On July 30, 2010 and again on October 1, 2010, the United States Food and
Drug Administration
<http://www.ask.com/wiki/United_States_Food_and_Drug_Administration?qsrc=3044>
(FDA), warned against the use of the product "Miracle Mineral Supplement
<http://www.ask.com/wiki/Miracle_Mineral_Supplement?qsrc=3044>" or "MMS",
which when made up according to instructions produces chlorine dioxide. MMS
has been marketed as a treatment for a variety of conditions, including
HIV, cancer, and acne. The FDA warnings informed consumers that MMS can
cause serious harm to health, and stated that it has received numerous
reports of nausea, severe vomiting, and life-threatening low blood pressure
caused by dehydration,[29]
<http://www.ask.com/wiki/Chlorine_dioxide#cite_note-29>[30]
<http://www.ask.com/wiki/Chlorine_dioxide#cite_note-30> among other
symptoms, such as diarrhea.
