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Sunscreen advertising war heats up

GUEST COLUMN by Judith L. Grubner, Esq., Arnstein & Lehr Partner and Intellectual Property Practice Group Leader Some of us remember when parents would chase their children out to play in the sun, with no protection other than play clothes.  Today, the Federal...

Vitamin D at 5,000 IU: Too high, or just too soon?

GUEST BLOG by David A. Mark The Institute of Medicine is currently reviewing the Dietary Reference Intake value for vitamin D that last changed in 1997. While a final report is not expected until May 2010, some dietary supplement companies are boosting their dosages...

Who pays for product safety and quality?

Anne Hart has lots of questions about the quality and safety of nutritional supplements, 19 questions to be exact. They revolve around product integrity, contamination, mislabeling (think sibutramine), FDA oversight and so on.  A nutrition columnist for Examiner.com,...