Chinese herbs can cause surgery complications
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Herbs used in some traditional   Chinese prescriptions can cause complications if they are taken   just before anesthesia and surgery, a Hong Kong study has   found. The study, published in the September issue of the   medical journal Anesthesiology, found that certain herbs used   in traditional Chinese medicine can impair blood clotting or   lower blood pressure.
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CHICAGO - Patients who undergo obesity surgery get far more than cosmetic benefits - many also shed fat-related ailments including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.    Their report - an analysis of 136 studies - suggests that in some cases, the drastic operations may alter the patient's body chemistry itself and relieve conditions that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure...
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Bayer AG's heart-surgery drug Trasylol can increase the risk of kidney damage, U.S. health officials warned on Friday, adding that more precautions may be needed in the future.
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TUESDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- A study of older Chinese women suggests that a move toward a Western-style diet -- heavy on meat and sugary foods -- boosts breast cancer risk.
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The effectiveness of an anti-malarial herbal drug could be damaged by overplanting of the Chinese shrub from which it is derived, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy or consume dietary supplements sold as &quot;Actra-Rx or Yilishen,&quot; which are being promoted for treating erectile dysfunction and enhancing male sexual performance.
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More than one in 20 patients undergoing breast surgery later developed infections at incision sites, according to a study released on Monday, a complication that was more common than thought.
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Many herbal remedies and nutritional supplements can damage the eyes, including some alternative therapies that are used by people trying to correct eye problems, new research reports.
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The Chinese herb ginseng could give exhausted cancer patients a boost, research suggests.
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NEW DELHI, DEC 15: One out of every five ayurvedic herbal medicinal products produced in South Asia, mainly India, and available in South Asian grocery stores of Boston in the US, was found to contain potentially harmful levels of lead, mercury, and/or
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One in five herbal products tied to an ancient Indian form of alternative medicine could contain potentially toxic levels of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic, a new survey finds.
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Patients can develop  potentially disabling neurological complications after gastric  bypass surgery performed to treat morbid obesity, most likely  due to deficiencies in certain nutrients, a new study shows.
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More than a dozen &quot;Ayurvedic&quot; herbal remedies imported from India and Pakistan were found to contain harmful levels of the heavy metals mercury, lead and arsenic, US researchers said on Tuesday.
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Sept. 22, 2004 -- A high-tech, acupuncture-like therapy appears to be as effective as the leading medication in treating nausea and vomiting following major breast surgery.
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that acupuncture is more effective than leading medication at reducing nausea and vomiting after major breast surgery.
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CHICAGO Researchers are warning that some herbal remedies from India may contain dangerous levels of lead, mercury and arsenic. A Harvard Medical School study found levels high enough to cause poisoning in
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A Chinese neurosurgeon arouses controversy for using cells from aborted foetuses to help cure patients affected by spinal and brain damage.