Herbal education for doctors and more

If you’re a health care practitioner, you know that many people you treat use herbal supplements. But school did not teach you about these remedies, and unless you have studied the topic of herbal medicine on your own, you have more questions than answers.  So, where do you go to learn more?

Diet supplements recalled on unlabeled drug worries

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Healthy People Co is recalling 15 lots of seven different dietary supplements because they contain appetite suppressants or a drug for male erectile dysfunction, the Long Beach, California, company said. The seven brands of supplements were sold at the company's store at 13105 Ramona Boulevard, Irwindale, California, Healthy People said in a Friday statement carried on the ...

Dietitian's Dish: Medications, herbal remedies may not mix

By Susan Sizemore

Young Indian adults consume high levels of dietary supplements

A growing obsession with energy, performance enhancement and body image is driving an unusually high consumption level of dietary supplements in India, where almost 80 percent of Indian young people say they take at least one type of dietary supplement regularly.

Herbal Medicines for Arthritis Not Backed by Evidence

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- There is little evidence to support the widespread use of herbal medicines to relieve the symptoms of osteoarthritis, according to a review of these products.