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The word is out about dietary supplements, and across the United States, millions of people are being made aware of the risky side effects that can come with taking these over-the-counter products. Estimates suggest that more than 2,000 Americans suffer illness or death from dietary supplements every year, which is due in large part…

In what has been described as a “monumental victory” for students and parents alike, a judge ruled on Monday that the parents of children who were involved in the Miramonte Elementary School sex abuse scandal will be permitted to make their own claims for emotional distress. The decision will effectively allow parents to file…

USP Labs, which is now widely known for its controversial dietary supplement OxyElite Pro is losing business globally. In addition to the United States and several countries in Europe, Portugal, Ireland, and Italy have all joined the ever-expanding list of nations that have decided to ban the pre-workout supplement. Under investigation for containing aegeline,…

In March, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Drug Safety Communication, the contents of which stated that the agency was currently “investigating reports of possible increased risk of pancreatitis and pre-cancerous findings of the pancreas from incretin mimetic drugs for Type 2 diabetes.” While the FDA has not yet reached…

After at least two dozen users of OxyElite Pro tested positive for nonviral hepatitis, one woman has taken legal action. Although, FDA regulators have found no official link between the incidents of acute nonviral hepatitis and the use of OxyElite Pro, questions are still being asked about the instances of hepatitis and liver damage…

Since the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) flagged an ingredient known as aegeline for lack of evidence of safety, several sports supplement companies have been removing aegeline-containing products from their shelves. Physique Enhancing Science (PES) is one such sports supplement company that has taken action, recalling certain lots of its Enhanced and…

According to the FDA, more than 50 people have suffered illness after taking a popular dietary supplement, OxyElite Pro. Another case developed recently when a Cleveland woman went to her doctor with persistent stomach pain. She said, “Something just told me to tell [my doctor] about the dietary supplement that I was taking…He looked…

An unnatural substance mimicking amphetamine has been found in some dietary supplements tested by scientists from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). No warnings have yet been released regarding the amphetamine-like compound that’s been identified in 9 “all-natural” supplements. As published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, of the 21 supplements that…