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U.S. Sunscreens & The Failing of the FDA

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I mentioned a few blog posts ago that the FDA sent out a sternly worded missive about sunscreen pills not being effective. And for once, the moribund agency that seems to allow a number of chemicals into U.S. food and water supplies spoke out against what basically amounts to snake oil. But don’t for a minute think that this agency… Read more »

And More Supplements Behaving Badly

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I wrote a post a week or so ago about research that shows that taking chondroitin sulfate may actually trigger melanoma tumor growth. And then this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (better known as the FDA) released a press announcement calling out three separate dietary supplements that claim to provide protection from sunburn, skin aging, and even skin cancer…. Read more »