ABSTRACT: Its been a busy month for supplements. Ray Lewis gets caught using Deer Antler spray.… Continue Reading…
EVERY morning as she gets dressed for her accounting job, Leanne Sparling hangs her son’s military dog tags and a photograph of him in uniform around her neck. She wears the tags on the outside of her clothes, hoping to prompt strangers to ask about him. “When I do tell them what happened,” she says, “they are in total disbelief.”
Her son, Michael Lee Sparling, was a 22-year-old Army private when he died.… Continue Reading…
For the last few weeks, GNC, the dietary supplements retailer, has run a special on its Web site for a workout booster called Jack3d. "Hot Buy, Hot Buy, Hot Buy," reads a red banner splashed across the product's page.
Federal health regulators issued a warning in April that the stimulant in Jack3d, a workout booster, frequently raises blood pressure and heart rate, and could lead to heart attacks.
Donald Hooton cites a recent Minnesota University study when he says that, "5-6 percent of middle school and high school boys and 4-5 percent of high school girls are using anabolic steroids…That's over a million and a half kids."
He is not the least bit surprised. "So many of our kids today are pressured by body image to look better.… Continue Reading…
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Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration |
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December 4, 2012
Ref: 2013-DAL-WL-20
WARNING LETTER
UPS OVERNIGHT MAIL
Jacob Geissler, CEO and Co-Owner
USPlabs, LLC
10761 King William Drive
Dallas, Texas 75220
Dear Mr. Geissler:
From February 7 through 21, 2012, the U.S.
For the last few weeks, GNC, the dietary supplements retailer, has run a special on its Web site for a workout booster called Jack3d. "Hot Buy, Hot Buy, Hot Buy," reads a red banner splashed across the product's page.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today warned people to be wary of buying illegal sports supplements because they might contain dangerous ingredients that could cause kidney failure, seizures and heart problems.
The campaign launched in the run up to the Olympics is part of the MHRA's ongoing commitment to protect people from potentially-dangerous products.… Continue Reading…
ScienceDaily (May 1, 2012) - A recent study published in the May/June 2012 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, found that an alarming increase in the consumption of sports and energy drinks, especially among adolescents, is causing irreversible damage to teeth — specifically, the high acidity levels in the drinks erode tooth enamel, the glossy outer layer of the tooth.… Continue Reading…
Right out of our textbook:
Parents, do you still wonder why we are trying to get your attention about why some many of our kids find it so easy to get their hands on these drugs?… Continue Reading…
The FDA reports that several men who used steroid-laced supplements from Bodybuilding.com have suffered liver problems, stroke, kidney failure, and a pulmonary embolism.
We’ve been telling you repeatedly that supplements are not safe to use because they are not regulated. And because they are not regulated, they can be spiked or contaminated with foreign, sometimes dangerous, substances. This is but one case that vividly makes that point!… Continue Reading…
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