How can the simple habit of dabbing grease off a slice of pizza affect your calorie intake? How many pounds could you save if you stuck by this habit for a year? Next: See LabDoor’s Newest Rankings Creatine Rankings –…
Can You Overdose on Multivitamins?
A multivitamin that provides approximately the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of its listed nutrients should not pose any safety risks–under dietary conditions. What about a multivitamin that exceeds vitamin RDAs? What if you already have adequate vitamin intake? Header Image:…
10 Best Protein Powders
Learn more about testing methods utilized in protein analysis, along with grades and rankings of the top 10 protein powders in our report: For more information, check out LabDoor’s multivitamin rankings.
Adhesiabloc: Fake Medicine Clears Initial FDA Approval Steps
As citizens of the United States, we hope and trust that government entities are always looking out for our best interests. However, in 2011, the Food and Drug Administration made a serious blunder that calls into question the FDA’s ability…
The Sources and Benefits of Vitamin D
An estimated 1 billion people have inadequate levels of vitamin D, according to the Harvard School of Public Health. How can we get vitamin D? And what are its biological functions and health benefits? Header Image: David Fulmer (Flickr) Infographic:…
Top Accutane Side Effects and Other Concerns
1. What happened to brand-name Accutane? The product most commonly known as Accutane (Roaccutane), was pulled off the market by Roche and its subsidiary Hoffman-La Roche in 2009. 2. Why is Accutane no longer available? While the brand name product…
Study: Expert Ratings Increase Product Sales
The problem with experience goods Supplements and cosmetics are ‘experience goods’, which basically means that they are products that need to be consumed in order to judge their quality. Other popular experience goods include restaurants, wine, and movies. It’s no…
Generic vs. Brand Name Lipitor
1. The top generic competitor to Lipitor (atorvastatin) comes from Ranbaxy Laboratories. 2. Pfizer’s huge recent efforts to discount Lipitor with its $4 Dollar Lipitor Card have extended its battle with generic manufacturers. 3. Generics aren’t the only pharmaceutical products…
Common Adderall Side Effects
Adderall is a prescription medication used to treat Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This medication uses two different types of active ingredients, amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, to control the effects of ADHD for patients. However, a major concern with Adderall is the…
What Happened to Fen-Phen?
Deadly Side Effects: Major Heart Dangers Stop Fen-Phen Craze One of the most infamous FDA cases ever, fen-phen only lasted a couple years on the market in the late 1990’s. But its meteoric rise and fall affected FDA and public…