Pseudoscience and fraudulent products for COVID-19 management

VP Chavda, SS Sonak, NK Munshi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
As of now, the COVID-19 pandemic has become uncontrolled and is spreading widely
throughout the world. Additionally, new variants of the mutated viral variants have been …

Evidence-based public policy making for medicines across countries: findings and implications for the future

B Godman, J Fadare, HY Kwon… - Journal of …, 2021 - becarispublishing.com
Aim: Global expenditure on medicines is rising up to 6% per year driven by increasing
prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and new premium priced medicines for …

Dietary supplements during COVID-19 outbreak. Results of google trends analysis supported by PLifeCOVID-19 online studies

J Hamulka, M Jeruszka-Bielak, M Górnicka… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of dietary supplements (DSs) has been steadily increasing all over the world and
additionally, the sales of DSs have dynamical increased in the wake of coronavirus disease …

Online but unlawful sales of unapproved and misbranded prescription drugs: internet pharmacy compliance with Food and Drug Administration warning letters

YB Limbu, BA Huhmann - Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Consumers increasingly use online pharmacies. However, illicit online pharmacies
endanger consumer welfare with unapproved and counterfeit drugs. By linking Food and …

[PDF][PDF] Drywie n, ME; Zielinska-Pukos, MA Dietary Supplements during COVID-19 Outbreak. Results of Google Trends Analysis Supported by PLifeCOVID-19 Online …

J Hamulka, M Jeruszka-Bielak, M Górnicka - 2020 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
The use of dietary supplements (DSs) has been steadily increasing all over the world and
additionally, the sales of DSs have dynamical increased in the wake of coronavirus disease …

Susceptibility to COVID-19 nutrition misinformation and eating behavior change during lockdowns: an international web-based survey

MA Ruani, MJ Reiss - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
To understand the susceptibility to nutrition-health misinformation related to preventing,
treating, or mitigating the risk of COVID-19 during the initial lockdowns around the world, the …

Bioética, pronunciamentos oficiais do Brasil e pandemia da covid-19: irresponsabilidade e desproteção

LMV Lopes, RF Dantas… - Boletim de Conjuntura …, 2023 - revista.ioles.com.br
A pandemia da Covid-19 chegou ao Brasil no início de 2020. Enquanto líderes mundiais,
pesquisadores e organizações buscavam por respostas e soluções, o Presidente brasileiro …

Businesses marketing purported stem cell treatments and exosome therapies for COVID-19: An analysis of direct-to-consumer online advertising claims

L Turner, JR Martinez, S Najjar, TR Arachchilage… - Stem Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
We identified 38 businesses advertising purported stem cell interventions and exosome
products for COVID-19. These companies operated or facilitated access to 60 clinics. More …

Financial precarity, food insecurity, and psychological distress prospectively linked with use of potentially dangerous dietary supplements during the pandemic in the …

SB Austin, AL Beccia, A Raffoul, DA Jackson… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Supplements sold with claims to promote weight loss, cleansing/detoxing,
increased energy, or boosted immunity can be dangerous, and consumers experiencing …

Disinformation about COVID-19 preventions and treatments: analysis of USFDA warning letters

K Sridharan, G Sivaramakrishnan - Health Communication, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT COVID-19 poses a challenge beyond the virus itself, in that lockdown has been
associated increased use of the internet and social media. Disinformation about prevention …