Two federal agencies are cracking down on bogus claims made by companies that tout their products as treatments, cures, or preventive medications for sexually transmitted diseases such as herpes, genital warts, and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. (Source: WebMD Health)
About a dozen companies selling products such as Medavir, C-Cure, and Herpaflor received warning letters from the FDA this week, saying none of the products have been proven to treat any disease and should not be marketed with these claims.
The Internet abounds with bogus pills and herbal supplements that claim to cure sexually transmitted infections like herpes, chlamydia and genital warts. Now, health officials in the U.S. are cracking down. (Source: CTV Health)
