How to Protect Your Immune System
Our immune system is the most complex system of the body. This includes a vast net work of glands and cells like thymus gland, bone marrow, spleen and a large number of lymph glands. This also includes our white blood cells, natural killer cells that continuous work and dest ...
Safe use of herbal products before surgery proposed
A “rational strategy” for the management of herbal product use by patients undergoing surgery is put forward this week in a study by researchers from the University of Chicago, IL, USA. Lead investigator Michael Ang-Lee, an anaesthesiologist, notes that although some societi ...
Herbal medicines safety concerns in patients with cancer
New Research suggests that the use of herbal medicines in patients with cancer is associated with substantial safety-related concerns. More than 35% of patients with cancer in the USA and more than 50% in developing countries use herbal medicine during chemotherapy, which mi ...