Sham surgery trials have shown that some of our most popular surgeries are themselves shams. Intragastric balloons “arrived with much fanfare in the 1980s,” since they could be…
Read more From Gastric Balloons to Fake Knee Surgeries: When the Fix Is an Illusion | NutritionFacts.orgBy MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker raised new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs,…
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Read more Sea moss recall sparks nationwide warning to customersToday, death rates after weight-loss surgery are considered to be “very low,” occurring in perhaps 1 in 300 to 1 in 500 patients on average. The treatment of…
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Read more Metal Shards Spark Nationwide Recall of Ready-to-Eat Holiday KielbasaIs “toxic mold syndrome” a real thing? What do we do about toxic mold contamination of food? In recent years, mold has been blamed for all sorts of…
Read more Is Aflatoxin a Concern? | NutritionFacts.orgSunscreens in the United States might soon be able to include a new ingredient. On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is proposing to…
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Read more FDA warns consumers about 19 cookware products that could leach lead into your food. Here’s the list.WASHINGTON, DC – Boar’s Head cheese products are being recalled over potential Listeria contamination. According to the FDA, a Boar’s Head supplier issued the recall and it’s being…
Read more Boar’s Head Cheese Recall Over Potential Listeria Contamination – KXLPrime Food Processing LLC is voluntarily recalling over 2,000 cases of two dessert buns due to the packaging not declaring milk, affecting nearly three dozen states. Newsweek reached…
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Read more At Least 15 Babies Contract Infant Botulism Tied To Baby Formula – KXLU.S. health regulators sent warning letters Wednesday to 18 websites selling counterfeit or unapproved versions of Botox and similar injectable drugs commonly used to smooth wrinkles. The Food…
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