Archive for February, 2005

Changing Trends In Herbal Supplement Use

Monday, February 21st, 2005
After a rise in the popularity of dietary supplements in the 1990s, their use seems to have plateaued, although exposure may continue to increase with the addition of herbal supplements to mainstream multivitamin products, according to an article in the February 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Herb Used To Treat Diabetes Works Like Modern-day Prescription Drugs, Study Suggests

Sunday, February 20th, 2005
An herb used in traditional Indian medicine to treat diabetes seems to lower blood sugar and insulin levels in a manner similar to prescription drugs, a new study reports.