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Pandemic boosts U.S. vitamin and supplement industry

by Kaleb Roedel
Jun 8, 2022
Spending on dietary supplements has grown strongly during the pandemic, and some health care providers say that raises concerns.
Workers at the NOW Foods facility in Sparks, Nevada, pack bottles on Feb. 23.
Kaleb Roedel/Mountain West News Bureau
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For the productivity-obsessed of Silicon Valley, coffee alone may not cut it anymore

by Sam Harnett
Jan 16, 2017
“Nootropics” are a relatively new interest of Silicon Valley. Some say they improve cognitive function, but a nutritional scientist we spoke with has doubts.
Nootroo founder Eric Matzner sells two kinds of nootropics pills. 
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Herbalife and the FTC agree to settle

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 15, 2016
Paying a $200 million fine may be the easy part of the company's deal with the feds
The Herbalife logo can be seen at during a match between Vasco da Gama and Ponte Preta as part of Copa do Brasil 2014 in 2014. The company has agreed to pay $200 million to compensate consumers as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
Buda Mendes/Getty Images for Herbalife
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Vitamins and supplements are a dangerous business

by Kai Ryssdal and Mukta Mohan
Jan 19, 2016
'Supplements and Safety' reveals the hidden dangers of a multi-billion dollar industry
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GNC will do more testing after investigation

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 30, 2015
The testing is part of an agreement with the New York attorney general.
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Major retailers' herbal pills called into question

by Annie Baxter
Feb 3, 2015
Perhaps they should change the name from "ginkgo biloba" to "gingko baloney."
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Feeling less manly? Estrogen may help

by Mark Garrison
Sep 12, 2013
A new study from the New England Journal of Medicine raises new questions about what happens to men in middle age.
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