Free Speech About Science Act (FSAS)
 FSAS Overview | FSAS Overview More and more Americans are taking charge of their personal health—determined to improve their diets and emphasize preventive care in order to stay or get healthy. Consumers are looking for reliable information backed by legitimate scientific research to assist in making informed choices. Access to this information is essential to knowing which foods and food supplements really are healthy and helpful for good health. Immediate Goals:
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 | Free Speech About Health Science May Become a Reality – But Only With Your Help! Help us gain co-sponsors for the Free Speech about Science Act, HR 1364! Consumers are largely kept in the dark about the potential health benefits of foods and supplements. Why? Because current law makes it illegal for food and supplement producers to share this information. |
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| FDA Accuses Supplement Manufacturers of…Selling Drugs | |
 | May 17, 2011 Misleading claims vs. legitimate science—getting to the truth can be a minefield! Which is why the Free Speech about Science Act is so important. |
| Free Speech About Natural Health Science—It’s Time to Fight Back! | |
 | March 29, 2011 The Free Speech about Science Act of 2011 is about to be introduced in Congress. This is an exciting and hugely important bill that you’ll want to support with zeal. |
| New Government Report Says FDA Should Ask Congress for More Authority over Health Claims | |
 | January 25, 2011 Who should worry about this? And will consumers learn even less about what they are eating? |
| Top Ten Integrative Medicine Therapies | |
 | November 30, 2010 The Mayo Clinic has its list; we have ours. Which complementary and alternative medicine modalities are most important to you and your family? |
| Time for a Paradigm Shift: Nutritional Medicine | |
![gaby[1]](http://www.anh-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/gaby1.jpg "gaby[1]") | November 30, 2010 If the Mayo Clinic’s guide is “Integrative Medicine Lite,” the genuine article is found in another new book, Nutritional Medicine by Alan R. Gaby, MD. |
| Tell The FDA That Cherries—And Now Walnuts—Are NOT Illegal Drugs! | |
 | April 13, 2010 In the latest volley of the US Food and Drug Administration’s bizarre war on scientific freedom of speech, the FDA has sent a Warning Letter to the president and CEO of Diamond Foods stating that the firm’s packages of shelled walnuts are “in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.” |
| US Censorship of Scientific Free Speech Continues as Bayer Faces Lawsuit over Its Selenium Claims | |
| July 14, 2009 Bayer faces a lawsuit over its label on One a Day Men’s Vitamins because the company dared to tell the truth that selenium may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Beverly Eakman, a former teacher and retired speechwriter for the heads of three government agencies, weighs in on the subject. | |
| Scientific Freedom of Speech in Medical Journals—What Role Does Pharmaceutical Advertising Play Regarding Vitamin Supplements? | |
| February 17, 2009 Researchers from two universities have found that “in major medical journals, more pharmaceutical advertising is associated with publishing fewer articles about dietary supplements.” The research also noted that more pharmaceutical company advertising resulted in the journal having more articles with “negative conclusions about dietary supplement safety.” | |
