Heavy metal content found in Indian herbal medicines
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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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A type of chromium highlighted in the film "Erin Brockovich" causes cancer in lab animals when they drink it in water, and it could be harmful to people, the U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Wednesday.
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LONDON: India&#39;s traditional diabetes remedy from its native curry-leaf tree really does work, and could potentially be the making of a multi-billion dollar alternative drug, a landmark British pharmaceutical conference heard on Wednesday.
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Some of the popular SK-II skincare line of products made by Procter & Gamble Co. contain heavy metals but the amounts are too small to pose any health risk, South Korea's Food and Drug Administration said on Monday.
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WASHINGTON Two Chinese herbal supplements are being recalled because they contain a carcinogen linked to kidney disease. Kingsway Trading Company of Brooklyn, New York, is recalling its dietary pills Double
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The folk treatment hibiscus flower extract helps control cholesterol levels in animals and may reduce heart disease in humans, suggests a new animal study.
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A number of Ayurvedic herbal health supplements imported from India are packed with potentially toxic doses of lead and other heavy metals, according to a disturbing new study.
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An analysis of a sample of Ayurvedic herbal medicine products found that 20 percent contained metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic at levels that could be toxic if taken as directed, according to a study in the December 15 issue of JAMA.
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NEW YORK  - 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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NEW YORK  - An herb long used in  traditional Indian medicine appears to control the rise in  blood sugar that follows a meal -- suggesting, researchers say,  that it could help treat or even prevent type 2 diabetes.
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A new government study has found high concentrations of heavy metals at the bottom of an Indonesian bay that U.S. giant Newmont Mining Corp. has been accused of polluting.
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For the first time, manufacturers of vitamins, herbal pills and other dietary supplements will have to test all of their products' ingredients. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it is phasing in a new rule that is designed to address concerns that existing regulations allowed supplements onto the market that were contaminated or didn't contain ingredients claimed on the label.
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Herb-infused cloth is becoming popular with India's stressed urban workers seeking seek cures for conditions such as insomnia and eczema.
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Dietary supplements marketed to provide male sexual enhancement contain undeclared erectile dysfunction drugs putting users at risk, the Food and Drug Administration warned Friday.
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A study finds that many of them are high in phthalates EM] chemicals that have been linked to adverse health effects in high doses
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A significant cause of cataracts may be due to lifelong accumulation of lead, a link that adds to a growing list of medical conditions associated with the toxic metal, researchers report in an analysis published Wednesday.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- The cholesterol-lowering herbal drug gugulipid breaks down about 60 percent of prescription drugs, including some used to fight AIDS and cancer, says a University of Kansas study.