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Products to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) remain extremely popular online, and so many federal agencies around the world search the internet for products that are dangerous or otherwise illegal. Because card brands may issue fines based on the warnings and alerts issued by regulatory bodies around the world, it’s important for payment service providers to…

厚生労働省では毎年「健康食品の買い上げ調査」を実施し、その結果をウェブサイトで公表しています。これは、いわゆる健康食品の中でも、滋養強壮や痩身効果などを謳う商品を対象にして成分検査を行うもので、こうした健康食品の中には検査の結果、シルデナフィルやタダラフィルなどの医薬品成分が含まれていることが判明したケースが少なくないことが知られています。

In the United States, the legal status of hallucinogenic mushrooms appears to be at an inflection point. In May 2018, President Trump signed the “Right to Try Act,” which permits terminally ill patients to try drug treatments not yet approved by the FDA, including the use of some psychedelics. Furthermore, Oregon recently became the first…

Of the top 30 most-watched television broadcasts in the history of the United States, Super Bowl events comprise 29 of them. They have drawn as many as 114 million TV viewers per game and tens of thousands of in-person spectators. That’s an attractive audience for anyone looking to target consumers, including cybercriminals and others engaged…

The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and both legitimate retailers and cybercriminals are looking to take advantage of this year’s boost in online commerce. With its popular design and high demand, Apple’s AirPods are a prime target for merchants engaged in intellectual property violations. More than a quarter of suspected IP-infringing merchants LegitScript…

December is a peak online shopping season, with Cyber Monday alone reaching billions of dollars in sales. Because the internet is flooded with deals, many shoppers let their guards down and become susceptible to typosquatters, who trick consumers into buying counterfeit products or giving away sensitive information. It’s important for payment service providers to be…

With the coronavirus impacting many people’s jobs around the world, the need for additional income – especially while staying at home – is greater than ever. If there were an easy way to make quick money, all the while sitting in front of your computer for only a few short hours a day, who wouldn’t…

コロナ禍により、多くの人が自宅待機を余儀なくされ、不運にも収入源を失ってしまうなど経済的に困窮する中で、自宅で手軽にできる副業というオプションがこれまでになく注目を集めています。自宅でパソコン一台で手軽にできて、一日数時間の作業で安定した収入が得られるなら、その秘密を知りたいと誰もが思うはずです。

Vaping and e-cigarette use has risen exponentially in recent years, particularly among youth. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has labeled this trend in youth and young adults’ e-cigarette use as an epidemic, which has ultimately contributed to a shift in regulatory and law enforcement scrutiny of tobacco and nicotine sales. Regulatory approaches to merchants…

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced actions or settlements against multiple businesses it alleges engaged in various forms of deceptive and misleading online marketing. The variety of businesses – from supplement merchants to student loan consolidators – demonstrates the broad use of deceptive practices and how they continue to flourish online. It’s a…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received more than 200,000 complaints so far this year about fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic, with losses in the US totaling more than $146 million as of September 24, 2020. According to the Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network, which has been tracking complaints since January 1, 2020, the median…

“Novel food” is a classification for food or food ingredients in the European Union (EU). The import and sale of novel foods are regulated in the EU, and noncompliance can result in enforcement by EU Member States or the United Kingdom (UK). Online merchants selling food products or dietary supplements often ship worldwide, including the…

「ポビドンヨード」という成分を含むうがい薬で１日４回のうがいをした新型コロナウイルス陽性の軽症患者で、唾液中のウイルスの陽性頻度が低下したーーー。コロナ禍で引き続き世間が落ち着かない中、大阪府と大阪府立病院機構「大阪はびきの医療センター」がこのような臨床研究の結果を発表しました。そして、市民にうがい薬の使用を励行する呼びかけが行われました。

Although there is still no product proven to cure or prevent COVID-19, misinformation abounds, both in the US and abroad. In Japan, the governor of Osaka publicly claimed that gargle medicine containing the antiseptic povidone-iodine can fight coronavirus. Within days, these products all but disappeared from drugstore shelves in Japan. Then, gargle medication started to…

The supplement industry grew by $345 million in 2019, which added to steady growth for the $32 billion industry. But that’s small potatoes compared to the first few months of 2020, in which supplement sales surged a whopping $586 million by mid-May alone, according to healthcare executive Kristin Hornberger of IRI Worldwide in a recent…