newsletter, July 2001: 24 (Issue 7). 104 "Lung Damage Occurs from Single Oral Dose of Malathion," Toxicology, 1983:26, 73-79. 105 McKinney, Deanna, "Meeting the Challenge of West Nile Virus Without Poisons," J. of Pesticide Reform, Winter 2002: 22 (4) 2. 106 Rea, William, M.D., Chemical Sensitivity. Vol.3. Chapter 27, "Pollutant Injury to the Eye," pg. 1885. CRC Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton. 107 Berkowitz, Gertrude S." - Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.) "The Legislation Of Product Safety: consumer health and Product Hazards. Vol. II: Cosmetics and Drugs. Pesticides. Food Additives. 1976: Cambridge, Mass., and London, M.I.T. Press, lid Epstein, Samuel S., M.D., Got Genetically Engineered Milk? Seven Stories Press, 2001. Cost: $7.00 Digital E-book. 12 Randolph, Theron and R. Moss, An Alternative Approach to Allergies. 1980, Lippincott and Crowell, NY. 13 Charles R. Bailey Cabinetmakers, 51 MD 7013, Highway 62 East, Flippin, AR 72634. 870.453.5433. www.southshore.com/~crbslf CHAPTER 3 You Know What's Wrong, Now What Do You Do?" - Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.)

"OTC 150 Vitron-C Plus Tablets (Novartis consumer health. Inc.) OTC 132 250 Promar Capsules (Marlop Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) Rx 115 150 0.015 Conison Capsules (Ethex Corporation) Contrin Capsules (Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) Ferocon Capsules (Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc.) Rx 110 75 0.015 J S S Foltrin Capsules (Eon Labs Manufacturing, Inc.) Martinic Capsules (Marlop Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) Trinsicon Capsules (Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) DEA Rx ////A's * * ? /////// 110 75 Vitron-C Tablets (Novartis consumer health, Inc." - Sheldon Saul Hendler and David Rorvik, PDR for Nutritional Supplements (Get the book.)

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