Hi,

     last time I wrote in my blog about a move to restrict natural health products ( Codex Alimentatius) by governments and the World Trade Organisation.  I mentioned that the Pharmaceutical lobby were pushing for this legislation, and that the remaining natural products after codex Alimentarius would be under the control of some of the major pharmaceutical companies.

Unfortunately the Bad news this week is that the worlds largest drugs maker has just been fined £1.4 billion by US authorities for fraudulently mis-selling its treatments.  How Sick is that? Apparently this organisation were offering kickbacks to doctors, consultants, healthcare administrators and other professionals. Methods included 5 star luxury all expenses paid trips to exotic destinations for them and their families. It gets worse this organisation admits to improperly marketing 13 different medicines.

That means making false claims about their effectiveness for treating certain conditions.  Yet this type of company may if governments and the WTO get their way be dictating exactly what kind of product we can use to treat our medical conditions. I think that we must resist all attempts to restrict our freedom to choose to treat ourselves with herbs/vitamins and mineral supplements as we see fit. Of course they must be manufactured to the highest standards but not by disreputable pharmaceutical companies who are only interested in large profits.