FDA Takes Action Against Misleading Natural Hormone Claims
Natural Hormone Claims. Yesterday, U.S. health officials warned seven pharmacy operators that their claims over the safety and effectiveness of bioidentical hormones were false, misleading, and not supported by medical evidence. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) ordered the companies to stop making these claims about the … [Read more...] about FDA Takes Action Against Misleading Natural Hormone Claims
Prempro and Other Hormone Replacement Drugs Linked to Breast Cancer
Study Linked Hormone Replacement Drugs To Breast Cancer. Breast cancer rates in the United States dropped 7.2 %, dramatically reversing previous trends which consistently showed rising rates. While the turnaround is surprising news to most, it does not surprise critics of hormone replacement drugs. In 2003, a large federal study … [Read more...] about Prempro and Other Hormone Replacement Drugs Linked to Breast Cancer
Nevada Company Makes Hormone Cream False Claims
False Claims About Hormone Cream. Missourians who bought a "natural progesterone" cream falsely marketed as being approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and clinically proven to be safe may be eligible to get their money back. Attorney General Jay Nixon obtained a court-approved agreement today with the product … [Read more...] about Nevada Company Makes Hormone Cream False Claims
Human Growth Hormone Deadly In High Doses
Until 1990, the main reason someone took human growth hormone was to grow taller. But a study published that year found raising HGH levels in healthy men ages 61 to 81 led to increased muscle mass and decreased fat tissue. Since then, some doctors have touted HGH as a fountain of youth for an aging population. And some athletes … [Read more...] about Human Growth Hormone Deadly In High Doses
Warning On Miscarriage Drug
Miscarriage Drug Linked To Cancer. All women are urged to contact their mothers today to find out whether they were prescribed a hormone used to prevent miscarriage which has now been linked to cancer and infertility. It is believed that up to three generations of Australian women could be at risk of vaginal cancer, infertility … [Read more...] about Warning On Miscarriage Drug
Hormone Given To Pregnant Women Leaves Suffering
Hormone Should Not Be Given To Pregnant Woman. Anne Leavitt is healthy. She keeps busy running a household, rearing three children, working part time as a pediatrician at the University of Washington. She volunteers, reads, gardens. What she doesn't do is dwell on DES, the synthetic estrogen her well-intentioned mother took while … [Read more...] about Hormone Given To Pregnant Women Leaves Suffering
