Cancer, Tanning

Use of tanning beds by Caucasian women

The tanning industry is a thriving, largely unregulated $2 billion industry.

Researchers on The New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch Dermatology Board reviewed the evidence. Continue reading Use of tanning beds by Caucasian women →

Herbals, Liver Disease

Profiling and assumed herb-induced liver toxicity

Alternative explanations are common in about 47% of suspected drug-induced liver injury.

Researchers in Germany raised the question of whether a similar frequency might prevail in cases of assumed herb-induced liver injury. Continue reading Profiling and assumed herb-induced liver toxicity →

Bleeding Disorders, Cranberry

Is the risk of a cranberry juice and warfarin interaction significant?

A researcher from Bangalore, India, reviewed the evidence and sees a difference between what’s seen in the lab and what’s reported in practice.

Here’s what we know. Continue reading Is the risk of a cranberry juice and warfarin interaction significant? →

Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fair, Balanced, and to the Point

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