A crackdown on unregulated peptides
6/12/202646 min
Genomic testing is cheaper than ever and can pick up a risk of disease in people with no family history. Should we expand it nation-wide?
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Researchers have criticised the current state of peer review for scientific grants in Australia, arguing the process lacks transparency and opportunities for appeal.
And the TGA is cracking down on unregulated peptides, saying they're a safety risk for consumers.
Statement from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing in response to the Health Report.
For more on peptides, listen to our recent story Who's using peptides, and do we know what's in them?
References
- Diabetes society apologizes after removal of Trump protesters from conference sparks outrage
- Diabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cuts
- Egg Allergy Prevalence Before and After Guidelines for Earlier Egg Introduction
- TGA strengthens compliance focus on unapproved peptide products as part of evolving risk response
- TGA cracks down on unregulated peptides, says increased imports are posing a risk to consumer safety
- Feasibility and outcomes of the DNA Screen nationwide adult genomic screening pilot
- Factors Associated With Pain Related to Insertion of a Contraceptive Intrauterine Device: Findings of a National Survey
- Australia’s erosion of peer review - Science
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Priya Alexander· Host0:34
Peptides are everywhere. Social media feed, everyone's talking about them. Should I be taking them? I've got patients asking me, friends who are considering it.
Norman Swan· Host0:46
Huge international industry. You can order them online, not that we're advertising them, and you don't know what you're getting.
Priya Alexander· Host0:53
You don't know what you're getting. So you might think you're getting something, but when that- the product is tested, it's something else entirely, and there are real side effects to this. So one of them increases the risk of moles and potentially skin cancer, so not risk-free.
Norman Swan· Host1:07
That's Melanotan, and there are others. And they go in stacks, you know. Like you've got an IT stack, you've got a peptide stack.
Priya Alexander· Host1:13
Mm.
Norman Swan· Host1:13
And they go by names like Wolverine. There's a Wolverine stack.
Priya Alexander· Host1:17
Jeez.
Norman Swan· Host1:18
God knows what it's doing for you. Anyway, that's coming up on The Health Report.
Priya Alexander· Host1:21
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Priya Alexander· Host1:24
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