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Announcements

2013 Warrior Games
May 11-16. Over 200 wounded and injured service members and veterans will participate in this year’s Warrior Games. The Army, Marine Corps/Coast Guard, Air Force, and Special Operations teams will be joined by one international team from the UK to compete in seven sports throughout the week. Admission to the competitions is free and open to the public.

May 1 Priority Registration for Army 10-Miler
Be one of 35,000 runners at the 29th annual Army 10-miler this October.

DMAA list updated for April 2013

Fueling Performance Photo Campaign
Share photos of how you fuel your performance and be featured on our Facebook page!

Dietary supplement module
Earn continuing education credits (if eligible) for this two-hour online module.

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HPRC's human performance optimization (HPO) website is for U.S. Warfighters, their families, and those in the field of HPO who support them. The goal is Total Force Fitness: Warfighters optimized to carry out their mission as safely and effectively as possible.

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Supplement Alerts

Alerts on dietary supplements to keep you informed on recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts.

Report adverse events to dietary supplements here:

Natural Medicines Watch

MedWatch

The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database provides this user-friendly option to reporting adverse events to the FDA.

Alerts:

Two new dietary supplement reports
Two reports released by the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services show that some dietary supplement products have illegal claims on labels and don’t provide accurate company information to the FDA.
Products containing DMAA temporarily removed from AAFES stores
The AAFES is pulling products that contain DMAA from its shelves and will no longer see anything with this potentially dangerous substance.
USADA Athletic Advisory: Methylhexaneamine and dietary supplements
Athletes are advised to avoid consuming supplements that contain the prohibited stimulant methylhexaneamine, also known as DMAA.
FDA Press Release: Don’t use products marketed as antimicrobial dietary supplements
The FDA is warning consumers not to buy or use products claiming to antimicrobial and marketed as dietary supplements.
FDA Press Release: FDA Warns about Counterfeit ExtenZe Dietary Supplements
The FDA is warning consumers about a counterfeit product marketed as the dietary supplement product “ExtenZe”