A new documentary pulls back the curtain on some of America’s most popular over-the-counter dietary supplements.
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‘Supplements and Safety’ Explores What’s in Your Supplements
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Supplements, Running and Back Pain
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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Dietary Supplements Lead to 20,000 E.R. Visits Yearly, Study Finds
A study in The New England Journal of Medicine also found that emergency room visits for supplements occurred frequently among young adults.
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Retailers to Stop Sales of Controversial Supplements
Some leading vitamin stores announced that they were pulling from their shelves a group of controversial supplements that may contain the amphetamine-like stimulant BMPEA.
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Safety of Herbal Supplements Pulls Prosecutors Together
An investigation by the New York State attorney general’s office, which prompted four national retailers to pull herbal supplements from their shelves, has led to a broader effort.
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Well: Safety of Herbal Supplements Pulls Prosecutors Together
An investigation by the New York State attorney general’s office, which prompted four national retailers to pull herbal supplements from their shelves, has led to a broader effort.
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What’s in Those Supplements?
New York’s attorney general said that tests on popular store brands of herbal supplements at Walmart, Walgreens, Target and GNC found that roughly four out of five of the products contained none of the herbs listed on the labels.
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Well: Why Dangerous Supplements Linger on Store Shelves
Flaws in the way that dietary supplements are monitored and reported are causing potentially life-threatening delays in how long dangerous products linger on store shelves.
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Thinking Twice About Calcium Supplements
While extra calcium is important to maintain strong bones as we age, instead of supplements, dietary sources are a safer bet.
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