Goliath wins another.
This morning’s news features a report about a decision made by the Supreme Court that protects manufacturers of generic drugs. According to the New York Times,”The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that generic drug manufacturers could not be sued by patients who claim that drugs they took were defectively designed. The decision is a significant.. read more →
Industry undermining health……again.
This morning’s alerts bring two stories about infant formula. In one story, a mother was disturbed to find debris in her infant’s bottle. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/Metal-Shavings-Enfamil-Baby-Formula-Can-Lab-Tests-Confirm-211131121.htm The debris turned out to be bits of aluminum. Company representatives offered two reasons for aluminum particles in formula: 1) that when the top of the can is pulled back, bits of.. read more →
Exciting day today.
I woke up this morning to learn that Senator Wendy Davis from Texas, and her many supporters, successfully derailed an anti-abortion bill that would restrict a woman’s ability to care for her own self. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/us/politics/texas-abortion-bill.html?hp Keeping the choice to end a pregnancy safe and legal preserves women’s lives. I grew up in the coat hanger.. read more →
The Empire Strikes Back
Industry has been busy in the past few weeks, working to undermine infant health by using its political power and wealth. Its first salvo was aimed at the Joint Commission, an agency that gives accreditation to hospitals (without which hospitals can’t be reimbursed for care), with the result that Joint Commission diluted its perinatal care.. read more →
“Give me a break”: reasons mothers need mother substitutes
The formula industry today increased its grip on infant feeding with a study published today in the medical journal Pediatrics. News about this study has spread like wildfire across the Internet; I saw one headline “Tiny bit of formula preserves breastfeeding.” Already many, including myself, have written responses to this small, risky, and foolish study,.. read more →
Poison ivy and jewel weed.
In the USA today, people of African heritage have higher rates of chronic disease, mental health issues, and low birthweight and premature births; their life expectancy is less than people of European heritage. Racism is a cause. Black babies have twice the chance of dying in the first year of life. This weekend, 2 examples.. read more →