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Herbal remedies embraced by naturopaths, alt med widely linked to liver cancers

• deweller 9y ago
  Remember folks - correlation does not imply causation. "linked to" != "caused"
  • sohkamyung 9y ago
    True. The article does mention one thing that concerns me more: the lack of standards in the formulations of traditional medicines: [M]any AA-containing herbs may be hidden in traditional formulations, mislabeled, or not clearly labeled. Studies done on products found to contain AAs show that their levels are extremely variable and can sometimes be very high.
  • ChristianGeek 9y ago
    The article is also referring to a very small group of herbs.
• Overtonwindow 9y ago
  Related, there was an amazing article, from Buzzfeed, of all places that did a deep dive into one of these supplements. https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemlee/apricot-seeds-cancer?utm_term=.ldBBM2RWj#.jkQ6j1YBl https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemlee/apricot-seeds-cancer?...