Elaine- Lets not sugar coat this bill! Communicatio from Congressman Wu's O

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Elaine,

 

I have spent a great deal of time on the phone with Brian from

Congressman Wu's office. Lets not jump to conclusions, that it is a

waste of time, because it really doesn't help the situation but only

increases confusion and fosters a helpless feeling to those who wish

to get involved

 

Brian did not give me a 'canned,' as you say, answer. He spent a good

deal of time with me and took much care in explaining what was going

on. This is not so simple and you have to realize that they too are

trying their best to do their job.

 

If you don't think you can make a difference by talking to your

congressman, then may I suggest, using another mode of communication

that you feel may make a difference? Dialog is the only thing that I

have found that works.

 

I have posted these responses so to help others understand the process

but if you cannot garner any meaningful clues or help from this then

what else can I do. I do what I can.

 

Best intent,

 

Jeanne

 

, Elaine <MedResearch121

wrote:

>

> Jeanne,

> You are absolutely right it does not do any good to sing to the

choir, it also

> does not do any good to email or mail the legislators, they just

send a canned reply like they sent you!

> I have not seen any replies that were NOT vague, the replies did not

address the matter in question of the letter or email that was sent.

> Congress seem to be puppets on a string.

> Elaine

>

>

>

>

> Please feel free to write the congressman, because it does no good

singing to the choir. If more people did communicate with their

legislators, or even know who their legislators were, we'd be in

better shape today as a country. IMHO, Jeanne

>

> Elaine <MedResearch121 wrote:

> mirakulu2003,

>

> This congressman must not know that last year the ban on ephedra was

lifted? if he does not keep up with with the laws, I wonder if he

knows what he is talking about?

> http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/U.S._Federal_Judge_overturns_ephedra_ban

>

> Why is it that ONE person abuses and over doses and dies, the

supplement is banned, here is a supplement that has been around for

thousands of years has been used for asthmatics with good results, and

just recently for loosing weight, that herb is banned because of abuse

of one person!

>

> Why is it, that is OK to KILL with prescription drugs, we are not

talking about ONE person, we are talking about hundreds of thousands

DEAD!!! and there is still NO BAN on these prescription drugs! are

they FDA Approved for killing!

>

> Just take a look at how many thousands of people have died from

cholesterol meds and now high blood pressure medications, take a look

at how many have died from Splenda, aspertame nutrasweet all FDA

Approved!!!!!!!!!!!! and they are still on the market.

>

> Lets get real, Lets not sugarcoat this bill, WHY IS THIS BILL NOT

FOR PRSCRIPTION DRUGS, More people are dieing from FDA approved DRUGS

AND CHEMICALS MASCARADING like food!

>

> This bill is a way to curtail dietary supplements and it

> will certainly restrict the mg in the supplements! like they now

have restricted ephedra, they have allowed ephedra to be sold over the

counter again but in only 10 mg, which is useless for asthma or weight

control, so why bother to bring it back from the ban, I will tell you

why, its so people will not realize that supplements or herbs are

being taken away, they are not restricted over the counter purchase

but they are restricting the active ingredient or the milligrams..

>

> The bill as passed will be the first step to reduce the supplements

to a quantity of active ingredient will be nill, just as has been done

to ephredra, what they are doing now, already has been done in other

countries, to were you can no longer purchase enzymes , vit C in only

60 mg and so on.

>

>

>

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> U.S. Federal Judge overturns ephedra ban

> From Wikinews, the free news source you can write!

> Jump to: navigation, search

> April 15, 2005

> A Park City, Utah, nutritional supplement manufacturer won its

appeal against the FDA on Wednesday as a Federal Judge lifted a ban

and sent the case back to the agency for revised rulemaking in

accordance with the court's decision.

> Judge Tena Campbell ruled that no further enforcement of the FDA

action can take place until the FDA reviews its current regulation.

> Neutraceutical claimed in its lawsuit that the product " has been

safely consumed " for hundreds of years and is not harmful at low

ephedrine product levels. The FDA had decided to ban the supplement

based on a reverse logic that the product had to be proven safe. The

lawsuit effectively argued that it is the FDA's task to prove that all

dosage levels of ephedrine were unsafe. The court agreed with the

manufacturer that this assumption could not be proven and, when taken

in low doses, less than 10 mg, that agree with the product labeling,

ephedrine was not shown to be an " unreasonable or significant risk. "

> A group of private researchers claimed that ephedra was the most

dangerous herbal product on the market. They collected data from

poison control centers. It was not considered to be a drug and could

not be controlled the way pharmaceuticals were, and was sold over the

counter.

> The death in 2003 of 23-year old Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve

Bechler brought a slew of negative reports on the product that

foreshadowed a sharp drop in sales.

> Source

> AP wire services " Judge strikes down FDA ban on ephedra " . Baseball

category: USATODAY.com, April 14, 2005

> American Herbal Products Association " Court Overturns FDA Ban on

Low-dose Ephedra Products " . Natural and Nutritional Products Industry

Center, April 14, 2005

> HealthDay Staff " Ephedra Ban Lifted by U.S. District Judge " .

Forbes.com:, April 14, 2005

>

>

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> ======= At 2006-12-12, 22:17:39 you wrote: =======

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> > Jeanne:

> >

> >

> >

> > This bill is in no way intended to curtail dietary supplements and it

> > will not restrict over the counter purchase. The bill as passed

> > requires a manufacturer, packer, or distributor of dietary supplements

> > to: (1) submit to the Secretary of HHS within 15 business days any

> > report of a serious adverse event associated with use of such drug or

> > supplement in the United States; (2) submit within 15 business days

> > any related medical information that is received within one year of

> > the initial report; (3) maintain records related to each report for

> > six years; and (4) permit inspection of such records. It also requires

> > the Secretary to develop systems to ensure that duplicate reports of a

> > serious adverse event are consolidated. It is just a way to keep track

> > of dangerous outcomes, which has definitely happened with certain

> > supplements, like ephedra.

> >

> >

> >

> > As to HR 2995/S517, the Congressman has not taken a formal position on

> > the bill yet, but I can tell you he has voiced concerns that this

> > subject area but not be entered into lightly.

> >

> >

> >

> > Hope this helps.

> >

> >

> >

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