Herbal Medicine

Media coverage of clinical trials does not contain the elements readers require to make informed decisions. A comparison of the coverage received by pharmaceutical and herbal remedy trials, reported in the open access journal BMC Medicine, has revealed that it is rarely possible for the lay public to assess the credibility of the described research.

A curious story appeared in a tiny academic journal called 'Current Biology' last week, offering an intriguing insight into the human condition. It turns out that you can use binoculars to kill pain. Just looking through them at the affected limb makes the pain go away. But – here's the smart bit – you have to view the limb through the wrong end of the binoculars, so it appears smaller than ...

Prescription meds, supplements can also trigger acute organ failure, study says.

MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotics are the single largest class of drugs that cause idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI), researchers say.

China's drug safety watchdog on Saturday ordered a nationwide overhaul of intravenous and herbal injections following a series of contamination incidents.

(ARA) - Concerns over kids's icy remedies have many parents thinking twice before opening the medicine cabinet to treat their little one's cough or icy.

Health care is downright expensive. How many won't look a doctor because of the cost? And maybe others stay away out of fear of painful procedures and tests that don't always offer relief or a cure. Still more just don't want to reveal their embarrassing conditions.

The herb Tinospora cordifolia has a long history of use in Ayurvedic medicine (the traditional medicine of India). It has been used to treat convalescence from severe illness, liver disease, arthritis , urinary problems, eye diseases, cancer , anemia, diabetes , and diarrhea.

Red yeast rice is a traditional Chinese substance made by fermenting a type of yeast called Monascus purpureus over rice. Various formulations of this product have been used in China since at least 800 AD as a food and also as a medicinal substance within the context of Traditional Chinese Herbal medicine . This ancient preparation contains naturally occurring substances similar (and, in some ...

NIH begins campaign to prod doctors to ask about clients' use of nontraditional meds When it comes to herbal supplements and alternative medicines, the federal government has a new motto: "Ask and tell."Recognizing the growing popularity of these therapies, the National Institutes of Health has launched a campaign to encourage doctors and health care workers to ask patients about ...