The C.A.M. Report
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fair, Balanced, and to the Point

  • About this web log

    This blog ran from 2006 to 2016 and was intended as an objective and dispassionate source of information on the latest CAM research. Since my background is in pharmacy and allopathic medicine, I view all CAM as advancing through the development pipeline to eventually become integrated into mainstream medical practice. Some will succeed while others fail. But all are treated fairly here.

  • About the author

    John Russo, Jr., PharmD, is president of The MedCom Resource, Inc. Previously, he was senior vice president of medical communications at www.Vicus.com, a complementary and alternative medicine website.

  • Common sense considerations

    The material on this weblog is for informational purposes. It is not medical advice or counsel. Be smart, consult your health professional before using CAM.

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    Black cohosh: The new bad boy of supplements

    Every time I turn around, another agency is warning its constituents to beware of black cohosh.

    Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has now issued a warning to Japanese users of black cohosh. While there are no actual examples of the herb causing health problems in Japan, care should be exercised regarding its intake.

    The risk of liver toxicity with black cohosh was reviewed here in an earlier post.

    9/26/06 21:08 JR

    This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 at 9:20 PM and is filed under Black/Blue Cohosh, Liver Disease. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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