TGA seeking to hobble the Naturopathic/herbal/alternative health industry

[simhanada]

Seem like the TGA are at it again. Smells of big pharma to me but regardless it would basically destroy the Naturopathic industry and could limit everyone's access to quality herbal alternatives to common western medicine.

Read about it

http://happyherbcompany.com/tga-trying-downgrade-herbalists

and here, and write to the TGA if it affects you.

http://www.tga.gov.au/newsroom/consult-advertising-ris-130531.htm

Petitions to sign

http://www.communityrun.org/petitions/stop-the-tga-and-bigpharma-controlling-infomation-on-botanical-medicine-and-vitamins

http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/therapeutic-goods-administration-tga-australia-stop-the-proposal-to-delete-naturopathy?utm_campaign=share_button_action_box&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition

[Scarecrow]

God damn it. I was talking to somebody in one of my classes about how hard it is for naturopaths to become recognized just the other day. The conclusion of our conversation was that it's likely because they're in direct competition with pharmaceutical companies.

I know people who have had significant results in just days using naturopathy, after months of unsuccessful treatments with dangerous pharmaceuticals.

But that doesn't matter, because money is more important than having medicine that works, right?

[qualia]

But that doesn't matter, because money is more important than having medicine that works, right?

you don't think pharmaceutical companies actually want people to get better, do you?

[whitewind]

Definitely sign this and pass it on it significantly affects a lot of people indirectly if not all of us as a society.

[Scarecrow]

you don't think pharmaceutical companies actually want people to get better, do you?

i have no delusions regarding this

(i'm studying traditional chinese medicine as a result)

Edited July 6, 2013 by Scarecrow