9/20 Green Worker

Posted on 11. Sep, 2012 by Howard Salus in Business, Eco Tourism, Environment, featured, Florida News

2012 GREENRAISER

Posted on 26. Jul, 2012 by Howard Salus in Business, Education, Environment, featured, Florida News, Green Business, Green Events

Sustainable Business Council (MBCC) – Cocktails and Workshop

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Nutritional supplements prove better than toxic drugs….GlaxoSmith Klein..fraud

Posted on 09. Jul, 2012 by Howard Salus in Business, Education, featured, Florida News, Healthy Foods, Healthy Products, Products

Rodi Alexander

“Once upon a time….drug companies promoted drugs to treat disease. Now it’s often the opposite, they promote disease to fit their drugs”.

Interesting articles. It’s great to stay informed.

The best of health, Rodi.

naturalnews.com printable article Originally published July 4 2012

Nutritional supplements prove better than toxic drugs

by Jonathan Landsman

(NaturalNews) Do you know anyone that believes in poisoning the body to “get well”? The sad truth is that most ill-informed people think that un-natural medicine is the only way to solve health problems. By brainwashing doctors (in medical school); controlling politicians (with lobbying efforts) and “social conditioning” (through T.V. ads) – the pharmaceutical drug cartel has created a system of sick care that profits shareholders and promotes dis-ease. (“insider” proof below – keep reading)

Marcia Angell, M.D., the first female editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, once said this about the pharmaceutical industry:

“Once upon a time…Drug companies promoted drugs to treat disease. Now it is often just the opposite, they promote disease to fit their drugs.”

Don’t become a victim of conventional (narrow-minded) medicine. The medical literature is filled with highly-effective, natural ways to prevent – even treat – disease without harmful side effects. The next NaturalNews Talk Hour will reveal specific examples about how nutritional supplements are BETTER than toxic drugs!
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The reason why modern “healthcare” is broken

Dr. Angell, says it all about how controlling (and corrupt) the pharmaceutical industry has become. Remember, Dr. Angell worked as the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine for over 20 years! In other words – she knows how the system works…

“This industry uses its wealth and power to co-op every institution that might stand in its way, including the U.S. Congress, the Food and Drug Administration, Academic Medical Centers, and the medical profession itself.” – Marcia Angell

Eliminating disease is easier than you think

Clearly, natural medicine provides a better way to prevent, even reverse many of the illnesses we experience today, such as, migraines, high blood pressure, arthritis, obesity – the list goes on and on. Avoiding processed foods with harmful ingredients, detoxifying the body (naturally) of unwanted chemicals and supplementing your diet with food-based vitamins and minerals will dramatically reduce your dependency on drugs and the “modern” sick care system.

In the United States alone, over-the-counter and prescription drugs are the 4th leading cause of death and some would argue it’s even worse. When was the last time you heard about a friend or family member getting hurt by taking Vitamin D to boost immunity or essential fatty acids for a healthy heart and brain? For best results – always take a natural approach.

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Discover the healing power of Vitamins, Minerals, and other supplements – Thu. July 5

Dr. Michael Murray is a graduate, faculty member, and serves on the Board of Regents of Bastyr University. He is co-author of “A Textbook of Natural Medicine“, the definitive textbook on naturopathic medicine for physicians, as well as the consumer version – the “Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine“.

For nearly thirty years, Dr. Murray has been compiling a massive data-base of original scientific studies from the medical literature. He has personally collected over 70,000 articles from the scientific literature which provide strong evidence on the effectiveness of diet, vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other natural measures in the maintenance of health and the treatment of disease.

Don’t become a victim of conventional (narrow-minded) medicine. The medical literature is filled with highly-effective, natural ways to prevent – even treat – disease without harmful side effects. The next NaturalNews Talk Hour will reveal specific examples about how nutritional supplements are BETTER than toxic drugs!

naturalnews.com printable article

Originally published July 4 2012

GlaxoSmithKline admits to criminal pharma fraud in 3 billion dollar case

by D Holt

(NaturalNews) British registered company, GlaxoSmithKline, faces $3 billion in penalties after pleading guilty to the biggest health care fraud case in history. GSK admitted that physicians had been bribed to push potentially dangerous drugs in exchange for Madonna tickets, Hawaiian holidays, cash and lucrative speaking tours. They also admitted distributing misleading information regarding the antidepressant Paxil. The report claimed that it was suitable for children, but failed to acknowledge data from studies proving its ineffectiveness in children and adolescents.

GSK faced charges that they had used the gifts to sell three drugs that were either unsafe, or used for purposes that were not approved. The first drug, Paxil also known as Seroxat, was touted as safe and effective for children and adolescents. The ineffectiveness of Paxil, and the link to suicides, meant that it was banned for kids under 18-years-olds in 2008.

The second drug, Avandia was used in Britain to treat diabetes until it was withdrawn due to safety fears, including increased risk of heart attacks. The US government claimed that GSK had attempted to conceal the data surrounding the dangers.

The third drug, Wellbrutin is used in the UK for treating depression, but it was alleged that GSK had recommended physicians used it for ADHD, lost libido and as a slimming aid. None of which were approved uses for the drug.

The moral code of Big Pharma companies exposed

Sir Andrew Witty, chief executive of GSK said “Whilst these offenses originate in a different era for the company, they cannot and will not be ignored. On behalf of GSK, I want to express our regret and reiterate that we have learned from the mistakes that were made. We are deeply committed to doing everything we can to live up to and exceed the expectations of those we work with and serve. In the US, we have taken action at all levels in the company. We have fundamentally changed our procedures for compliance, marketing and selling.”

US attorney for Massachusetts, Carmen Ortiz said: “The GSK sales force bribed physicians to prescribe GSK products using every imaginable form of high priced entertainment, from Hawaiian vacations to paying doctors millions of dollars to go on speaking tours, to a European pheasant hunt, to tickets to Madonna concerts.”

This is the biggest settlement in the history of drug industries, ahead of the 2009 Pfizer case in which it was fined $2.2 billion for promoting four drugs for unapproved uses. In 2010, GSK paid $96 million to a whistle-blower who exposed contamination problems and a management cover up in Puerto Rico.

The practice of pushing drugs for unapproved uses is endemic within the drug industries. Two of the largest drug companies have been caught and fined huge amounts for chasing sales targets using any means necessary. It proves that the health of customers, even children, ranks lower on the companies’ agenda than profit. Using bribes to get doctors to prescribe drugs shows a complete lack of moral fiber from both sales teams and the doctors. After this case, surely the doctors also need to face the courts for their conduct.

Whilst the amounts of money seem to be a huge punishment for GSK, the settlement is merely a slap on the wrist for a company whose market value is $133 billion. Can we trust another multinational that promises to clean up its act, when others have promised the same, only to behave just as recklessly but much more surreptitiously.

Sources for this article include:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/business/glaxosmithkline-agrees-to-pay-3-billion-in-fraud-settlement.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57464923-10391704/glaxosmithkline-agrees-to-$3-billion-settlement-with-justice-department-in-largest-sum-of-its-kind-over-health-care-fraud/
http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/02/12525279-glaxosmithkline-settles-fraud-case-for-3-billion?lite

About the author:
D Holt is currently involved in research in the UK into the mechanisms involved in healing due to meditation, hypnosis and other ”spiritual” healers and techniques. Previous work has included investigations into effects of meditation on addiction, the effects of sulfites on the digestive system and the use of tartrazine and other additives in the restaurant industry. new blog is now available at http://tinyurl.com/sacredmeditation or follow on twitter @sacredmeditate
D Holt is currently involved in research in the UK into the mechanisms involved in healing due to meditation, hypnosis and other ”spiritual” healers and techniques. Previous work has included investigations into effects of meditation on addiction, the effects of sulfites on the digestive system and the use of tartrazine and other additives in the restaurant industry. new blog is now available at http://tinyurl.com/sacredmeditation or follow on twitter @sacredmeditate

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IKEA Releases Sustainability Report

Posted on 11. Jun, 2012 by Howard Salus in Business, Environment, featured, Florida News, Green Business

NANCY POWELL RADLAUER (PowellReviews@aol.com)

IKEA Group released its 2011 Sustainability Report, outlining initiatives and achievements both domestically and worldwide for fiscal year 2011. In 2011, IKEA allocated $670 million to renewable energies covering both current equipment and installations over the next year and a half.

The investments of over $600 million, focusing on wind and solar power, are strategic moves toward IKEA’s long-term goal of using 100% renewable energy.

More than half of the energy needed to power IKEA buildings now comes from renewable sources. Currently, IKEA has 69 wind turbines and 124 photovoltaic projects, and has purchased 27 additional wind turbines thus far in fiscal 2012.

Energy efficiency across all IKEA stores improved measurably, an additional 4%, mainly through their store equipment improvements, ultimately saving the company $8.16 million during 2011. Their share of more sustainable cotton in the IKEA range increased by 50,000 tons, represented 23.8% of total cotton use at IKEA.

Total donations from the IKEA Foundation increased to $84.5 million in 2011. Currently funded programs, run by partners such as UNICEF and Save the Children, will benefit an estimated 100 million children.

Domestically, IKEA U.S. is in the midst of investing $150 million in photovoltaic systems covering almost 85% of IKEA
U.S. rooftops. Photovoltaic systems are those made up of one or more solar panels, usually a controller or power converter, and interconnecting components that provide energy to a single consumer. These solar panels were added on 11
units in 2011, and 17 more will be completed in 2012.

IKEA U.S. completed its first geothermal project with the opening of its 38th store near Denver during the summer of 2011. Geothermal power draws heat from hot water or steam reservoirs deep in the Earth, and is a premium renewable power source because it provides reliable, around-the-clock power with no specific ties to fluctuating fuel costs. The company is in the process of completing the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at nine store locations in the western U.S. Since 1998, IKEA US, its customers and co-workers have funded the planting of nearly 2 million trees across the country through its partner, American Forests.

In January 2011, IKEA became the first major U.S. retailer to stop the sale of all standard incandescent light bulbs. This decision was made in advance of The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the
legislation that is phasing out many of the incandescent light bulbs. They decided instead to offer a comprehensive range of energy saving lamps and bulbs including CFL, LED, Halogen and solar options.

“The IKEA approach to sustainability – How we manage sustainability in our business,” a description of how IKEA works with sustainability, is available at www.IKEA.com (under “About IKEA, People & the Environment”). Like-minded consumers are invited to share IKEA’s vision for a sustainable future.