Millions of people may be exposed to risk of developing kidney failure and bladder cancer by taking herbal medicines that are widely available in Asia, warns scientists from King's College London. The medicines are used for a wide range of conditions including slimming, asthma and arthritis. They are derived from a botanical compound containing aristolochic acids. These products are now banned in the USA and many European countries but the herbs containing this toxic acid ...
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A new procedure developed by Johns Hopkins researchers in treating pseudotumor cerebri, which is caused by a dangerous narrowing of a vein located at the base of the brain, is being reported to be more effective than current treatments. The Johns Hopkins team's latest study, to be published in the iJournal of Neuro-Ophthalmology/i online March 14, is believed to be the first to show how directly lowering pressure inside the vein alleviates the condition and ...
