M.D. Anderson Researcher to Advise Evolv Health
DALLAS, TX (December 7, 2009) — Dr. Robert Newman, a renowned medical researcher and Professor Emeritus at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, has agreed to consult with Health2o Products, LLC in regards to further testing of its Archaea Active™ formula.
Dr. Newman, currently Chief Science Officer (CSO) at a major New England nutraceutical company, will advise on future testing procedures and review and analyze test results from outside independent labs selected by Health2o.
Dr. Newman’s career has been dedicated to the development of novel therapeutic strategies to improve the quality of life for patients with inflammatory and malignant diseases. His research efforts are nationally-recognized, and have been accomplished through several scientific disciplines, including pharmacology, analytical chemistry, drug development and clinical pharmacology. His work has resulted in more than 300 peer-reviewed publications.
Dr. Newman recently retired from M.D. Anderson, following a 24-year career there and over 30 years in academic medicine. At M.D. Anderson, he served as the Founder and Co-Director of the Pharmaceutical Development Center. Dr. Newman obtained his M.S. and Ph.D degrees in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Connecticut. He was a member of the University of Vermont Medical School for seven years and was later recruited to be head of the Section of Pharmacology at M.D. Anderson where was promoted to Professor in 1991 with tenure.
“We are very pleased that Dr. Newman has signed a consulting agreement with us to serve as a Senior Advisor. He will be assisting our company in developing a road map for the continuing research and analysis of our Archaea Active™ formula,” said Kevin D. Kuykendall, chairman and CEO of Health2o Products, LLC.
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I have nothing else to say.
Hapa, are you paying $20 a month for downline stats? Are you paying $30 S&H? Did you have to buy a distributor kit for $40?
“Dr. Newman, currently Chief Science Officer (CSO) at a major New England nutraceutical company, will advise on future testing procedures and review and analyze test results from outside independent labs selected by Health2o.”
Really analyze this sentence, and you know all you need to know. Nuff Said.
How do you mean, Kuni?
At my work I, amongst other tasks, write testing procedures and review and analyze test results from outside independent labs selected by my employer. It is a standard practice, at least in my industry. I wouldn’t expect them to be diferent.
Hey I know let’s comment on kuni’s post without reading it.
I did read it, hence my question. Is clarification a forbidden subject here?
I got all the way to “Nuff said.” and said, “Hmmm, I am not sure if that is enough said.”
Oh wait, let’s comment on Tokker’s post without reading it since it’s the next one.
Congrats on being dumb then, I guess.
We’re down to schoolyard insults now?
I realise that in such a lofty a fora as Hapajap’s blog comments section we should be using critical discourse but frankly you’re a complete fucking tool and even calling you fart breath is giving you more credence than your due.
Rolled out of the bitchy side of the bed this week? I mean, seriously, I ask for some simple clarification and you get all sorts of huffed up. Are you bored because Happa can’t be bothered to edit your posts anymore or did you sit on a radio transmitter and get a bug up your ass?
Sorry for the late reply…been busy renovating.
Tokker you ask for clarification? Here it comes…”“Dr. Newman, currently Chief Science Officer (CSO) at a major New England nutraceutical company, will advise on future testing procedures and review and analyze test results from outside independent labs selected by Health2o.” ”
What is a “nutraceutical company”? Since nutraceutical is a coined jargon intended to imply reference to nutrition and pharmaceuticals yet really doesn’t signify anything, I’m thinking that a “nutraceutical company” similarly doesn’t do anything other that try to give credence to the “nutraceutical” product that it endorces. basicly it is nothing more than a “front.”
Dr. Newman shall simply “advise on future testing procedures” and not necessarily carry them out himself or see if others carry them out properly or at all.
He will however “review and analyze test results from outside independent labs [which may or may not be using the procedures he recommends and which may or may not be fully objective in their research since they are] selected by Health2o”. In other words, Dr. Newman shall be analyzing and making recommendations based upon carefully screened data – (screened by those with a vested interest in getting positive results).
Now now Starshark, not everyone works on the same wavelength. I mean Hapajap’s still invested in Evolv even after practically everyone waved red flags in his face.
I guess my comment had too many links and Happa is slow these days…here it is again.
Looking at the Wikipedia Article (just search for Nutraceutical), It’s a term coined to mean a food that also has a medicinal benefit. As a person who uses Peppermint Tea when I have an upset stomach, I can see that some food items do have a medicinal benefit. It’s not exactly a new term. There is an American Neutraceutical Organization founded in 1997:
http://www.ana-jana.org/pop_faq.cfm?FaqID=4
The whole reason for using an “Independant” lab is that they don’t ahve a vested interest in your product. Now, for that to be valid you would have to have the name of the lab published with your study. Take at my job. I don’t have a good reason to have all of the expensive test equipment to do the product testing I want to do. I hire Test Lab X to do the testing for me. I write a detailed procedure for them to test and they do the test and provide a detailed report. I give that data and the lab’s name to my customer as required. If fore some reason the data has ben tweaked, Test Lab X will definitely make the world aware. If they don’t, or if they were the ones that tweaked the data or didn’t follow procedure and it comes out, they loose their reputation. If my customers see some disreputable test lab on the report, then they will reject the data. Also, any reputable lab will be certified in their field by a reputable testing organization, such as the ASTM or NIST. If they cook thier data, they will loose certification and possibly face penalties.
When I get the report I will review and analize the results of the testing not only to come to conclusions but to also ensure that the test procedure was followed and the data makes sense (and I have caught some minor mistakes made by the test lab, as they are human, and we made sure to note these and their impact). I reserve the right to witness testing if I so choose (and I do witness some tests). I make sure everything is correct because my reputation and job are also on the line if I don’t.
So, as I said, nothing about using independant labs and the procedure he described would be unusual in my industry.
Tokker, You are correct in that there is nothing wrong about using ” independant labs and the procedure he described”. You seem to know more about this field than I (I don’t work in a research field).
However, given the context of the subject, I guess the phrase “review and analyze test results from outside independent labs selected by Health2o” – particularly the “selected by Health2o” clause struck me as a red flag.
The thing to look for is if you get to see who those labs are or if you get access to THEIR reports. Check if the labs are legit. If they won’t reveal the identity of the independant labs and/or tehy aren’t reputable labs it’s a BIG red flag.
I don’t work in a reasearch field like an academic or think tank. I work in a manufacturing field where some of my work is in new product development.
If you think that I’m endorsing putting money into this, I don’t. I think that anyone should independantly research the facts about a company and get the real arguments for and against it. I’m not going into Evolv because I don’t trust multilevel marketing nor am I interested in selling product. I see a lot of various health and well being suppliments that continue to sell from year to year that I find to be of questionable merit.
People shouldn’t put more money than they can stand to loose on investments based on the arguments of anonymous commentors on a web comic.
Just a tangent, but I was thinking, there are conspiracies that global warming is a hoax to enslave and euthanize billions. Could it be that the anti-global warming is a conspiracy by folks that believe init and think that, on the balance, their country or region will benefit from it (while elsewhere they are massive famines and all the other promised horrors)?
As I’ve said before I’m not convinced on the global warming due to carbon idea. Of course with this cold snap on right now it’s harder to believe in global warming at all, but I understand it’s supposed to be a more overall trend rather tahn year to year.
tokker; I don’t think that the “anti-global warming” conspiracy – as you put it – is as complex as you make it out to be. Personally, I think that if it exist, it is simply supported by those who are currently making a “killing” with the current status quo and want to prolong this for as long as possible. Also included in this conspiracy would be those who have been scared/ brainwashed/ convinced by the aforementioned group that maintaining the status quo is preferable to the inevitable change required to deal with climate change.
Given that Hapajap just had a new baby, I doubt we’ll be getting a new thread anytime soon.
Yeah, that’s why I started a new one.
I was just throwing that out there. I have no evidence pointing to it or anything, just running my mouth.