The reality of herbal supplement contamination
Adulteration of herbal products is common and a threat to consumer safety. Researchers from Canada and India are the latest...
Profiling and assumed herb-induced liver toxicity
Alternative explanations are common in about 47% of suspected drug-induced liver injury. Researchers in Germany raised the question of whether...
Contaminated and adulterated herbals
Prof. Ernst and colleagues reviewed the evidence and they aren’t sanguine.
Use of dietary supplements to enhance sports performance
Researchers at Texas Chiropractic College, in Pasadena, studied children in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in order to estimate...
Use of herbal medicines during HIV/AIDS treatment
Researchers at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, in Uganda evaluated the use of herbal medicines among patients at the...
Use of herbal supplements by pregnant women
Researchers at the University of Oslo, in Norway, studied the use of herbal supplements by pregnant Norwegian women.
No regulatory double standard for natural health products
That’s the editorial position of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Here’s their reasoning.
Increasing popularity of dietary supplements
Dietary supplement use has steadily increased since the 1970s. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health estimated dietary supplement use...
Side effects from herbals used as laxatives
Researchers at the University of Rome, in Italy, report on adverse reactions associated with herbal laxatives reported to the Italian...
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Use of dietary supplements by medical specialists
Here’s a look at the use of dietary supplements by physicians in 3 specialties in the US: cardiology, dermatology, and...
Herbal and dietary supplements on cognition in menopause
Prof. Ernst and colleagues evaluated the evidence regarding the effects of herbal and dietary supplements on cognition (ability to reason)...
Effect of EstroG-100 on menopausal symptoms
Researchers in Korea and the US studied EstroG-100 — a mixture of standardized extracts of Cynanchum wilfordii, Phlomis umbrosa and...
Herbals for weight loss: Counseling by pharmacists and nonpharmacists
Researchers at Midwestern University, in Glendale, Arizona, assessed the extent of appropriate counseling provided by pharmacists and nonpharmacists in retail...
Risk of interactions between supplements and blood thinners
Dr. Jennifer Strohecker at the Intermountain Medical Center, in Salt Lake City, Utah, tells us the safety of warfarin (Coumadin)...
Review: Black chokeberry
Products derived from the black chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa, are claimed to be beneficial in disorders or diseases associated with oxidative...
High percentage of supplements are contaminated
The New York Times reports, “Nearly all herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead...
Review of herbals to treat asthma
Today is Worlds Asthma Day. So, researchers from the UK and China reviewed the evidence supporting the use of herbs...
CAM use among cancer patients during drug trials
A key outcome of early cancer drug studies is the toxicity of a new experimental drug. The use of CAM...
Use of herbal supplements by people taking blood thinners
During the American Heart Association meeting, Dr. Jennifer Strohecker, at the Intermountain Medical Center, in Salt Lake City, Utah, reported...
Review: Acupuncture to manage PMS
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) refers to physical or emotional symptoms that typically occur about 5 to 11 days before a woman...