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Nature Medicine 9, 634 - 635 (2003)
doi:10.1038/nm0603-634
News Feature: Natural-born killers
Apoorva Mandavilli1
- Apoorva Mandavilli is Nature Medicine's news editor.
Abstract
Herbal supplements such as ephedra and kava kava have increasingly been linked to serious illness and death. So why are they still being sold? Apoorva Mandavilli reports.
Want a sharper mind, a slimmer body, a healthier heart or a longer life? You could find all that and more on the shelf of the nearest health-food store—if you believe the labels on dietary supplements, that is.
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