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Acne: Recommendations are easy; data, scarce
Herbalists recommend more than a dozen herbal remedies for acne and scarring, according to a recent article. Unfortunately, only 1...
Herbal treatments for acne vulgaris
Faculty members from Hamdard University in New Delhi, India have published a review on Medscape of treatment options for acne,...
Ineffective herbal remedies for treating acne
I recently came across a website advocating herbals to treat or prevent acne. The website isn’t important, but the results...
Predicting the risk of psychosis in cannabis users
Cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of psychosis. It’s suggested that genetic variation in the AKT1 gene might...
Acne treatments
The surest way to know that there is no truly effective treatment for a condition is to count the number...
Avoid marijuana during pregnancy and breast feeding
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has published its position on use of pot during pregnancy and breast-feeding....
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Up in smoke: Medical marijuana debunked
Proponents of the use of medical marijuana like to start speeches and articles by quickly stating that cannabinoids are of...
Milk thistle interaction with raloxifene (Evista)
Raloxifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that is used to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in...
Lack of effect of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. on cholesterol
Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (roselle, red sorrel; Arabic: karkade) grows as large shrubs or small trees that produce huge, colorful, trumpet-shaped...
The reality of herbal supplement contamination
Adulteration of herbal products is common and a threat to consumer safety. Researchers from Canada and India are the latest...
Cannabis effective in patients with Crohn’s disease?
Researchers at Tel Aviv University, in Israel, focus on the positive in this small study.
Interaction of Ginkgo biloba with antiplatelet drugs
Back in the ‘90s there were several reports of serious interactions in people who used Ginkgo biloba with other “blood...
Effects of red ginseng extract on sleep in healthy volunteers
The ginseng root has been traditionally used as a sedative. Researchers at Kwandong University, in Gangreung, Republic of Korea studied...
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...
Evening primrose oil and the risk of seizures
There’s a concern (here, here, and here) voiced by some reputable websites that taking evening primrose oil might make seizures...
Lower fasting blood sugar levels associated with marijuana use
This study has been picked up by just about every news organization — far different from recent study results on...
More dangers of pot smoking reported
Two more research studies warn against having a cavalier approach to cannabis. First, researchers at University of Sydney, in Australia,...
Ginkgo biloba fails to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers in France participating in the GuidAge Study Group assessed the long-term use of standardized ginkgo biloba extract in elderly...
Cyclic nausea and vomiting due to marijuana use
As legislators dive headlong into legalization of marijuana, there is growing evidence that they may be harming their most loyal...
Cognitive benefits of ginseng and bacopa
Researchers at Swinburne University, in Melbourne, Australia, reviewed the evidence and compared the responses to modafinil (Provigil). Reportedly, Panax ginseng...