Alternative Medicine & Dietary Supplements and the Medical Establishment

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<arnoldgore

Subject:Alternative Medicine & Dietary Supplements and the Medical

Establishment

 

 

> Hi Health Activists & Consumers,

> Many policymakers in government and businesses that are involved in the

> payment for medical care put a great deal of reliance on the public

positions taken

> by the major mainstream medical associations. Since medical decisions are

> deemed to have a technical, scientific basis that most people are not

familiar

> with,this seems reasonable.

> But when does the medical association begin to let its own personal

economic

> interest in the current system and its accumulated " knowledge base "

supersede

> its medical/scientific judgment? Whenever someone has gone through

extensive

> educational training, there is a natural tendency to avoid or delay a

> completely new body of knowledge that often challenges the older training

that was

> obtained over many years at considerable expense of time and money. When

you

> consider that the pharmaceutical industry is the largest contributor to

the funding

> of medical education and medical students and then doctors are assiduously

> courted and " assisted " by drug company representatives who give out free

> supplies from drug samples to free internet service, it is not surprising

to see most

> doctors accept the orthodox positions skepticism of alternative non

> prescription drug therapies that challenge the big money making procedures

of modern

> allopathic medicine. In addition to the traditional American Medical

> Association, Dr.Sidney Wolfe of the politically more liberal Health

Research Group and

> the medical advisors of Consumers Union have been unduly critical of the

> established safety record of dietary supplements.As consumers we must try

to become

> familiar with these alternatives, such as dietary supplements and impress

upon

> political leadrers that you want to maintain your access to these

nutrients.

> There is a huge disinformation campaign being mounted against these

dietary

> supplements, usually under the pretext of " safety " by using their

extraordinary

> influence over the media that is often dependent upon the bountiful

advertising

> budgets of the drug industry. In the United States we are now faced with

the

> threat from the Supplement Safety Act. After our Tuesday meeting with

> Sen.Schumer's office we will have to concentrate on Senator Clinton.

>

> In the meantime call Senator Schumer's NYC office 212-486-4430and ask him

to

> withdraw his co-sponsorship of the Supplement Safety Act.

> Call Sen.Clinton's NYC office 212-688-6262 and ask that she meet with

> Consumers Health Freedom Coalition on the Supplement safety Act.

> Sen. Charles Schumer New York State offices:

> Albany office

518-431-4070

> Buffalo "

716-846-4111

> Binghamton 607-772-6792

> Hudson Valley 914-285-9741

> Long Island

631-753-0978

> Rochester

585-263-5866

> Syracuse

315-423-5471

>

> Washington,DC office 202-224-6542

>

> E-mail: senator

>

> Sen. Hillary Clinton

> New York City office tel. 212-688-6262

> Westchester 914-725-9294

> Long Island 631-249-2825

> Buffalo 716-854-9725

> Syracuse 315-448-0470

> Rochester 585-263-6250

> North Country 315-376-6118

> Washington,DC office 202-224-4451

> E-mail: senator

> Sen. Diane Feinstein

> San Francisco office 415-393-0707

> Los Angeles 310-914-7300

> San Diego 619-231-9712

> Fresno 559-485-7430

> Washington,DC 202-224-3841

>

>

>

> If you don't live in New York, you can find your 2 senators, each state

has 2

> at www.senate.gov Ask them to oppose the Supplement Safety Act S.722 and

> support DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act S.1538 sponsored by

Senator

> Harkin (D-IA).

> arnold

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:20:43 -0900

Sandy Mintz

FW: Alternative Medicine & Dietary Supplements and the Medical

Establishment

 

From Arnold Gore:

 

Hi Health Activists & Consumers,

Many policymakers in government and businesses that are involved in the

payment for medical care put a great deal of reliance on the public

positions taken by the major mainstream medical associations. Since medical

decisions are deemed to have a technical, scientific basis that most people

are not familiar with,this seems reasonable.

But when does the medical association begin to let its own personal economic

interest in the current system and its accumulated " knowledge base "

supersede its medical/scientific judgment? Whenever someone has gone through

extensive educational training, there is a natural tendency to avoid or

delay a completely new body of knowledge that often challenges the older

training that was obtained over many years at considerable expense of time

and money. When you consider that the pharmaceutical industry is the largest

contributor to the funding of medical education and medical students and

then doctors are assiduously courted and " assisted " by drug company

representatives who give out free supplies from drug samples to free

internet service, it is not surprising to see most doctors accept the

orthodox positions skepticism of alternative non prescription drug therapies

that challenge the big money making procedures of modern allopathic

medicine. In addition to the traditional American Medical Association,

Dr.Sidney Wolfe of the politically more liberal Health Research Group and

the medical advisors of Consumers Union have been unduly critical of the

established safety record of dietary supplements.As consumers we must try to

become familiar with these alternatives, such as dietary supplements and

impress upon political leadrers that you want to maintain your access to

these nutrients. There is a huge disinformation campaign being mounted

against these dietary supplements, usually under the pretext of " safety " by

using their extraordinary influence over the media that is often dependent

upon the bountiful advertising budgets of the drug industry. In the United

States we are now faced with the threat from the Supplement Safety Act.

After our Tuesday meeting with Sen.Schumer's office we will have to

concentrate on Senator Clinton.

 

In the meantime call Senator Schumer's NYC office 212-486-4430and ask him to

withdraw his co-sponsorship of the Supplement Safety Act.

Call Sen.Clinton's NYC office 212-688-6262 and ask that she meet with

Consumers Health Freedom Coalition on the Supplement safety Act.

Sen. Charles Schumer New York State offices:

Albany office 518-431-4070

Buffalo " 716-846-4111

Binghamton 607-772-6792

Hudson Valley 914-285-9741

Long Island 631-753-0978

Rochester 585-263-5866

Syracuse 315-423-5471

 

Washington,DC office 202-224-6542

 

 

E-mail: senator

 

Sen. Hillary Clinton

New York City office tel. 212-688-6262

Westchester 914-725-9294

Long Island 631-249-2825

Buffalo 716-854-9725

Syracuse 315-448-0470

Rochester 585-263-6250

North Country 315-376-6118

Washington,DC office 202-224-4451

E-mail: senator

Sen. Diane Feinstein

San Francisco office 415-393-0707

Los Angeles 310-914-7300

San Diego 619-231-9712

Fresno 559-485-7430

Washington,DC 202-224-3841

 

 

 

If you don't live in New York, you can find your 2 senators, each state has

2 at www.senate.gov Ask them to oppose the Supplement Safety Act S.722 and

support DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act S.1538 sponsored by

Senator Harkin (D-IA).

arnold

 

 

Sandy Mintz

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