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As dietary supplements continue to receive an increasing amount of scrutiny, distributers and manufactures of adulterated products face strict consequences for their actions. As witnessed in one of these latest transgressions, Bodybuilding.com’s chief executive Ryan DeLuca recently pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor counts of introduction and delivery of misbranded drugs into interstate commerce between…

Hypoplastic right heart syndrome (HRHS) is a rare congenital birth defect that is characterized by a critically underdeveloped right side of the heart. As a result, the heart is unable to circulate oxygenated blood throughout the body at an efficient rate. In this article we will discuss the signs and symptoms, causes and risk…

Regulatory agencies around the world have begun to question the status of dimethylamylamine (DMAA) after an influx of adverse events and ambiguous results continue to compound the current situation. As a result, intensive investigations have attempted to classify the questionable dietary supplement. The most recent of which witnessed a revolutionary discovery. According to the…

Speculation into the questionable nature of DMAA and subsequent links to adverse health events has raised concern for several regulatory agencies around the globe. As a result, recent weeks have witnessed DMAA products become a topic of urgency as food and medicine regulators in the United Kingdom are trying to establish the status of…

Abbot Laboratories has recently been accused of inadequately informing patients and doctors about the potential risks associated with their epileptic drug Depakote (Generic: valporic acid). This medication, which is often used in the treatment of severe epileptic disorders, has recently received intense amounts of scrutiny in the public eye. The most recent accusation comes…

Dimethylamylamine, otherwise known as DMAA, continues to receive strong criticism for its ambiguous origins and suspected link to at least two deaths thus far. In response to the influx of such criticism, the United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHPRA) has begun to strip DMAA-containing products and subsequent dietary supplements from retail…

Due to the recent influx of adverse events regarding the surgical application of transvaginal mesh devices, several hundred lawsuits are currently pending in our nation’s courts. However, Monday witnessed the first of which ruled in favor of the plaintiff. Subsequently, Christine Scott and her husband were awarded $5.5 million after a jury ruled that…

Often mistaken for a blood clot, the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is characterized as the formation of a clot deep within the tissue. Subsequently, they are a blood clot located within the innermost veins and arteries. Furthermore, their development may coincide with severe, life-threatening complications if they are large enough. Unfortunately, certain…