Consumer Health Digest Archive (2011)
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Consumer Health Digest is a free weekly e-mail newsletter edited by Stephen Barrett, M.D., with help from William M. London, Ed.D., M.P.H.. It summarizes scientific reports; legislative developments; enforcement actions; other news items; Web site evaluations; recommended and nonrecommended books; research tips; and other information relevant to consumer protection and consumer decision-making. Items posted to this archive may be updated when relevant information becomes available.
Issue #11-44, December 29, 2011
- British pharmacy chain withdraws homeopathic claims from shelves
- Blog examines whether pharmacists should sell homeopathic products
- Google Health closing
- Alleged stem scammers charged
Issue #11-43, December 15, 2011
- High-profile chiropractor facing legal actions.
- Medical Letter summarizes vitamin supplement strategy
- FTC concerned about unregulatable Internet expansion
- NAS issues oral health report
Issue #11-42, December 8, 2011
- Cochrane reviews undercut chiropractic hype
- Burzynski facing more regulatory action
- Homeopathic HCG" products targeted
- Ephedra products seized
Issue #11-41, December 1, 2011
- Naturopathy blasted
- Cochrane pans laetrile
- Fluoride adjustment proposed
- Do-Not-Call Registry passes 200 million mark
Issue #11-40, November 24, 2011
- New group formed to promote fluoridation
- FDA launches new anti-fraud site
- FDA, FTC attack bogus STD preventive
- AHRQ reviews whole-body vibration device
Issue #11-39, November 17, 2011
- Book warns that MLMs are not profitable
- Wakefield scandal enlarges
- Class-action suits filed against alleged weight-loss crystals
- ISM calls Delta irresponsible
Issue #11-38, November 10, 2011
- Judge blocks graphic cigarette warnings
- Delta Airlines won't pull misleading anti-vax "infomercial"
- Doctor in nurse-whistleblower case surrenders license
- Victims of Canadian scammer get compensated
Issue #11-37, November 3, 2011
- Delta Airlines playing misleading anti-vax "infomercial
- British ad regulator blasts reiki claims
- Hoodia marketers settle FTC charges
Issue #11-36, October 27, 2011
- Autism guide published
- Another "fibromyalgia specialist" facing serious charges
- Reebok settles deceptive advertising case
Issue #11-35, October 20, 2011
- Bariatric surgeon/entrepreneur disciplined again
- British ad regulators object to thermography claims
- Fibromyalgia clinic chain gets warning letter
Issue #11-34, October 13, 2011
- Study questions vitamin E safety
- Offbeat "autism specialist" charged with unprofessional conduct
- Infomercial huckster escapes jail sentence
- Steve Jobs was a quackery victim
- Infomercial scammer commits suicide
- Fluoridation in the news
- New "health freedom" coalition formed
Issue #11-32, September 29, 2011
- Homeopathic "cancer specialist" disciplined
- Recent studies cast doubt on saw palmetto
- Plastic surgeons warn against unsubstantiated stem cell treatments
Issue #11-31, September 22, 2011
- De-licensed surgeon peddling questionable theories
- Excellent advice available online for advance directives
- Michelle Bachman blasted for "vaccine hogwash"
Issue #11-30, September 15, 2011
- Judge blocks Florida gun-education gag law
- Appeals court upholds Texas anti-solicitation statute
- Stem cell antifraud suggestions published
Issue #11-29, September 8, 2011
- FTC zaps "Acne Cure" software marketers
- Trustworthy insurance guidance available
- FTC annual reports archived
- "Bioenergy healer" criticized
Issue #11-28, September 1, 2011
- USDA food guidance system changing
- IOM issues reassuring vaccine report
- FDA urged to get tougher on homeopathy
- Google penalized for accepting foreign pharmacy ads
- Unscientific "Lyme advocates" blasted
- Homeopathic class-action suit certified
- Legal case archive improves
- Major homeopathic manufacturer facing class-action suits
- Another spinal decompression device marketer warned to stop unapproved claims
- Sham clinic ownership associated with abuse
- British regulators clamping down on homeopathic claims
- New site provides estimated medical and dental costs
- New site to help advanced cancer patients
- Geier license suspended in two more states
- Consumer Reports goes "quack!"
- Penis-enlargement pill marketers settle two major cases
- Ernst blasts NCCAM-funded research
- California will pay former chiropractic board administrator for alleged unjust firing
- Homeopathic pharmacy ordered to stop making unsubstantiated vaccine claims
- PharmacyChecker issues price alerts
- Inaccuracies found in restaurant caloric labeling
- Offbeat psychologist imprisoned, loses license
- National Academy Press books available free in PDF format
- University of Exeter's "CAM" center will remain open
- FBI looking for weight-loss doctor
- More heads rolling in nurse-whistleblower case
- Two more states suspend Mark Geier's license
- Skin cream manufacturer settles FTC charges
- Pediatric group discourages use of "sports drinks" and "energy drinks"
- Parents in Oregon faith healing case get jail sentences.
- Consumers Union explains new health law
- Court orders halt to alleged oral chelation product claims
- FDA enforcement history examined
- Graphic cigarette warnings finalized
- FTC warns about cell-phone radiation scams
- German study compares naturopathic and medical hospitalization
- Vitamin/MLM schemer arrested
- Absent "medical director" disciplined
- Vitamin/MLM investment schemer indicted
- FDA escalates attack on breast thermography misuse
- Drug companies suspected of price-gouging
- People's Medical Society loses tax-exempt status
- Study looks at vaccine hesitancy
- New data on cancer survivors published
- Anti-quackery classic posted
- FTC curbs Oreck Corporation claims
- Illegal STD claims attacked
- Another chelationist disciplined
- Cholesterol-lowering "dietary supplements" still pose serious problems
- ADA Seal of Acceptance database posted
- Texas chelationist facing new charge
- New books attack autism and antivaccination quackery
- Anti-vax group crtiqued
- Geier troubles escalate
- FTC attacks massive online fraud
- Dubious doctor resurfaces
- 2010 Dietary Guidelines released
- Bradfords sentenced
- Infomercial kingpin may get jailed
- Lupron peddler's license suspended
- BBB warns against charities associated with deceptive sweepstakes notices
- Supplement mixture fails to prevent prostate cancer
- Skeptics program in Berkeley, California scheduled for Memorial Day
- Mercola ordered to stop thermography marketing claims
- Anti-vaccination ad blasted
- New book criticizes anti-vax reporting
- Review downplays reported benefits of stanol/sterol esters
- ACCC attacks alleged "cancer cure" provider
- Donsbach headed to prison
- Bogus "gluten-free" bread seller gets long prison sentence
- Doctor marketing through phantom "institute" charged with misleading advertising
- FDA warns thermography marketer
- Irwin Naturals enters $2.65 million settlement
- Discount offered for supplement/herb database subscriptions
- Supreme Court blocks end run around vaccine court
- IOM proposes standards for systematic reviews and practice guidelines
- 2011 Pigasus Awards announced
- New book explodes MLM deceptions
- Review finds acupuncture ineffective for pain relief
- Whistleblower nurse abuser gets jail time
- Power Balance flunks scientific tests
- Second "MCS" guru disciplined
- Diploma mills on the rise.
- GAO restates its advice on Medicare/Medicaid fraud
- Anti-fraud efforts helped lower Florida workers compensation rates
- E-mail distribution of this newsletter temporarily suspended
- Amway/Quixtar class-action settlement proposed.
- Serious problems found with red yeast rice products
- Diet Business Watch newsletter launched
- Brilliant essay on the ethics of homeopathy published
Issue #11-03, January 20, 2011
- Food allergy guidelines criticize 12 tests
- British stem cell provider loses medical license
- Sargenti practitioner surrenders dental license
- Former Lancet editor accused of cover-up
Issue #11-02, January 13, 2011
- HHS proposing to lower water fluoridation level
- More Wakefield scheming uncovered
- Australian anti-vax group gets slammed
- Texas shuts down alleged "pill mill
- Wakefield accused of fraud
- DAN! doc threatened with debarment
- Dannon Company settles FTC charges
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