Lead, Arsenic in Imported Herbal Remedies -U.S. Study
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More than a dozen "Ayurvedic" herbal remedies imported from India and Pakistan were found to contain harmful levels of the heavy metals mercury, lead and arsenic, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Traditional plant remedies used to treat diabetes, fight cancer, or heal wounds in Asia and Africa have proven scientifically effective, according to new published research.
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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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Dec. 14, 2004 - One in five Ayurvedic medicines contain toxic levels of lead, mercury, or arsenic. The products put users at risk for metal poisoning, researchers say.
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India and China, countries where the Food and Drug Administration rarely conducts quality-control inspections, have become major suppliers of low-cost drugs and drug ingredients to American consumers. Analysts say their products are becoming pervasive in the generic and over-the-counter marketplace.
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With an ever-larger percentage of prescription drugs and drug ingredients coming to the U.S. market from developing nations such as China and India, Congress is voicing concern that the number of inspections of those plants by the Food and Drug Administration has grown far more slowly.
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Importing cheaper prescription drugs  should not come at the expense of safety, said a U.S.  government report issued on Tuesday that highlighted the  problems of ensuring the medicines are equivalent to those in  the United States.
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Mexican cantaloupe irrigated with water from sewage-tainted rivers. Candy laced with lead. Chinese toothpaste is not the only concern for U.S. consumers wary of the health risks posed by imported goods.
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US health officials announced steps on Thursday aimed at clarifying the way regulators police the safety and advertising claims of vitamins, herbs and other products in the $15-billion-a-year dietary supplements industry.
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Accumulated lead exposure may increase the risk of developing a cataract, research suggests.
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Lead, mercury and arsenic have been found in herbal preparations imported from India, some so laden with contaminants they were potent enough to cause serious poisonings, researchers report today.
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U.S. environmental regulators are  considering removing lead, a heavy metal linked to learning  problems in children, from a list of regulated pollutants  because past rules have greatly reduced levels of the toxin.
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Ancient herbal remedies used for centuries in Indian cooking and in preparing dishes in the far east have the potential to control diabetes and treat cancer, according to a team of London scientists.
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A study published in today&#39;s Journal of the American Medical Association, indicates that elderly men who have been exposed to high levels of lead are 3.2 times morely likely to develop cataracts than those who have not had similar exposure.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers not to buy or use Actra-Rx or Yilishen because the supplements contain an ingredient that could lower blood pressure to unsafe levels.
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Over the years, various studies have examined the claim that certain spices can boost metabolism.
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Although the volume of prescription drugs and drug ingredients coming into the country from foreign manufacturers in developing nations such as India and China has exploded in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration's budget for foreign inspections has not kept pace and will be lower in 20...