Nearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some supplement sellers made illegal claims that their products can cure cancer and other diseases, investigators found. So begins an article in the New York Times on a Government Accounting Office report released May [...]

The Feds are again looking at how companies market foods to kids. Concerned by reports on child obesity, the FTC in 2010 will take a look at what the food companies sell for kids and how those products are marketed. Makers of healthful foods would be wise to contribute to the testimony in advance of [...]

ESPN Magazine devotes two well-illustrated and detailed pages on performance-enhancing drugs in a recent issue. This is a must read for every attorney who represents athletes who test positive. The article probably should not be allowed in the libraries of middle and high schools.

He was a professional athlete. He was minding his own business. And he took responsibility for his problem, even if he did not think he caused it. Was he a famous Amercian baseball, football or basketball star? No, he was a Swedish soccer player — and retired.

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.

The confusion surrounding steroid use in professional baseball has taken another strange turn. The Associated Press and New York Times report that eight of the 104 players who tested positive for steroids in 2003 fall into another category.