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Federal Reserve confirms July launch for FedNow instant payment service
Cointelegraph.com ^ | March 16, 2023 | Brian Quarmby
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DOING FDA’S DIRTY WORK: AMAZON PULLS POPULAR SUPPLEMENT SO BIG PHARMA CAN PROFIT
The High Wire ^ | March 21, 2023 | Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards
Posted on 3/21/2023, 7:52:13 PM by COSIllinois
Amazon—the vast global internet enterprise that single-handedly shuttered countless smaller retailers—is putting the interests of big pharma ahead of the health and well-being of its customers. In a move that surely pleases the FDA and pharmaceutical companies, Amazon decided last month to no longer sell nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), a molecule naturally occurring in all life forms and vital in longevity. On the cutting edge of lifespan research, Amazon’s decision to remove NMN products is unrelated to safety issues. Instead, it hinges on a recent FDA decision announcing that because NMN is under investigation by big pharma as a potential new drug, it can no longer be marketed as a supplement. With the FDA’s corruption in full view thanks to COVID, this isn’t the first time the agency has allowed pharmaceutical giants to turn natural ingredients into profitable drugs while banning the affordable supplement version.