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Herbal remedies demand more study
An estimated 38 million adults in the United States use herbal medicinal products and dietary supplements. Unlike prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, herbal products are not well regulated by the Federal Food and Drug Administration....Tags: Echinacea (dietary supplement), Kidney Disease, Drugs and Medicines, Herbal Supplements, Placebo
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The Healthy Skeptic: Is caffeine an effective weight-loss aid?
If losing weight was one of your New Year's resolutions, you might already be growing weary of counting calories and working out. Wouldn't it be great if you could slim down without so much effort?
Anyone looking for a shortcut to weight loss might be...Tags: L. Michael White, Duke University, High Blood Pressure, Entertainment, Durham (Durham, North Carolina)
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Key changes in regulation of supplements
1990: The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to require that most foods, including dietary supplements, bear nutrition labeling.
1994: The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act creates a new...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health, Health Treatments, Companies and Corporations, Food and Drug Administration
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Alternative medicine is becoming mainstream
Leon Wittman tweaked his shoulder in 1994 while attempting to keep his basement from flooding during a thunderstorm by scooping water out of a window well with a bucket.
His left arm began to ache. He realized about a year later that he rarely used it...Tags: Glucosamine, Echinacea (dietary supplement), Health Treatments, Duke University, Health and Safety at School
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