Most surprising findings in brief. How we got into this mess. A quality control nightmare. Herbal folk myths are exposed. Dangerous botanical products.
Hormones top the list of risks.
Inside the FDA's enforcement program. A Congressional Supporter Speaks Listen to one of the Congressional advocates of alternative medicine, and an entirely different perspective on the safety of dietary supplements emerges. One of the industry's champions is Republican Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana. In a March Congressional hearing on dietary supplements featuring Raquel Welch, Burton made the case that we have little to worry about. It is more likely that you will be struck by lightning and die in this country than it is you will die from using a dietary supplement, with just 16 deaths reported last year.