Articles by Shari Barbanel
U.S. House of Representatives Approves Amendment to Create Access for Veterans to Medical Cannabis
The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to approve the Veterans Equal Access Amendment (VEAA) to the FY2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilConVA) Appropriations bill, which sets the budget for the Veterans Administration (VA). The amendment, which creates a path to medical cannabis therapy for veterans receiving their health care through the VA, was ...
Industry Urges FDA to Define “Natural”
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encouraging the agency to establish, through rulemaking, a regulatory definition for the term “natural” (and possibly other terms, such as “100 percent natural” and “made with natural [named ingredient(s)]”) for the labeling of human food products, and other products ...
Practitioner Chat: Leo Galland, MD & Jonathan Galland, JD
Leo Galland, MD, a board-certified internist, is recognized as a world leader in integrated medicine. Educated at Harvard University and NYU (New York University) School of Medicine, he won the Linus Pauling Award for his trailblazing vision that created a new way to practice medicine for thousands of doctors. Dr. Galland has been featured in ...
Senator Blumenthal Withdraws Amendment to Limit Military Access to Supplements
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) withdrew his amendment to the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require supplements sold on military bases to be verified by a third-party amid strong opposition by the supplement industry. Enacted on an annual basis by Congress, NDAA legislation establishes budget and policy parameters for the Department of ...
CEDH to Hold 5th Annual International Conference
The Center for Education and Development of Homeopathy (CEDH) will host its 5th international conference, “Effective Care Pathways in Clinical Homeopathy,” on June 25–26, 2016 at the MileNorth Hotel (166 E. Superior St., Chicago, IL 60611). Health care professionals interested in better serving patients will learn how to integrate clinical homeopathy for individualized care. Areas ...
Nutrition Leaders Council Forms to Advance Nutrition Profession
While nutritional supplements have recently been faced with many threats, health care professionals are also encountering obstacles as well. For example, exclusionary regulatory regimes for nutrition counseling in several states make it illegal for many qualified, highly credentialed nutrition practitioners to provide supplement and nutrition advice to their patients. But a new group called the Nutrition ...
Forté Announces the Launch of Mediceutical Products
Forté Elements, LLC (Provo, UT) has announced the launch of its Mediceutical line of products, a line of clinical use nutritional products that address the nutritional needs of recovery for a variety of clinical conditions. Founded in 2013, Forté spent more than two years researching and developing its products. “After years of treating patients under ...
Call For Proposals to Present at the 2017 IHS Annual Conference
The Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS) is currently accepting proposals from those who are interested in presenting at the 13th annual conference to be held February 23–25, 2017 at the New York Hilton Midtown, NY. Integrative health care practitioners and professionals across all disciplines are encouraged to submit proposals. This year, IHS is open to gathering ...
FDA Approves Folic Acid to be Added to Masa Flour
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to allow manufacturers to fortify their corn masa foods with folic acid. “Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate, a B vitamin that helps prevent severe defects of the brain and spinal cord when consumed by women before and early [on] in pregnancy,” an NPR article reported. Pregnancy women ...
U.K. Study Supports Cardiovascular Safety of Calcium And Vitamin D Supplementation
U.K. researchers have presented a new study that supports the cardiovascular safety of calcium and vitamin D supplementation. The study was based on analysis of the UK Biobank, a very large study comprising 502,664 men and women aged 40-69 years. Of the total UK Biobank participants, 34,890 individuals (6.94 percent) reported taking calcium supplements, 20,004 ...
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