Tag: FDA
Beware of natural supplements for sex gain and weight loss
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
Many consumers consider dietary supplements to be natural and, therefore, safe. In fact, the Council for Responsible Nutrition reported...
What is ‘right to try,’ and could it help?
Morten Wendelbo, Texas A&M University and Timothy Callaghan, Texas A&M University
After a year in which President Donald Trump devoted much of his...
The dangers and potential of ‘natural’ opioid kratom
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
Given the opioid addiction crisis, it would seem preposterous that an opioid is legal for use in the United...
Why lowering nicotine in cigarettes could change the course of health
Michael P. Eriksen, Georgia State University
The new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently made a surprising and bold announcement that could...
Why are we dragging our feet when more automation in health...
Thomas Hooven, Columbia University Medical Center
As a neonatologist, I worry about patients with pulmonary hypertension. This unforgiving disease, sometimes seen after premature...
Why are young women without wrinkles using Botox?
Dana Berkowitz, Louisiana State University
The battle against wrinkles has lasted for centuries. Long before surgical facelifts, people ingested powders and potions, stretched their...
Why public health worries don’t have to ruin your cookie doughWhy...
Brian Zikmund-Fisher, University of Michigan
The following three statements are all true: Eating cookie dough can be dangerous, even after we’ve dealt with any raw...
Dunkin’ Donuts ditches titanium dioxide – but is it actually harmful?
By Andrew Maynard, University of Michigan
In response to pressure from the advocacy group As You Sow, Dunkin’ Brands has announced that it will be...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
