News tagged with 'Other Supplements'

The British government agreed Saturday to officially ban medicines containing the herbal supplement kava kava after months of research found it may cause liver failure. According to a spokesperson for the Committee on Safety of Medicines, a government advisory panel, researchers found during their inquiry of the suppl

A new study conducted by researchers from the University of California San Diego Medical School confirms a recent report on the contamination of the herbal supplement PC-SPES. On February 8, 2002 California State Health Director Diana M. Bontá warned consumers to immediately stop using the herbal products PC SPES and

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) ordered a voluntary recall of kava kava last week, several months after the herbal supplement was linked to the death of a 51-year-old woman in Melbourne. As part of the announcement, the TGA also asked consumers to dispose of any products containing the supplement.

Britain's medicine safety administration may be following in Germany's footsteps regarding future regulation of the herbal supplement kava kava. Yesterday, Britain's Medicines Control Agency (MCA) proposed banning the supply of kava kava due to numerous reports of hepatic damage among users. Last month, Germany's Fed

Germany's Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices announced this week that it has revoked the licenses of all medications sold in the country that contain the herbal supplement kava kava. Concerns over the substance's safety have grown in recent months after health officials from several countries linked kava

After weeks of investigating the popular herbal supplement kava kava, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that the substance may be linked to serious liver damage. Although more research is required to prove if kava kava actually causes symptoms of severe liver disease, the FDA issued the w

According to two doctors from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, seven patients who took Lipokinetix, a dietary supplement for weight loss, have developed severe liver injuries. Drs. James D. Lewis and Brian L. Strom report in the April 16 Annals of Internal Medicine that the patients developed negative s

Consumers should immediately stop using the dietary supplement herbal products PC SPES and SPES capsules because they contain undeclared prescription drug ingredients that could cause serious health effects if not taken under medical supervision, State Health Director Diana M. Bontá, R.N., Dr. P.H., said today. PC SPES

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has heightened its investigation into the herbal supplement kava kava and its possible link to liver toxicity. Kava kava, also known as Piper methysticum, is an ancient herb native to the South Pacific. The supplement purportedly helps to relieve stress. Recent reports from Swit

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials are investigating the possible harmful effects of dietary supplements that contain the popular herb kava kava. According to health officials in Germany and Switzerland, nearly thirty cases of liver toxicity have been linked to kava kava use. Six cases involved liver failur

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) are taking steps to curb the sale and marketing of the medicinal herb comfrey . The agencies are concerned by internet advertising claims that the herb can cure conditions such as asthma , indigestion, cancer and multiple sclerosis . The

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are cracking down on Internet sales of colloidal silver products. Sites on the web market these products as cures for illnesses ranging from herpes to AIDS to yeast infections. However, the FDA issued a final ruling in late 1999 prohibiting