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FDA Issues Dietary Supplements Final Rule

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a final rule establishing regulations to require current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) for dietary supplements. The rule ensures that dietary supplements are produced in a quality manner, do not contain contaminants or impurities, and are accurately labeled. I'm sure you have seen a lot of dietary supplements in the news and different online or TV ads that claim they are safe and effective to.. increase ejaculation , enlarge penis , help you get an erection , even breast enhancement pills and acne treatment solutions. Now this new FDA rule regulates all those supplements to make sure they will not do any harm. "This rule helps to ensure the quality of dietary supplements so that consumers can be confident that the products they purchase contain what is on the label," said Commissioner of Food and Drugs Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D. "In addition, as a result of recent amendments to the Federal Food, Drug,

Sleep Problems

Aside from the effects of caffeine in the body, there are several implications of sleep deprivation. For one is the reduction in alertness. Even though coffee helps people to stay awake and alert, insufficient sleep causes the brain to work slower. Thus, reacting and making decisions is slower than usual. It also causes a reduction of awareness in one's surrounding. Once the brain functions slower, one's work energy is affected as one also loses motivation and concentration. Irritability and moody temperament are also experienced by a person who lacks sleep. This person would most likely tend to fix his/her mind on a single thought rather than think about many things. Insufficient sleep also causes poor memory, poor discernment, making errors by forgetting to put an "A" upon typing the word "Apple," making errors by mistakenly choosing the wrong option, and having short span of involuntary sleep. In addition, Sleep Problems are basic reasons of sleep depriv