Herbal remedies 'can work against heart disease drugs' - Times Online: "Herbal remedies taken by millions of Britons can pose a serious risk to health by interfering with medicines commonly prescribed for heart disease, doctors say.
Warnings that supplements such as St John’s wort, ginkgo biloba and garlic can diminish the effectiveness of drugs or cause dangerous side-effects for certain patients have been restated by researchers in the United States.
Interactions with medicines could cause “devastating effects” in vulnerable patients such as the elderly, people with liver or kidney problems, or those at greater risk of bleeding, they said."
Monday, February 1, 2010
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