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Article: Homeopathic remedies go unregulated, despite risks
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- June 18, 2009
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JEFF DONN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
06-18-2009
Homeopathic remedies go unregulated, despite risks
By JEFF DONN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 06-18-2009, Thursday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The unsettling little secret of Zicam Cold Remedy finally spilled out this week. Though widely sold for years as a drug for colds, it was never tested by federal regulators for safety like other drugs. And that was perfectly legal until scores of consumers lost their sense of smell.
One little word on Zicam's label explains all this: "homeopathic."
Zicam and hundreds of other homeopathic remedies highly diluted drugs made from natural ingredients are legally ...