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Risk of Liver Damage When Taking Doses of Acetaminophen Over 325mg
Are the pain relievers that you’ve been taking really as safe as they claim to be? At-home remedies such as Extra Strength Tylenol that contain acetaminophen are now being called into question by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As has been indicated by the FDA, the common ingredient in many pain…
Reverend Michael Kelly Indicted by Calaveras County Grand Jury
Longtime Priest Michael Kelly has been indicted by the Calaveras County grand jury on three counts of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child and one count of oral copulation with a child. The native of Ireland, who spent years working at the Stockton Diocese, fled to his homeland in April of 2012 after…
FDA Warns Against Exceeding Recommended Doses of Over-the-Counter Sodium Phosphate Products for Constipation
In a warning issued last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggested that the use of over-the-counter (OTC) sodium phosphate drugs for the treatment of constipation should not exceed the allotted dose per 24 hours. According to the FDA, rare but serious damage to the heart and kidneys can occur in…
Deceptive Weight-Loss Products Now Under Scrutiny from the FTC
On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its enforcement of actions that will be taken against four major weight-loss companies in the United States. According to the FTC, each of these companies is guilty of falsely luring customers into purchasing their weight-loss products through advertisements that are no more than empty promises and…
New FDA Warning Against Dietary Supplement Mass Destruction
The dietary supplement for muscle growth known as Mass Destruction is not safe for consumption, warned the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this week. Following an alert from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the FDA immediately issued a warning against use of the product. Mass Destruction, which…
Uncovering the Criminal Pasts of Manufacturers of Dietary Supplements
In an investigation conducted by USA Today, it was found that a number of dietary supplement companies are headed by individuals with criminal pasts. Many of these companies are the same ones that have been caught manufacturing products spiked that are with drugs. Take the following, for example: Beamonstar ProductsThe executive of Beamonstar Products,…
Dietary Aid Linked to Increase in Liver Damage Among Users
New data suggests that dietary supplements account for almost 20% of all hospitalized patients who suffer from drug-related liver injuries. A decade ago, this number was at only 7% according to an analysis conducted by the national network of liver specialists. Dietary supplements such as green tea extract can cause serious side effects that…
Should You Be Skipping the Supplements?
In an article published in the Sunday Review of The New York Times, the safety of dietary supplements was called into question, referring to the opinions of medical professionals at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for support. According to the hospital’s chief of infectious diseases and the clinical manager of the pharmacy department, it…