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		<title>Consumer gene tests “misleading and of little or no practical use” — GAO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to examples of deceptive or dangerous marketing used by genetic testing companies, obtained through undercover contact and telephone calls.
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		<title>Health stories in the Seattle Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fish-oil supplements may lower your risk of breast cancer, but don't run out and stock up on pills just yet. QFC recalls some containers of broccoli raisin salad because they contain walnuts.
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		<title>Consumers should stop using Que She “herbal” weight-loss supplement, FDA warns</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An FDA analysis of Que She finds supplement contains the potentially dangerous drugs: fenfluramine, propranolol, sibutramine and ephedrine,]]></description>
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		<title>Magic Power Coffee: potentially dangerous—not magical, FDA warns</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magic Power Coffee, an instant coffee sold online as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains a potentially dangerous chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra, FDA says.]]></description>
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		<title>Liquid vitamin D products pose overdose risk to infants&#8211;FDA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you cannot clearly determine the dose of vitamin D delivered by the dropper, talk to a health care professional before giving the supplement to the infant, the FDA says.]]></description>
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		<title>Supplement recalled after it is found to contain the drug tadalafil, the active ingredient in Cialis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dietary supplement sold under the name STEAM is being recalled after a batch was found to contain the erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil, the active ingredient in the prescription drug Cialis.
This is the second recall the maker of STEAM, Nutracoastal Trading LLC, has had to announce recently.
Last month, another batch of STEAM was found to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dietary supplement found to contain unapproved Viagra-like drug</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dietary supplement marketed under the name STEAM is being recalled after it was found to contain a chemical similar to the drug found in the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today.
The chemical, sulfoaildenafil, is an analog of sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, the FDA said, making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some body-building &#8220;supplements&#8221; contain dangerous, unapproved drugs, FDA warns</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/some-body-building-supplements-contain-dangerous-unapproved-drugs-fda-warns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McCarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers should stop using any body building products that are sold with claims they contain steroids or steroid-like substances, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said today.
Many of these products are marketed as dietary supplements but, in fact, contain synthetic substances that can cause serious liver injury, kidney failure, blood clots in the lung [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop using three Zicam intranasal zinc products, FDA warns.</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/stop-using-three-zicam-intranasal-zinc-products-fda-warns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers should stop using and discard three zinc-containing cold remedies marketed by Zicam, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned today.
The agency issued the warning after receiving more than 130 reports of people losing their sense of smell after using the products.
Zicam intranasal zinc products are widely sold in pharmacies, other retail stores, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA warns about Web sites illegally selling unapproved H1N1 &#8220;swine&#8221; flu treatments</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/fda-warns-about-web-sites-illegally-selling-unapproved-h1n1-swine-flu-treatments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 17:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has listed 40 Web sites that the FDA says are illegally selling unapproved products that claim to treat or prevent H1N1 &#8220;swine flu&#8221;. 
Under U.S. law, a company cannot market a product with the claim it can diagnose, prevent, treat, or cure a disease unless it has obtained FDA [...]]]></description>
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