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GMO Labeling Bill Passes Senate, Headed For House Vote

The U.S. Senate has approved a controversial bill which would create a federal standard for labeling foods that contain genetically engineered or modified ingredients.

7月 08th, 2016

作者 Derrick Broze @dbrozelivefree

GMO Labeling Bill Passes Senate, Headed For House Vote

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved the “Agriculture Biotechnology Solution” bill which will require foods containing genetically modified ingredients to be labeled with words, pictures, or a QR code

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Derrick Broze

Derrick Broze is an investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker, activist, and author from Houston, Texas. He is the founder of The Conscious Resistance Network. His most recent documentary, The 5G Trojan Horse, was released in February 2020. Broze is also the author of 5 books, most recently "How To Opt-Out of the Technocratic State". His journalism can be found on TheConsciousResistance.com, The Mind Unleashed, MintPress News, and The Last American Vagabond.

Bernie Sanders Just Blocked Obama’s Nominee To Head FDA over Ties to Big Pharma

“Dr. Califf’s extensive ties to the pharmaceutical industry give me no reason to believe that he would make the FDA work for ordinary Americans, rather than just the CEOs of pharmaceutical companies.”

1月 28th, 2016

作者 Nadia Prupis @nadiaprupis

Bernie Sanders Just Blocked Obama’s Nominee To Head FDA over Ties to Big Pharma

Senator Bernie Sanders put a hold on President Barack Obama’s nominee to take over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, joining with two other senators who have also objected to Dr. Robert M. Califf’s nomination, citing his ties to corporate drug manufacturers.

“Dr. Califf’s extensive ties to the

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Obama’s New Appointee To Head The FDA Is A Big Pharma Mega-Lobbyist

While at Duke, Robert M. Califf received millions in funding and salary support from Eli Lilly, Merck, Novartis, and other drug companies.

10月 19th, 2015

作者 Carey Wedler

Obama’s New Appointee To Head The FDA Is A Big Pharma Mega-Lobbyist

(ANTIMEDIA) President Obama’s recent nominee to chair the Food and Drug Administration has drawn harsh criticism for his ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The disapproval grew more justified this week

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Carey Wedler

Carey Wedler is the editor-in-chief of Anti-Media. Shortly after graduating from UCLA with a degree in History, she got her start making Youtube videos, which led her to Anti-Media. Besides editing, she also covers foreign policy, the war on drugs, and solution-oriented developments. Her work has been published in Newsweek, Ron Paul’s Liberty Report, and the Foundation for Economic Education. Contact Carey via email: carey.wedler@theantimedia.org. Support her on Patreon: patreon.com/CareyWedler

Ecstasy May Soon Be A Treatment For Social Anxiety Among Autistic Adults

Researchers are set to study the therapeutic effects of MDMA in what will be the first assessment of the active component of the street drug Ecstasy, for social anxiety in autistic adults

5月 26th, 2015

作者 MintPress News Desk

Ecstasy May Soon Be A Treatment For Social Anxiety Among Autistic Adults

Researchers are planning the first pilot study of MDMA-assisted therapy for the treatment of social anxiety in autistic adults. In a recent review in press in the journal, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, a team of researchers led by Alicia Danforth, laid out their proposed methods and study rationale for what

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Election Day Could Make Or Break GMO Labeling Initiatives

The health impacts of GMOs are debatable, but the economic stakes are enormous. With mandatory GMO labeling referenda on the ballots in two states on Tuesday, voters will decide who sets the terms on their right to know what’s in their food: processors or themselves.

11月 03rd, 2014

作者 Carey L. Biron @clbtea

Election Day Could Make Or Break GMO Labeling Initiatives

WASHINGTON --- With a series of state-level victories and losses under their belts, supporters of labeling requirements for certain foods made with genetically modified ingredients are looking at Tuesday’s election as a potential tipping point. State referenda on the issue are on this year’s ballots in two states, Oregon and

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Carey L. Biron

Carey L. Biron is Washington correspondent for MintPress and for Inter Press News focusing on issues of equity and accountability, environmental and corporate regulation, and international development and governance from Capitol Hill. Carey spent much of the past 15 years covering South and Southeast Asia as a radio and print reporter and editor.

Birth Defects: A Possible Side Effect Of FDA Proposal On A Natural B Vitamin

The shift to putting “folic acid” on supplement labels could potentially increase birth defects, allow a pharmaceutical company to rake in much more money and ultimately leave many people unable to absorb the compound they’re hoping to benefit from consuming.

9月 22nd, 2014

作者 Phil Zahodiakin

Birth Defects: A Possible Side Effect Of FDA Proposal On A Natural B Vitamin

WASHINGTON -- An essential “B” vitamin which prevents certain birth defects and helps adults with a host of medical problems would disappear from the vitamin market under an inexplicable Food

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Amish Man Receives Six Years Sentence For Not Seeking FDA Approval

According to the government, the Amish man broke the law by growing, processing, and bringing to market his own herbal supplements without FDA approval.