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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,...
Contaminated and adulterated herbals
Prof. Ernst and colleagues reviewed the evidence and they aren’t sanguine.
Consumer alert: Reumofan Plus
FDA is warning consumers that Reumofan Plus, marketed as a natural dietary supplement for pain relief and other serious conditions,...
Bath salts becoming illegal
This has nothing to do with taking a bath. Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine, in Gainesville,...
Consumer Alert: “Bath Salts”
Unlike traditional cosmetic bath salts, which are packaged and sold for adding to bath water for soaking and cleaning, drugs...
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,...
Safety of CAM in children
Researchers at the Royal Children’s Hospital, in Melbourne, Australia, report the adverse events associated with the use of CAM that...
Absorbability of arsenic and lead in traditional Ayurvedic medicines
Researchers at the Royal Military College of Canada, tested 42 medicines.
Resveratrol flawed science, and more
The University of Connecticut reports that Dr. Dipak Das falsified the results of some studies of resveratrol. But the CAM...
Caution when using a neti pot
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is warning residents about the dangers of the improper use of neti...
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...
CAM: It might be “natural,” but is it safe?
Not always, according to this report from the Royal Children’s Hospital, in Melbourne, Australia.
Side effects from herbals used as laxatives
Researchers at the University of Rome, in Italy, report on adverse reactions associated with herbal laxatives reported to the Italian...
Limited value of herbals to lower blood pressure
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center, in New York, reviewed non-drug treatments. Let’s focus on herbals.
The biggest problem with St. John’s wort
It’s one of the most popular herbal supplements for treating depression. Dr. Perry Halushka from the Medical University of South...
Risk of interactions between supplements and blood thinners
Dr. Jennifer Strohecker at the Intermountain Medical Center, in Salt Lake City, Utah, tells us the safety of warfarin (Coumadin)...
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...