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Recent information from the Catlin Consortium (a group of organizations dedicated to protecting consumers and athletes from dangerous over-the-counter products) reveals that many products that have been banned or deemed as illegal are still being marketed and sold on Amazon.com. For decades, prohormones, designer steroids, and disguised steroids have appeared in dietary and body…

Less than a week ago, an online advisory notice was posted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning both pharmaceutical researches and drug companies alike against the use oral ketoconazole in their trials and examinations of between-drug interactions. Nizoral, the brand name for oral ketoconazole, has been connected to instances of adrenal gland…

The widely popular and purportedly “natural” sports supplement known as Craze has recently lost much of its marketability with the unveiling of evidence which suggests that the supplement contains a banned stimulant known as diethyl-phenylethylamine. Suspicions arose after several credible athletes failed their urine tests and were disqualified from competitions. The disqualified athletes, all…

As of Friday, October 11th, the number of illnesses from the salmonella outbreak totaled 317. Health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported illnesses in 20 states, as well as Puerto Rico, with the majority of the illnesses (73%) based right here in California. The abundance of cases in California…

A recent USA TODAY investigation reveals startling evidence of a methamphetamine-like chemical found in the popular sports supplement known as Craze. The pre-workout powder, which is manufactured in New York by Driven Sports, can be found in stores across the nation as well many more countries throughout the world. Although the product has been…

After one death, two liver transplants, and dozens of reported illnesses, the fat-burning supplement known as OxyElite Pro is being pulled from shelves. Hawaii health officials have asked stores throughout the state to immediately remove the dietary supplement from their shelves, as it has been associated with liver failure and acute hepatitis in at…

After a staff member was arrested for sexual assault on Tuesday, a Corona Day Care Center is now being called into question. Located on the 1400 block of Rimpau Avenue, the Bixby Oaks Children Center is responsible for the well-being of about 80 children who are registered at the facility. However, this could quickly…

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), publicly announced their investigation of the dietary supplement product labeled OxyElite Pro. The investigation is the result of the growing number of cases of acute non-viral hepatitis that have…