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Zicam Warnings.
The FDA is alerting consumers that Zicam Cold
Remedy Nasal Gel, Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs,
and Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs, Kids Size, a
discontinued product that consumers may still
have in their homes, have all been associated
with long lasting or permanent loss of smell
(referred to as anosmia).
Read more....
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Airborne
Manufacturer Settlement. The makers of
the popular alternative supplement have been
ordered to pay 23.3 million to settle a false
advertising lawsuit.
Read more...
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FDA Warns
Consumers Not to Use certain Chinese
products for erectile dysfunction and sexual
enhancement.
Read more...
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Echinacea Update
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Are You Considering Using CAM? A tip
sheet from the National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine.
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Acupuncture may relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia
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Some herbal remedies don't mix well with the anticoagulant
Coumadin.
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Concerns About
Glucosamine and Chondroitin:
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Alternative Cancer Therapies Go Mainstream. See the story HERE
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Check out the latest on health-related hoaxes at the FDA's
hoax and health rumor web site.
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Vinarol, an alternative therapy marketed to increase sexual desire and performance, has been found to be spiked with sildenafil (Viagra). Consumers have been warned to avoid this product (details here)
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Nutrition and energy bars may not be all they are cracked up to be: independent testing reveals misrepresentation of ingredients in 60% of samples. Details at consumerlabs.com.
