FDA Recalls Acne Products Contaminated with Benzene Carcinogen
On Mar. 11, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted the public and industry about the results of its recent testing on 95 over-the-counter acne products containing benzoyl peroxide for possible contamination with benzene, a carcinogen. The agency determined that a limited number of acne products should be recalled from retail shelves.1 Human […]
HHS Plans to Close FDA Loophole that Allows Food Companies to “Self-Affirm” Safety of Ingredients
On Mar. 10, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise a long-exploited loophole that allows food companies to “self-affirm” that their ingredients are safe.1 2 The FDA’s Generally Recognized as Safe, or GRAS, food designation was created by Congress in […]
Reports of Blindness After Popular Weight Loss Injections
Nine new reports of blindness in patients who used Ozempic and Mounjaro, which are injectable GLP-1 agonist drugs containing semaglutide or tirzepatide, have prompted experts to sound the alarm on yet another potential side effect of the popular weight loss drugs. Sudden vision loss and blindness due to block of blood flow to the eyes […]
Antibiotic Use Linked to Chronic Disease, Colon Cancer
A growing body of evidence demonstrates that antibiotics have serious unintended downstream health effects including colon cancer and chronic diseases such as allergic, autoimmune, metabolic, and psychiatric disease.1 A research article published in the journal Gut Microbes outlines several major studies linking antibiotics to adverse health outcomes, potential causes, and what health care providers should […]
EcoHealth Alliance, Dr. Daszak Sanctioned for Coronavirus Gain-of-Function Research
On Jan. 17, 2025, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announced that the nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance (EHA) and its former president, Peter Daszak, PhD, have been barred from receiving funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for five years. The sanction was imposed after evidence revealed that EcoHealth […]
Study Finds IQ Loss from Fluoride Exposure is Significant
More research has emerged linking higher fluoride levels to lower intelligence in children and authors of a recent study have concluded that the consequences are significant. The study, Fluoride Exposure and Children’s IQ Scores: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, was a rigorous nine-year systematic review conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) housed in the […]