Supplements

Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer
Title: Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 2/3/2012 4:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 2/6/2012
Diet supplements recalled on unlabeled drug worries
Healthy People Co is recalling 15 lots of seven different dietary supplements because they contain appetite suppressants or a drug for male erectile dysfunction
NoviPet Appoints US National Manager to Oversee the Sales of its Premium Pet's Dietary Supplements
FALLBROOK, California, February 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NoviPet , a leading global provider of premium nutritional supplements for pets , announced today the appointment of veteran sales professional Jim ...
Are supplements safe?
Many people turn to supplements to help them lose weight or gain muscle, but are they helping or hurting you?
Army Studies Workout Supplements After 2 Deaths
The military has removed dietary supplements containing the ingredient dimethylamylamine from stores on its bases, though the products are widely available elsewhere in the country.
Young Indian adults consume high levels of dietary supplements
A growing obsession with energy, performance enhancement and body image is driving an unusually high consumption level of dietary supplements in India, where almost 80 percent of Indian young people say they take at least one type of dietary supplement regularly.
Herbal supplements that interact with maintenance medicines
HERBAL supplements are considered by many as an alternative to medicine. They may be safe to take but can cause adverse reactions especially in people taking maintenance medicines for the heart and blood pressure. Herbal supplements can have strong effects in the body, and some can interact with prescription...
Zinc supplements 'can triple the survival chances of young children with pneumonia'
A Ugandan study found that taking zinc had a dramatic effect on death rates even though it did not shorten the time severely ill children took to recover.
"Ever Slim" Diet Supplements Recalled on Unlabeled Drug Worries
Healthy People Co is recalling 15 lots of seven different dietary supplements because they contain appetite suppressants or a drug for male erectile dysfunction, the Long Beach, California, company said.
ABC paper promises to dispel ‘myth’ of unregulated supplements
’The Regulated Dietary Supplement Industry: Myths of an Unregulated Industry Dispelled,’ was penned by Dr William Soller, clinical professor of pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); food law attorney Holly J. Bayne; and UCSF researcher Christopher Shaheen, and has been published online ahead of print in the ABC’s journal Herbalgram.