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Attempts to reach the company by email through the Amazon site went unanswered. The product is legal for sale in the U. Last week, Health Canada informed the fifth estate that on Nov.

The next day, Health Canada says it issued a compliance letter to Amazon. In an email to the fifth estate , company spokesperson Erik Fairleigh said: "The sale of illegal, unsafe, or other restricted products listed on its websites … is strictly prohibited. If sellers are listing products that are prohibited in certain Canada jurisdictions, they must inform customers.

Health Canada's Upton said the monitoring of online health sales is primarily the responsibility of the provinces, but Ottawa gets involved if there is a violation of federal laws. But Kruse, at Bad Science Watch, says there is much more that Health Canada can do to protect consumers from unsafe products being sold online by "putting more money into enforcement, by actually having some regulations that have some teeth. If it is not hard to get banned products from Canadian websites, it is even easier to procure potentially dangerous pills from foreign ones.

The fifth estate was able to order two such products from a China-based website and an U. Body Bentonite is a natural health product that is not authorized for sale in Canada and which Health Canada says contains "high levels of metals which may pose serious health risks. Natural Max Slimming is a natural health product, also not authorized for sale in Canada , which was contaminated or adulterated with potentially dangerous undeclared drugs, according to Health Canada.

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Already have an account? However, a true understanding of the potential benefits and risks of DHEA use will require a larger, multisite trial with a longer period of intervention. While life expectancy may be longest in populations with higher DHEA levels, it could be that people who are healthier simply tend to have higher DHEA levels.

It's also possible that DHEA replacement therapies may have limited effectiveness because of an age-related decline in the enzymes necessary to convert DHEA to estrogen or androgens. Clinicians should inform patients of the lack of long-term data regarding both effectiveness and safety. She also provides nutrition counseling and therapy via the Menu for Change program in Seattle.

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