Controlling Healthcare |
Friday Jul 11 2008
By Shae Hadden | Bio
While Americans debate the need for universal healthcare in their country, Canadians are wondering about the need for stringent controls on the classification, labeling and distribution of therapeutic drugs, foods and medical devices. The federal government has proposed Bill C-51, touted as a ‘consumer safety and security’ measure, clamps down on the healthcare industry and poses a potential threat to the country’s citizens by limiting the options available to consumers. We now have pharmaceutical drugs and natural health products: the bill, if passed, will merge both into one category called “therapeutic products”. Neutraceuticals, derived from foods essential to life, would become subject to drug testing routines and prescription requirements. Currently, only pharmaceutical drugs are considered toxic until proven they have therapeutic benefit.[Read More]
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