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‘Traceability is vital’: labs test thousands of unregulated substances amid peptide craze
People in the UK are sending thousands of unregulated substances that claim to support weight-loss and wellness to laboratories for ...
Medicines watchdog to investigate UK peptide clinics over health claims
The medicines regulator is investigating whether UK clinics are breaking the law by making claims about the benefits of unregulated, ...
What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype?
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Towards the end of 2024, Dennis Biesma decided to check out ChatGPT. The Amsterdam-based IT consultant had just ended a ...
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