Garcinia Cambogia Class Action Lawsuit
Garcinia Cambogia False Claims Lawsuit. We are currently investigating weight loss claims concerning Garcinia cambogia, which is promoted and advertised as a supplement that burns fat and controls appetite, even though prevailing science does not appear to support these claims. Specifically, concern is focused on formulations that … [Read more...]
Deaths Linked to OxyELITE Pro
Deaths Linked To Dietary Supplement OxyELITE Pro. A Texas company whose dietary supplement has been linked to cases of liver injury has been indicted in two deaths in Hawaii linked to the supplement, OxyELITE Pro. Executives of the company were also indicted on charges that USPlabs intentionally misbranded their products and … [Read more...]
FDA Issues Liver Injury Alert for Muscle-Building Supplement
FDA Warning Over Muscle-Building Supplement. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers not to use the muscle-growth supplement Tri-Methyl Xtreme. The supplement has been linked to cases of severe liver injury. Tri-Methyl Xtreme is distributed by Extreme Products, a Las Vegas company, the Wall Street … [Read more...]
Tri-Methyl Xtreme Supplements May Lead to Liver Damage, FDA Says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that Tri-Methyl Xtreme, a muscle-building supplement sold by Las Vegas company Extreme Products Group, has been linked to liver damage. According to Associated Press, the supplement was linked to three reported injuries in California, New Jersey and Utah. The FDA began … [Read more...]
Study Uncovers Potentially-Dangerous Supplement Products Hidden by the FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has kept quiet about nine products found to contain BMPEA, a chemical similar to amphetamine. The agency would not name the products, issue a recall or a health alert. Researchers who tried unsuccessfully to get answers from the agency conducted their own tests and published the results in … [Read more...]
FDA Slow to Warn About Dietary Supplement Dangers
A newly published study is critical of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for being slow to take action against weight-loss and dietary supplements that contain chemical ingredients that pose health risks to supplement takers. Though the FDA determined two years ago that nine supplements contained the amphetamine-like chemical … [Read more...]
Glaxo Apologizes for Paid Journal Supplement
Glaxo Paid Medical Journal. GlaxoSmithKline has apologized for failing to disclose its role in preparing content for a paid supplement to a medical journal last year. According to Dow Jones Newswires, the company has also admitted the supplement, which appeared in the May 2009 edition of the journal Urology, improperly discussed … [Read more...]
Harvard Prof’s Ties to Supplement Maker Questioned
Harvard Prof's Ties to Supplement Maker, Another medical researcher is under fire for questionable financial ties. According to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal, David Sinclair, a professor at Harvard Medical School sat on the scientific advisory board of supplement maker Shaklee Corp., where he helped promote a product … [Read more...]
Recall: All Lots of Viapro 375 mg Capsules
EG Labs Voluntary Recall All Viapro 375 mg Capsules. In the second such recall we are reporting on this week, EG Labs, LLC, announced today that it is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all lots of Viapro, a supplement sold in 375mg capsules. EG Labs initiated the recall after being informed by the Food and Drug … [Read more...]
Woman Sues Maker Of Metabolife
Makers Of Metabolife Face Lawsuit. A Houston woman resumed her legal battle against the makers of the weight-loss drug ‘Metabolife’ Tuesday. Rhea McCallister said she was taking the supplement when she suffered a stroke. She believes the drug contributed to her ill condition. The 34-year-old woman claimed she became so sick … [Read more...]
Illinois Governor Bill Banning Supplement
Over The Counter Supplement Containing Ephedra Are Being Banned. A bill to ban over-the-counter sales of the herbal supplement ephedra is headed to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's desk. The Illinois House voted, 117-0, last night to ban sales of the diet ‘supplement’ linked to the death of a high school football player last fall. Linked … [Read more...]
Drug Maker Faces Ephedra Suit
Ephedra Supplement Has Been Linked To Bechler's Death. The company whose ephedra dietary supplement has been linked to the recent death of a Baltimore Orioles pitcher was sued Monday for false advertising by several California law enforcement agencies. The manufacturer of the ephedra product Xenadrine RFA-1 was named in a civil … [Read more...]
Family Wins $1M In Ephedrine Lawsuit
A Family Has Been Awarded In Ephedrine Lawsuit. A jury awarded more than $1 million US to a family whose son died after taking a supplement that contained the stimulant ephedrine. In 1999, 24-year-old Charles Bryant Scurlock II took the energy-booster Ripped Fuel and collapsed while taking an Army National Guard physical fitness … [Read more...]
Ephedra Eyed After Pitcher’s Death
Athlete Can Lose a Medal by Taking Ephedra. An NFL player caught taking ephedra is often subject to harsher penalties than if he snorted cocaine. An Olympic athlete can lose a medal by taking the supplement. Baseball and its union, however, allow players to use ephedra, which is suspected in the death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher … [Read more...]
AG Sues Dietary Supplement Company
Dietary Supplement Company Sold Snake Oil. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit Thursday against a San Antonio dietary supplement maker he accused of selling "snake oil." "When it comes to the promises of Body Solutions Evening Weight Loss Formula the only thing guaranteed to get any thinner is the consumer's … [Read more...]
Ephedrine, Caffeine Spark Energy Controversy
Ephedrine Supplement Controversy. With college students on the constant move, the need for extended energy is practically required. Many are finding energy replacing beverages and vitamins containing ephedrine or caffeine as an easy fix for fatigue. Fast-paced college lives do not tend to allow much time for proper daily exercise. … [Read more...]
Safety Study of Ephedra
Ephedra Linked To Dozens Of Deaths. The Bush administration is ordering a new safety review of the herbal stimulant ephedra, outraging doctors who say the supplement has been linked to dozens of deaths and should be banned. Friday's announcement comes two years after federal health officials began working toward warning labels, … [Read more...]
