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Cholesterol Politics

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 0 implied HN points • 05 Feb 09
🏥 Health Politics Health Freedom Regulations Conflicts of Interest Pharmaceutical industry FDA
  1. The post discusses the war on cholesterol as a war on freedom, covering issues like the National Animal Identification System, Codex Alimentarius, and the Campaign Against Raw Milk.
  2. The site plans to address conflicts of interest, the pharmaceutical industry, and the FDA's revolving door, along with the Federal Reserve in the future.
  3. The focus is on exploring how various factors impact health freedom and choices.

Fructose, Public Policy, and The Low-Fat Re-Education Camp (Short Post)

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 0 implied HN points • 03 May 11
🏥 Health Politics Public Policy Nutrition Obesity Cholesterol
  1. There is a need to modify public policy to reduce fructose consumption, such as ending corn subsidies to discourage junk food consumption.
  2. Although important to address public health concerns like obesity and chronic diseases, caution is necessary to avoid government overreach in determining individuals' diets.
  3. Avoid setting the precedent that the government should dictate dietary choices as it may lead to potential restrictions on other food components in the future.

Bug Out: An Interview with Laurie Garrett

The Octavian Report • 0 implied HN points • 23 Dec 25
🏥 Health Politics Public Health Global Health Drug regulation Food Safety Environmental health
  1. Routine use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animals and crops is the biggest driver of resistance and needs to be banned, because it spreads drug-resistant genes through the food chain and environment.
  2. Antibiotic resistance is already widespread and underreported; mobile plasmids and environmental contamination mean common infections are becoming harder or impossible to treat, raising the risk of large numbers of deaths and a return to pre-antibiotic harms.
  3. Stopping this requires urgent, coordinated global action—strong regulation, better surveillance, more research, and changes in farming and medical practice—because current political will and industry behavior are not enough.

LillyDirect Brings GLP-1s DTC

Discharge Summary • 0 implied HN points • 07 Jan 24
🏥 Health Politics Telehealth
  1. Eli Lilly introduced LillyDirect, a new telehealth service for easy access to GLP-1 medication.
  2. Lilly aims to secure their market share by offering telehealth services for various health conditions.
  3. Concerns arise about the surge in prescriptions without thorough clinical assessments through telehealth platforms.
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The Obedient Quango [The Rise & Fall Of Ephenidine]

The Drug Users Bible • 0 implied HN points • 30 Mar 24
🏥 Health Politics Drug policy Public Health Regulation Substance Use Government Action
  1. Ephenidine is a dissociative drug that has not been linked to any deaths or serious health issues. It has not been used or detected in the UK since 2017.
  2. The UK government has banned ephenidine despite the lack of evidence showing it poses a public health risk. This was mainly done to look tough on drugs in the media.
  3. Banning drugs with no medical use seems like a way for the government to make a statement, even when there's no real danger associated with them.