Nitazenes are a powerful class of street drugs emerging across the US
An overdose death in Boulder County, Colorado, was linked to a powerful new formulation of a designer drug never approved for use in humans.
Feb. 15, 2024 • ~6 min
Don’t let ‘FDA-approved’ or ‘patented’ in ads give you a false sense of security
Most people don’t know what these labels really mean − and advertisers take advantage of that fact.
Feb. 14, 2024 • ~4 min
Dietary supplements and protein powders fall under a ‘wild west’ of products that necessitate caveats and caution
Although most Americans believe dietary supplements are safe, these products often make health claims that are unproven or downright false.
Feb. 6, 2024 • ~10 min
Dietary supplements and protein powders fall under a ‘wild west’ of unregulated products that necessitate caveats and caution
Although most Americans believe dietary supplements are safe, these products often make health claims that are unproven or downright false.
Feb. 6, 2024 • ~10 min
MIT-led team receives funding to pursue new treatments for metabolic disease
Awarded $65.67 million from ARPA-H, the researchers will work to develop ingestible capsules that deliver mRNA and electric stimuli to treat metabolic disorders such as diabetes.
Feb. 5, 2024 • ~6 min
Popularly known as ‘gas station heroin,’ tianeptine is being sold as a dietary supplement – with deadly outcomes
Tianeptine is dangerous as an active ingredient, but the products containing it have no quality control and could be contaminated with metals, microorganisms or other undisclosed drugs.
Jan. 29, 2024 • ~9 min
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