Pilot Surveillance Of Herbals, Liver Toxicity Suggested By CDC Official
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The creation of pilot surveillance programs to track the role of herbals and dietary supplements in unexplained episodes of hepatotoxicity was proposed by a Centers for Disease Control & Prevention epidemiologist at a symposium on complementary and alternative medicine in chronic liver disease. The symposium was held at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Aug. 24.
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