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Kava warning. (updates).(potential health risks of kava)(Brief Article)
Americans who have liver problems or who are taking medications that can harm the liver should check with their doctors before taking kava (Piper methysticum), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned.
Based on the case of a 45-year-old woman using kava, who suddenly required a liver transplant, as well as reports of 25 similar cases in Europe, in March the FDA advised consumers who take kava supplements as a sleeping aid or anxiety reducer to see a doctor at the first sign of symptoms related to liver problems.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition--one of the dietary supplement industry's leading trade associations--agrees with the FDA's position on kava, and recommends the voluntary use of labels that would warn consumers of potential health risks. "Even though no causal ...
- Pain-pill curb urged by FDA after years of liver problems.(TOP...
- Magazine article from: MondayMorning July 6, 2009 700+ words
...liver injury for more than a decade. The FDA proposed the tough strategies to limit overdoses...said Sandra Kweder, deputy director of the FDA's Office of New Drugs, after last week...likely to be enough." Members of three FDA advisory panels were asked to vote on six...
- FDA warns of liver problems.(Digest)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Chain Drug Review June 29, 2009 700+ words
The Food and Drug Administration has warned physicians about the risk of serious liver complications among some patients prescribed propylthiouracil, a drug used to treat overactive thyroid glands, or Graves' disease. Propylthiouracil is considered a second-line treatment for patients unable to
- No Causality Found Between Black Cohosh and Liver Problems.
- Newspaper article from: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA May 24, 2009 700+ words
...the suspicion of liver problems connected to black cohosh...cohosh and the observed liver problems," explained Dr. Naser...Letter on the CDC & FDA editors from staff and...Letter on the CDC & FDA via NewsRx.com.
- SKB rejects link to Avandia liver problems.
- Magazine article from: Medical Marketing & Media Dickinson, James G. November 1, 1999 700+ words
...magazine Scrip that claimed data from the FDA could link Avandia with adverse events in 25 patients. The report suggested that liver problems seen in Warner-Lambert's Rezulin...drugs. A CDER spokeswoman contacted by FDA Update said the agency continues to monitor...
- MANTLE'S LIVER PROBLEMS ARE TWOFOLD.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) June 8, 1995 700+ words
Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK Mickey Mantle is the victim of a particularly deadly combination of alcohol abuse and hepatitis, which together are devastating for the liver. Alcohol abuse and hepatitis are two of the more common causes of liver scarring, or cirrhosis, said Dr. Jeffrey Crippin, a
- How to Avoid Acetaminophen-Related Liver Problems, from Harvard Women's Health...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 2, 2006 700+ words
BOSTON, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, overdoses of acetaminophen (sold as Tylenol and other brands) account for more than 56,000 emergency room visits and an estimated 458 deaths from acute liver failure, reports the March issue of the Harvard Women's Health Watch. And according to a new study
- Metabolic syndrome tied to liver problems.(Adolescent Health)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News Bell, John R. July 1, 2007 700+ words
DENVER -- Screening for metabolic syndrome may identify adolescents at increased risk for hepatic steatosis and other comorbidities of obesity, according to researchers at the University of Colorado, Denver. Dr. Kathy Love-Osborne presented a study of 83 obese teenagers with a family history of
- Losing weight, exercising slows progression of chronic liver problems.
- Newspaper article from: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week March 6, 2004 700+ words
2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Losing weight and exercising regularly slows progression of chronic liver disease in those who are overweight, indicates a new study. Being overweight is bad for the liver. And nonalcoholic fatty liver is increasingly being diagnosed in those who are
