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Consumer Alert: Miracle Mineral Supplement aka MMS
This product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm. Swallowing doses of this bleach,...
Milk thistle fails in study of Hep C treatment
Silymarin (Silybium marianum), an extract of milk thistle, is often used to treat chronic liver disease. Researchers with the Silymarin...
Consumer alert: Reumofan Plus
FDA is warning consumers that Reumofan Plus, marketed as a natural dietary supplement for pain relief and other serious conditions,...
Consumer Alert: Man Up Now capsules
Man Up Now claims to be “herbal” and “all natural.” Consumers may mistakenly assume the product is harmless and poses...
Consumer Alert: “Koff & Kold” and “Kold Sore”
The FDA tells us that Wholistic Herbs Inc. is recalling all of its “Koff & Kold” spray with herbal extract...
Consumer Alert: RegenArouse
According to the FDA, RegenArouse (Lot 130100) contains tadalafil (Cialis), an FDA-approved drug used as treatment for male erectile dysfunction,...
Consumer Alert: FDA takes legal action against ATF Fitness Products Inc.
This is the first time FDA has taken legal action against a dietary supplement manufacturer (ATF Fitness Products) of this...
Consumer Alert: Pentrexyl Forte Natural
FDA has recalled Pentrexyl Forte Natural because the packaging is believed to be misleading — causing it to be confused...
Consumer Alert: Fraudulent STD treatments
The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced a joint effort to remove products from the market that...
FDA warns companies to stop making MRSA claims
FDA is warning companies to stop making MRSA claims. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria can cause an infection that’s highly...
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Consumer Alert: X-Hero and Male Enhancer
FDA lab analysis of X-Hero found the product contains sulfosildenafil, the analogue of the active ingredient of an FDA-approved drug...
Effects of green tea in obese breast cancer survivors
Being overweight after breast cancer treatment may increase a woman’s risk for recurrent disease. Researchers at the University of Arizona,...
Consumer Alert: Rockhard Weekend, Pandora, Fruta Planta
FDA has received reports of adverse events associated with the use of Fruta Planta, including several cardiac events and one...
FDA makes its position clear on dietary supplements
There are “significant public health problems posed by products that are marketed as dietary supplements but that contain the same...
Consumer Alert: Vigor-25
The FDA tells us that Vigor-25, a product marketed as a natural dietary supplement to enhance male sexual performance, should...
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Consumer Alert: FDA warns about OTC chelation products
8 companies of over-the-counter (OTC) chelation products were told that they are selling unapproved drugs and devices and are violating...
Consumer Alert: Rising Sun Health
The FDA is taking action to prevent Rising Sun Health and The Center for Complimentary and Alternative Health of Livingston,...
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Consumer Alert: Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules
So good they had to name it “slimming” twice. Unfortunately, Slimming Beauty contains the active pharmaceutical ingredient sibutramine (Meridia), a...
Consumer Alert: Aromatase inhibitors in dietary supplements
Aromatase inhibitors are a class of drugs used to treat breast cancer and ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women. Now, the...
Consumer Alert: TimeOut
It’s labeled as “100% natural” and consumers may mistakenly assume the product is harmless and poses no health risk. The...