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The European Union is poised to follow the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s lead in regulating the sale of DMAA-containing dietary supplements. Pressure has been building in the United States and Europe to ban the controversial ingredient, as numerous adverse events have been reported and questions over the stimulant’s source remain unanswered. In recent…

Representatives from several organizations, responsible for anti-doping practices in sports, have convened to address the chronic use of performance-enhancing drugs that have plagued the industry for the greater part of recent decades. The meeting, last week, represented an unlikely front against the use of illegal steroids throughout the sports world. While a stubborn tradition…

On February 1, 2011, dietary supplement maker Irwin Naturals agreed to pay civil penalties, consumer restitution, and and investigative costs to settle a suit in California alleging that Irwin Naturals marketed weight loss products that did not contain the listyed “active” ingredient, hoodia gordonii, a succulent plant. Additionally, the suit alleged that the Los…

According to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) News Release that was issued on December 6, U.S. Marshals were alerted to dietary supplements that contained banned substances. At the request of the FDA, law enforcement officials procured a significant amount of raw materials from Infinity Marketing Group, Inc that harbored ephedrine alkaloids. Otherwise…

As the name suggests, internal bleeding refers to abnormal hemorrhaging that takes place within the body. Though relatively common in the medical field, this condition may result in severe, life-threatening circumstances. Unfortunately, the introduction of Plavix (generic: clopidogrel), a popular medication that assists in the prevention of blood clots, may significantly increase the rate…

Though wildly popular among women in the United States, oral contraception may coincide with dangerous side effects that few know little about. Subsequently, several brand-name birth control pills, containing a number of active ingredients, have become the subject of increasing concern for their association with the development of blood clots. Until recently, however, birth…

Please note, The Senators (Ret.) Firm, LLP is no longer accepting Lap Band claims. If you feel that you may have a potential case, we urge you to locate another law firm adequately suited to handle your claim. After having received a significant amount of criticism for their affiliation with allegedly fraudulent advertising campaigns,…

Researchers at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California, in association with Asian Health Services, recently conducted a study of the chemical agents that salon workers are exposed to on a daily basis. According to the new study, harmful and dangerous chemicals may be jeopardizing the health of many Vietnamese nail salon employees. As a…