Cheerios Not As Heart-Healthy As Cereal Box Claims, says FDA

Cheerios Not As Heart-Healthy As Cereal Box Claims, says FDA
It’s enough to make you just bust out the bacon and eggs.
Cheerios, the best-selling cereal in the world, isn’t as healthy as its packaging leads shoppers to believe, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
In a letter to General Mills Inc., regulators scolded the company for [...]

Posted in Health on May 13th, 2009

Does Pharmaceutical Advertising Affect Journal Publication About Dietary Supplements?

Does Pharmaceutical Advertising Affect Journal Publication About Dietary Supplements?
Abstract/Background
Advertising affects consumer and prescriber behaviors. The relationship between pharmaceutical advertising and journals’ publication of articles regarding dietary supplements (DS) is unknown.
Methods
We reviewed one year of the issues of 11 major medical journals for advertising and content about DS. Advertising was categorized as pharmaceutical versus other. Articles [...]

Posted in Supplements on May 13th, 2009