Herbal products and breast-feeding: Not a great combination
Although most breast-feeding women would be aghast at the thought of taking drugs that could affect their babies, many are doing just that. Continue reading → The post Herbal products and...
View ArticleChinese herb seems effective in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Some people believe that the herbs and botanicals they use as supplements are not drugs, but rather, natural substances. Some believe that prescription drugs are merely synthetic chemicals. Both groups...
View ArticleHerbal therapy center at Cleveland Clinic purveys…herbs. This is not medicine.
What is “complementary-alternative medicine” anyway? Alternative to what? If a practice is not science-based, it is not medicine. Now we learn that Cleveland Clinic has sold out this concept for...
View ArticleFriday Wrap: Shady supplements, Prop 65 targets e-cigs, & more support for BPA
NYTimes discusses the shady industry of herbal supplements, Caliofrnia’s Prop. 65 targets e-cigs for their nicotine, and more support for BPA comes from the European Food Safety Authority The post...
View ArticleChinese herb thought to be helpful in knee arthritis, failed in an early trial
Herb popular in China for knee arthritis failed to surpass placebo effect in randomized trial. Many OA patients will remain unconvinced, however, and stick with the soothing belief in its efficacy, as...
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