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Consumer Alert: Miracle Mineral Supplement aka MMS
This product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm. Swallowing doses of this bleach,...
Trade-offs: Comparing supplements vs. exercise
Drs. Andrew Mendelsohn and James Larrick at the Panorama Research Institute and Regenerative Sciences Institute, in Sunnyvale, California, have complied...
Does it matter how you stop smoking?
The typical way to stop smoking is to quit abruptly, but some smokers opt to reduce smoking before quitting as...
Here’s what we know about vitamin C and the common cold
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) for preventing and treating the common cold has been a subject of controversy for 70 years....
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Reducing the rate and risk of falling
Approximately 30% of people over 65 years of age living in the community fall each year. This Cochrane review updates...
Contaminated and adulterated herbals
Prof. Ernst and colleagues reviewed the evidence and they aren’t sanguine.
Milk thistle fails in study of Hep C treatment
Silymarin (Silybium marianum), an extract of milk thistle, is often used to treat chronic liver disease. Researchers with the Silymarin...
Consumer alert: Reumofan Plus
FDA is warning consumers that Reumofan Plus, marketed as a natural dietary supplement for pain relief and other serious conditions,...
Consumer Alert: Man Up Now capsules
Man Up Now claims to be “herbal” and “all natural.” Consumers may mistakenly assume the product is harmless and poses...
Omega-3 for cystic fibrosis
In this Cochrane review, researchers at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, in New South Wales, Australia, evaluated the evidence that omega-3...
Consumer Alert: “Koff & Kold” and “Kold Sore”
The FDA tells us that Wholistic Herbs Inc. is recalling all of its “Koff & Kold” spray with herbal extract...
Consumer Alert: RegenArouse
According to the FDA, RegenArouse (Lot 130100) contains tadalafil (Cialis), an FDA-approved drug used as treatment for male erectile dysfunction,...
Ayurvedic treatments for diabetes mellitus
In this Cochrane review, researchers at the Child and Adolescent Care Centre, in Chennai, India, assessed the effects.
Spinal manipulation for chronic low back pain
Here are the findings of a Cochrane review.
Review: Ginger to treat pain
Zingiber officinale, commonly known as ginger, has been used to treat pain, among other things. Prof. Ernst and colleagues from...
Finally, sanity in the salt wars
For decades, politicians like Mayor Michael Bloomberg of NYC have tried to get Americans to eat less salt. Now Scientific...
More quality control problems with Vitamin D
ConsumerLab.com has reported problems with 29% of the vitamin D supplements selected for testing and review.
Does acupuncture relieve pain?
Acupuncture is commonly used for pain control, but doubts about its effectiveness and safety remain. Prof. Ernst and colleagues reviewed...
CAM use among older Americans
In October 2010 the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)...
Yoga to help ease low back pain
It has been suggested that yoga has a positive effect on low back pain and function. Now, Prof. Ernst and...