News tagged with 'St. Johns Wort'

A report in Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reveals that a popular herbal supplement may interfere with the effectiveness and metabolism of a chemotherapy medication. Widespread use of St. John's Wort, or hypericum perforatum, began several years ago after reports indicated that the

Doctors with the Rotterdam Cancer Institute in the Netherlands recently told members of the American Association for Cancer Research that St. John's Wort, a popular herbal dietary supplement frequently used to treat depression, may interfere with the effects of a common cancer drug. Dr. Ron Mathijssen, who headed the

Less than a day after members of the American Association for Cancer Research were informed that St. John's Wort may interfere with the effects of a common cancer drug, researchers from Duke University Medical Center released a study indicating that the popular herbal supplement may be ineffective in treating cases of

In recent months, doctors have questioned St. John's Wort's interaction with other drugs, namely medications for HIV / AIDS, cancer, heart disease, organ transplants, and seizures. Health officials say the herbal dietary supplement, when used simultaneously, may cause the liver to process these medications differently