dietary supplements

Several months ago, we ran a story on the best (worst?) conspiracy theories about the coronavirus.

It's no secret that I'm no fan of dietary supplements. Neither is my colleague Dr. Henry Miller, one sharp guy, who used to be the Director of the FDA's Office of Biotechnology. 

By Brooke Russell, Texas A&M University

I just got the following email from CVS: "5 Years Ago We Quit Selling Tobacco."

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Suffice it to say that most people are genuinely clueless when it comes to chemistry, let alone, evaluation of the risks and/or benefits of different chemicals.

I must be getting old because I don't know who some of these young whippersnappers are anymore. Apparently, a Canadian singer named Grimes (who happens to be dating Elon Musk) is somebody I need to pay attention to.

By Steven DeKosky, University of Florida

Organic or so-called "natural" products are all the craze. People wrongly believe, often because of purposefully misleading advertising, that these products are safer and healthier than other products.

A dietary supplement spiked with a real prescription drug? That's about as newsworthy as it becoming dark after sunset.