Demographics and the risk for high mercury levels?
Using data from a study of pregnant women from an inland area in the US South, researchers at Duke University,...
A review of Spirulina in clinical medicine
Spirulina has been promoted as “the food of the future” with “exceptional constituents” that contribute to high energy levels. In...
NCCAM reviews reiki and ayurvedic
 The National Center for Contemporary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has updated their introductory reviews. Here’s what’s important.
Arsenic, cadmium and lead in medicinal herbs
This study was conducted at the University of Sofia in Bulgaria using local herbals. I don’t know the relevance to...
Worried about copper in your supplements?
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has ruled that within limits, copper oxide can be safely used in food supplements.
Making ayurveda an international medical system
Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar is the former Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research in India. During...
Arsenic in modern medicine
HemOnc Today has reviewed the historic and current role of arsenic in the mainstream treatment of cancer today. Here’s a...
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CAM and diabetes: An update of recent studies
The World Health Organization has predicted a 39% rise in the worldwide prevalence of diabetes by 2030. And an article...
Unforeseen consequences of drinking wine
The aim of this study was to review the literature in order to determine the levels of potentially harmful metals...
Ayurvedic and the risk of heavy metal poisoning
What’s been published recently suggests there’s likely to be a problem. Have we reached a tipping point?
A critical review of traditional Chinese and Indian medicine
I was shocked by a recent Cochrane Review that concluded, “There was no evidence that the Chinese medicinal herbal treatment...
Toxins in Ayurvedic meds on the web
Researchers from Boston and Bangalore, India ask, what’s the risk of getting lead, mercury, and arsenic in the Ayurvedic medicines...
Arsenic toxicity from Ayurvedic
Lead, mercury, and (oh yeah) arsenic intoxication have been associated with Ayurvedic herbal medicines. Here’s an account of one patent’s...
Going to court over the lead content in Ayurvedic meds
A woman from Iowa has filed a lawsuit claiming she contracted lead poisoning from a Maharishi herbal product. She apparently...
Arsenic poisoning from an herbal kelp supplement
It’s only one patient (not the one in the photo), but it might reflect a bigger problem. Here’s what happened.
Toxic metals and pesticides in the ayurvedic formulation, Dashmoola
Dashmoola is a popular herbal formulation in ayurvedic medicine. It’s used to reduce fever and modify the immune response. In...
Summarizing seafood recommendations during pregnancy
The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition has summarized the recommendations from official groups, worldwide. Their website should be essential...
Magnesium and the metabolic syndrome
Fifteen years after enrollment of more than 600 people between 18 and 30 years of age, researchers from the Department...
Ayurvedic lead poisoning results in greater toxicity than lead paint intoxication
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston believe, “the United States Food and Drug Administration and corresponding agencies...
The pet food recall and the CAM connection
The Associated Press is reporting a second tainted pet food ingredient, which has added more pet food products to the...