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A father and son who owned a Farmingdale vitamin manufacturing company have agreed to cease all operations in the wake of a long-running federal investigation involving adulterated vitamins produced at their facility. Michael S. Ragno Sr. and Michael S. Ragno Jr. were cited last year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for producing vitamins […]

The heart attack was six months ago. But Dan Clark still wears the plastic hospital bracelet on his wrist. “It’s tattered and frayed,” he said. “But it reminds me to be grateful that I’m alive.” Clark was a San Jose State football defensive lineman in the mid-1980s who later carved out a pop-culture niche as […]

Video: Meth Analogues a New Trend in Supplement Adulteration NSF International’s general manager, Lisa Thomas said NSF is finding methamphetamine analogues in illegal products that label themselves as dietary supplements. Thomas, general manager of NSF International’s dietary supplement programs, noted this alarming trend at the annual conference of the Collegiate and Professionals Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) in May. […]

After a day of sipping energy drinks on the beach in Rocky Point, Mexico, 16-year-old Lanna Hamann went into cardiac arrest and died on June 14. While the cause of Hamann’s death is still unknown, the potential dangers of caffeinated energy drinks like Red Bull, Monster and Rock Star have public health advocates worried — and for […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring manufacturers to include a general warning in the drug labeling of all approved testosterone products about the risk of blood clots in the veins. Blood clots in the veins, also known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), include deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). The risk […]

There has been an increase in soldiers testing positive for steroid use while serving in the army, according to new figures obtained exclusively by Newsbeat. A Freedom of Information request has shown that in 2013 the number of failed tests increased by five times from around 20 to 100, since steroid testing started in 2008. […]

Cleveland Indians Jason Kipnis leads National Play Day at Progressive Field LEVELAND – Jason Kipnis wasn’t wearing his Cleveland Indians jersey today. As he took a group of Cleveland Little Leaguers through some drills on the grass at Progressive Field, his shirt helped to drive home an important message: “All Me – PED Free.” At […]

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Hall of Famers Phil Niekro and Cal Ripken Jr. made a 45-minute drive east across two-lane country roads to Cobleskill-Richmondville High School on Friday for a talk with kids from seven area schools gathered in a jam-packed 720-seat auditorium. The topic was the four points of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s […]

Rhode Island Interscholastic League Receives $75,000 Grant to Continue Warning about Dangers of Performance-enhancing Drugs  Operation Clean Competition program has educated 16,000 students, coaches and faculty in past year.  PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL) will be able to continue warning thousands of Rhode Island student athletics about the dangers of appearance […]

WASHINGTON—Reps. Joe Pitts (R-Penn.) and Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) have introduced legislation in the House designed to crack down on anabolic steroids masquerading as dietary supplements, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). The legislation serves as a companion bill to the Senate’s Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA) of 2014, which was introduced in February […]