High prevalence of potentially hepatotoxic herbal supplement use in patients with fulminant hepatic failure.
And, as the vitamin A situation painfully suggests, serious risks may be associated with supplement use and abuse.
But 75% of Consumer Reports readers said they'd talked with their doctors about supplement use.
Only 31% of respondents in our Health.com poll say they always discuss their supplement use with their doctors.
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Other unanticipated adverse events have been documented for dietary supplement use.
"However, a substantial number of subjects who might have benefited from supplement use did not consume them."
His research interests include weight control, dietary supplement use, employee wellness and medical ethics.
Pharmacology of ephedra alkaloids and caffeine after single-dose dietary supplement use.