Obesity Guidelines Rigged to Push Big Pharma’s Skinny Jabs on Kids

Obesity Guidelines Rigged to Push Big Pharma’s Skinny Jabs on Kids

A new BMJ investigation reveals that the American Academy of Pediatrics’ aggressive push to give powerful GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to children is steeped in undisclosed financial ties to the very companies selling them. Listen to the audio version of this article: THE TOPLINE The latest weight-loss craze—GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro—is now […]

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FDA Gets Tough on Adulterated Herbals — Are Other Botanicals Safe?

FDA Gets Tough on Adulterated Herbals — Are Other Botanicals Safe?

By Michael Ames-Sikora (Editorial Director),  Rob Verkerk, Ph.D. (Executive & Scientific Director), and Jonathan Emord, Esq. (General Counsel) As RFK Jr. and Dr. Makary move to crack down on dangerous ‘herbals,’ like semi-synthetic 7-OH concentrates, sold in gas stations, vape shops, convenience stores, and online, the future of whole leaf kratom, an ancient botanical—and the […]

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