Dietary Supplements: Ephedrine Alkaloids (Ephedra)
On Dec. 30, 2003, FDA issued a consumer alert on the safety of dietary supplements containing ephedra. The alert advised consumers to immediately stop buying and using ephedra products.
Ephedra, a details...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Age Page - Dietary Supplements: More is Not Always Better
Depending on the supplement, your age, and your health, taking more than the recommended 100% DV (daily value) could be harmful to your health. This document provides a general introduction to dietary details...
National Institute on Aging Information Center |
Androstenedione
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced a crackdown on companies that manufacture, market and distribute products containing
androstenedione, or, "andro," which acts like a steroid once it i details...
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Botanical Dietary Supplements: Background Information
A botanical is a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal or therapeutic properties, flavor, and/or scent. Herbs are a subset of botanicals. Products made from botanicals that are used to maintain details...
Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health |
Colloidal Silver Products
This fact sheet provides a general overview of colloidal silver products, discusses scientific research findings on their use for health purposes, and suggests additional sources of information. details...
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health |
Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements (CARDS)
CARDS stands for Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements. It is a database of federally funded research projects pertaining to dietary supplements. details...
Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health |
Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Selenium
The information about selenium presented in this fact sheet is designed to help you make thoughtful decisions about eating a healthful diet and using vitamin and mineral supplements. Recognized expert details...
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health |
Dietary Supplements (NCCAM)
This is NCCAM's introductory page to its information about dietary supplements. details...
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health |
Dietary Supplements: Adverse Event Reporting
Consumers are instructed how to call or write the FDA to report an adverse event or illness they believe to be related to the use of a dietary supplement. details...
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for Industry
This guide was written by the FTC for the dietary supplement industry and is meant to ensure that advertising for dietary supplements is truthful and not misleading. The Guide -- actually a restatemen details...
Federal Trade Commission |