News tagged with health food supplement
Taiwan destroys chemical-tainted drinks
(AP) -- Taiwan's leader has overseen the destruction of 2.3 tons of beverages believed to be tainted with a dangerous chemical.
Jun 11, 2011 |
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FDA cracks down on illegal supplements
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on manufacturers of certain weight loss, body building and sexual enhancement supplements that contain potentially dangerous ingredients.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 15, 2010 |
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IOM report recommends framework to evaluate science behind health claims for foods and drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should apply the same rigor to evaluating the science behind claims of foods' and nutritional supplements' health benefits as it devotes to assessing medication and medical technology ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 12, 2010 |
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'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA
The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Health food supplement may curb compulsive hair pulling
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have discovered that a common anti-oxidant, widely available as a health food supplement, may help stop the urges of those with trichotillomania, a disorder characterized ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Chinese slimming capsules
Taking herbal food supplements is certainly not free of risk. Since 2005, the poison emergency centers in the German cities of Freiburg and Göttingen have registered a total of 17 patients with health problems after taking ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 08, 2009 |
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