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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…

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…

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…

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…

On November 10, 2013 USPLabs, LLC issued a voluntary recall for certain “dietary supplements” marketed under the name OxyElite Pro. Today – November 19, 2013 – USPLabs, LLC expanded the recall to include an additional OxyElite Pro dietary supplement: Raspberry Lemonade OxyElite Pro Super Thermo Powder The recall was initiated voluntarily by USPLabs, LLC…

Another reported case of liver injury has turned up in connection to the dietary weight loss supplement OxyElite Pro – this time from San Diego. According to an official from the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency – which also issued a consumer warning for OxyElite Pro this past Wednesday – a…