Risks of mixing drugs and herbal supplements: What doctors and patients need to know

Herbal, dietary, and energy or nutritional supplements may offer specific health benefits, but they can also have harmful and even life-threatening effects when combined with commonly used medications. Clinicians need to be aware of and educate their patients about the potential risks of mixing supplements and therapeutic agents, since their interaction can diminish or increase drug levels.

HerbDay is Set to be Celebrated this Saturday, May 5

AUSTIN, Texas, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The seventh annual HerbDay, a coordinated series of independently produced, public, educational events that celebrate the importance of herbs and herbalism, is this Saturday, May 5. The HerbDay Coalition is comprised of the American Botanical Council, American Herbalists Guild, American Herbal Pharmacopoeia, American Herbal Products ...

Research and Markets: Stephens' Detection and Evaluation of Adverse Drug Reactions: Principles and Practice, 6th Edition

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Stephens' Detection and

Touch of Life Technologies' New Cystoscopy and Bladder Injection Simulator Offers Urologists Training on Use of BOTOX ...

DENVER, CO-- - Touch of Life Technologies has developed a virtual reality-based cystoscopy simulator to train and evaluate urologists on the procedure of injecting BOTOX® into the detrusor muscle of the ...

Watching, Reading and Listening: A New Way to Interact with Patient Information

TITUSVILLE, N.J., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It lies within the compact folded rectangle that accompanies prescription medicines. In black and white on paper, it follows prescription medicine advertisements ...