by ElenaFullersen on 03/12/2010
The use of supplements is a normal part of people’s personal health care, to the point that one rarely needs a prescription to buy any. Supplements can also provide the right amounts of certain nutrients that are hard to get regularly, or are present in only very tiny amounts in our food.
A bit of state regulation of dietary supplements seems logical in order to ensure consumer safety. There is already a law in place to do this. It is called the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. It helps ensure that customers know what they are buying, and that companies are truthful about what they sell. In the spirit of recognizing consumer freedom, it also places some boundaries on the degree to which the FDA can interfere with supplements. Supplements that were allowed onto the market before the bill’s arrival are protected from interference, as well as those rooted in food products that already form part of the food supply. However, a new bill called the Dietary Supplements Safety Act might take this protection away, if it is passed.
This new legislation is spearheaded by John McCain, and gives the FDA greater power to take products out of the market on the grounds of complaints, which need not be proven before being put into effect. If a company’s product gets pulled, they have to submit mountains of paperwork and go through complicated legal proceedings before the products are (maybe) put back on the shelves of drugstores. Of course, this additional work—and lost profit—is more easily shouldered by the larger companies. Smaller companies that have fewer resources and fewer products to make money from may suffer a fatal blow.
Ironic, isn’t it, that the leading member of a party that historically advocates small government is pushing forward legislation that calls for far greater intervention in healthcare? Or perhaps the fact that this bill benefits big business has something to do with the Republican Party’s support of it. Just a theory. Furthermore, the prospect of granting the FDA more power should give us pause, given that big pharmaceutical companies are often able to exert a great deal of influence upon it, to the point that we cannot really call it a neutral arbiter in matters of health.
If you disagree with this bill and what it does to both the supply and demand side of the supplements market, do let your voice be heard, and contact your congressman (or congresswoman) about your wish to have it blocked. Writing to newspapers and other publications might also be a good idea.
Remember, one of the best things about living in a (supposedly) democratic country is that you have the opportunity to voice your opinions about issues of national significance. In a democracy, high-level politicians are supposed to be servants, not masters, of the public. You have the right to get your voice heard on this and many other issues. Exercise your right to speak to those you have elected to power and tell them what you would like done.
For more facts on the Dietary Supplements Safety Act join the discussion in this healthcare forum an let your voice be heard!
Granuloma is a collection of immune cells which are in a ball like structure. This is formed when our body natural defense system is trying to keep away alien substance by forming the wall, as it fails to eliminate the same. These could be microscopic organisms like bad bacteria, virus of fungus of some sort. This causes an inflammation sensation. This is a skin condition. There are many kinds of Granuloma; the classification of the same is based on the distribution and symptoms. Localized Granuloma, generalized Granuloma and severe Granuloma, Subcutaneous Granuloma are some classifications depending upon where the symptoms are surfacing and how sever these are.
This is another medical condition for which the actual cause is not determined. The people who have thyroid and diabetes are the two diseases associated with the Granuloma. However, there are people who have Granuloma but they are yet living a healthy life. Hence, the cause of the same can’t be identified for sure. It is said that women are more likely to be affected by Granuloma than men. Also the young adults and the children can fall prey to the same easily.
The general symptoms that would surface in case of a person with Granuloma would be skin colored bumps, raised or reddish skin. Mostly these would start to appear on the hands and the arms. These might look like insect bites. There would be a ring like pattern which would be identical to that of the ringworm. These symptoms might or might not appear, it is also possible that these would surface and then would vanish for a long period before these could get visible again. Itching is quite common in case of people affected by Granuloma. In case such patterns appear and there is itching as well, it would be better to see a doctor rather than ignoring the same for weeks, hoping that it would go away on its own.
This might look like any other skin rash, it is only the doctor who can reveal if it is Granuloma or not. KOH test is the first recommended as the doctor would like to rule out the possibility of this being a fungal infection. For this a skin sample is taken and tested. Further, biopsy is also recommended to be sure that the person is affected by Granuloma. Doctors also go for blood test to ensure that the rash is not an allergy or reaction of another underlying medical concern.
Ones it is confirmed that it is Granuloma; the treatment is undertaken looking at the severity of the situation. In most of the cases, there is no treatment required as these would disappear with time. This might take few months to the maximum of two years. However, if the rash is paining or is bothering you in some way the doctor would recommend a treatment procedure, which could be and some kind of medication or even a light surgery. Corticosteroid creams and ointments; Corticosteroid injections and cryotherapy are some treatment procedures.
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