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This is a little off-topic, but important. Please take a minute to read it and understand how much corruption is currently occurring.


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"In a society in which it is a moral offense to be different from
your neighbor your only escape is to never let them find out."
-- Robert A. Heinlein

Subject: Stop the Killer Horse Hormones

Estrogen hormones derived from animals have dangerous side-effects.
Estriol doesn't. But the FDA has banned Estriol in favor of the
animal derived hormones. Here's why ...

Wyeth Pharmaceutical makes animal derived hormone medications. On
October 6, 2005 Wyeth petitioned the FDA to prohibit the use of
Estriol, a competitor to Wyeth's "horse hormones." Estriol is
chemically identical to human estrogen, while Wyeth's horse hormones
are not. Animal derived hormones are associated with a number of
health risks, such as blood clots and cancer, while Estriol is
associated with a vast number of health benefits, and NO negative
side-effects.

On January 9, 2008 the FDA responded to Wyeth's petition by banning
the use of Estriol.

It's infuriating to note that the FDA's response to the Wyeth
petition calls it a citizen's petition. It was no such thing. It was
a petition from a corporation seeking government aid to prohibit a
competing product at the cost of increased danger to women's health.
By contrast, 70,000 doctors, women, and other real citizens
petitioned the FDA to deny Wyeth's request, but the FDA partially
sided with Wyeth anyway.

It's even more infuriating to note that the FDA admitted in a press
conference announcing the ban that it knew of no evidence of any harm
associated with the use of Estriol.

The American Association for Health Freedom summarizes the case for
Estriol as follows: "Compounded bio-identical hormones have been used
for 50 years, are listed in the US Pharmacopoeia, are state-
regulated, are available only with a doctor's prescription, and were
protected by a previous Act of Congress (FDA Modernization Act 1997)."

The FDA admits that it granted Wyeth's request simply because Estriol
has not endured the FDA's costly and time consuming approval process.
But should the estrogen that naturally flows in a woman's body have
to be approved by the FDA? Of course not. Neither then, should
Estriol, which is chemically identical to that estrogen! Estriol is
human estrogen.

If Estriol needs to be banned from the market then perhaps all women
should report to an FDA lab to have their Estriol removed from their
bodies.

We are joining with the American Association for Health Freedom to
try to stop this outrage. We want to pass two resolutions in
Congress: H. Con. Res. 342 and S. Con. Res. 88. Please ask your
Representative and your two Senators to co-sponsor H. Con. Res. 342
and S. Con. Res. 88. You can do so here.

We would also like to note that if Downsize DC's "Write the Laws Act"
were the law of the land this FDA action would not have been
possible. Please send another message in support of the "Write the
Laws Act," and use your personal comments to mention the Estriol ban
as a reason why we need the "Write the Laws Act." You can send that
message here.

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President
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