Review: CAM options to induce labor
Researchers at Monash University, in Victoria, Australia, examined the scientific evidence for the use of CAM to stimulate labor.
Combining black cohosh with tamoxifen in breast cancer therapy
Anti-hormonal therapy of breast cancer patients with the anti-estrogen tamoxifen (Nolvadex) often induces or aggravates menopausal complaints. Researchers at the...
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CAM options to treat menopausal symptoms
Prof. Ernst has reviewed the evidence. Here’s what we know.
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Review: CAM to treat menopausal vasomotor symptoms
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, reviewed allopathic and CAM options. Let’s focus on CAM.
Little evidence that herbals relieve menopause symptoms
Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin, which is published by the British Medical Journal, has published their review of the evidence.
CYP2D6-mediated herb-drug interactions
Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) is a liver enzyme responsible for the metabolism of approximately 30% of all drugs. Researchers at...
Fish oil lowers risk of breast of cancer
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, in Seattle, Washington tell us, “There have been no prospective studies of...
Re-evaluating the risk of liver toxicity from black cohosh
Researchers from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt/Main, in Hanau, Germany, reviewed the evidence and believe the risk is less...
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Risk of taking herbals in people with heart disease
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Arizona collaborated to review the risks of herbal:drug interactions. The abstract is...
The Training and Cimicifuega racemosa Erlangen study
Researchers from the University of Erlangen, in Germany studied the effect of adding black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) to exercise. They...
Another review of black cohosh
Warning. Others have drawn similar conclusions, as noted here and here. Now, researchers from McGill University, in Montreal have reviewed...
Thomas Jefferson’s menopause recommendations
To manage vasomotor symptoms, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia recommend “lifestyle changes in all women.”
Black cohosh to manage menopausal symptoms
Reviewers from the University of Florida, College of Medicine in Jacksonville assessed the evidenced.
Safety review of popular herbal products
Dr. Darrell Hulisz from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio reviews popular herbals. Let’s focus on...
Herbals vs hormones to treat cognition in menopause
Dietary herbal supplements, such as black cohosh, have shown mixed and inconclusive results in placebo-controlled studies of menopausal symptoms. Researchers...
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Key points about commonly used herbals
Dr. Darrell Hulisz from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio has written a continuing education article...
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Herbals and lead levels in Americans
The relationship between supplements and lead levels in blood has been an ongoing project for researchers in Boston. In this...
The changing view of black cohosh and liver toxicity
 This is the third review in the past year that has come to the same conclusion. This time, researchers from...
Black cohosh not associated with liver disease, again
This is the second review published this year, and the second to conclude “there is no evidence for a causal...
Safety of black cohosh
Black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) is used to treat symptoms of menopause. Prof. Ernst and a colleague from the University of...