To all our readers: we wish you a very happy and healthy new year! “The real goal is to keep people alive forever.” — William Haseltine, head of Human Genome Sciences in Rockville, MD, at a conference in Washington, DC on 4 Dec. 2000, marking the creation of the Society of Regenerative Medicine to promote … Read more
If you love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were … Read more
It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law . . . that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not to be trusted to either his own devices or his own thoughts. – H. L. Mencken A DIET RICH IN VEGETABLES AND FRUITS, OR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS? Another round of vehement disagreements … Read more
He alone is worthy of life and freedom who each day does battle for them anew. – Goethe, Faust FDA UPDATE INCLUDES GREAT NEWS! On April 20, 1999, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the Pearson-decision mandate to the FDA, as directed by the court of appeals; the Pearson ruling was decided … Read more
SAVING PEOPLE FROM THEMSELVES – DOES IT WORK? Although more than 80 countries have laws that require motorists and their passengers to fasten their seat belts, there is little evidence that these laws are saving many lives, according to a report in the Jan. 29, 2000 Lancet. The Lancet article notes that a report commissioned by the UK … Read more
This newsletter is written by scientists Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw® for other scientists studying aging and for interested physicians and laypersons, as well as for lawyers interested in promoting medical freedom of choice and Constitutional government. The information provided here is not intended as a replacement for professional medical or legal advice. FDA UPDATE: FDA’S … Read more
This newsletter is written by scientists Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw® for other scientists studying aging and for interested physicians and laypersons, as well as for lawyers interested in promoting medical freedom of choice and Constitutional government. The information provided here is not intended as a replacement for professional medical or legal advice. FDA UPDATE: FDA’S … Read more
HAPPY 2000! STICK AROUND. THE BEST OF LIFE EXTENSION IS YET TO COME! LOOKING AHEAD-LIFE EXTENSION: 2000 AND BEYOND THE FUTURE OF LIFE EXTENSION IS LOOKING GREAT! KEEP YOURSELF IN GOOD HEALTH SO YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES . . . GLUCOWATCH A new medical device promises a major breakthrough … Read more
LOW-DOSE L-ARGININE IMPROVES INSULIN SENSITIVITY A recent study1 tested the proposition that low-dose intravenous L-arginine supplements might improve insulin-mediated vasodilation and insulin sensitivity in patients with Type 2 diabetes (NIDDM, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus). (Perhaps the study used intravenous L-arginine to assure control of the dose. However, L-arginine is also well absorbed orally.) Adequate intracellular supplies of L-arginine are believed to … Read more
INDEX OF FILES AND DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS CODEX: Public Comments submitted by Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw to the FDA on Sept. 30, 1997 on Docket 97N-0218, whether FDA should harmonize U.S. standards on dietary supplements to those of the Codex Alimentarius, an international body. We discuss constitutional, as well as scientific and cultural, reasons … Read more
INDEX OF FILES AND DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS CODEX: Public Comments submitted by Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw to the FDA on Sept. 30, 1997 on Docket 97N-0218, whether FDA should harmonize U.S. standards on dietary supplements to those of the Codex Alimentarius, an international body. We discuss constitutional, as well as scientific and cultural, reasons … Read more