by Joel Rothman | Aug 31, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
This is a tale of two types of weight-loss products and how the Food and Drug Administration had different responses to similar problems with them. The separate, but not equivalent treatment raises questions about how the FDA operates. On Aug. 24, the FDA issued a...
by Joel Rothman | Aug 19, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
GUEST POST by David A. Mark Placebos don’t work when you are asleep. Or if you have Alzheimer’s disease. But they do seem to make a difference in research and clinical practice, as I found when preparing a recent article for Nutraceuticals World. In clinical trials...
by Joel Rothman | Aug 18, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
We know what to avoid in our diets: fun foods like ice cream sundaes, chocolate pies and most anything sold at a baseball park. Researchers are now trying a different approach, emphasizing what we should eat. Reporting in the August edition of the Journal of...
by Joel Rothman | Jul 24, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
What is good for the patient is good for the nurse and doctor, too. The Council for Responsible Nutrition hired Ipsos Public Affairs to ask doctors and nurses how often they took vitamins and why. The results offer insights into groups that are rarely asked how they...
by Joel Rothman | Mar 15, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
The popular view that supplements contribute to nutrition got a boost from a study published by the American Dietetic Association. In the March issue of the ADA’s journal, scientists based in Seattle, Atlanta and Minneapolis found that supplements help...