FDA cracks down on companies pushing vegetable extracts and creams as cancer cures

Asparagus extract. Exotic teas. Topical creams for your pet — and you. These and dozens of other products are being touted falsely as having "anti-cancer" properties, according to federal regulators who are trying to stop the practice. The Food and Drug Administration, in warning letters released Tuesday, ordered 14 companies to stop making the bogus claims or […]Related:FDA warns of dangers of codeine and tramadol for children and breast-feeding mothersThe federal panel that opposed prostate cancer screening just changed its mindPhysician recommendations about breast cancer screening vary, survey finds
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news