FDA Orders Dr. Joseph Mercola to Stop Illegal Claims

FDA Orders Dr. Joseph Mercola to Stop Illegal Claims

One of the issues here is that the FDA are not in any sense of the words, particularly good at their jobs.  Nor are they unassailable in terms of their propensity to be swayed by lobbyists.

IMHO those who argue against vaccinations are putting the health of the members of the larger society at risk but I’d like to see some of the science behind these complaints:

  • Fluoride Action Network (FAN), the leading promoter of misinformation about fluoridation
  • Institute for Responsible Technology, which understates the benefits and exaggerates the risks of genetically modification of foods
  • Consumers for Dental Choice, which vigorously attacks amalgam use with misinformation, propaganda, lobbying, and lawsuits
  • Organic Consumers Association, which irresponsibly promotes unpasteurized milk and spreads false alarms about food irradiation, agricultural biotechnology, and vaccines.

 

Supreme Court Kingsley v. Hendrickson: A new protection against police abuse.

Kingsley makes the gray zone a lot less dangerous. Under the decision, any “objectively unreasonable” use of force against detainees is unconstitutional. Just as importantly, the court reaffirmed that “pretrial detainees (unlike convicted prisoners) cannot be punished at all.” In other words, police cannot penalize a suspect, much less abuse him, merely because they believe he’s committed a crime.

Supreme Court Kingsley v. Hendrickson: A new protection against police abuse..

hmmmm