Patient scarfs 400 times recommended daily vitamin D: case
UK doctors are calling for greater regulation of OTC supplements after a middle-aged man presented with vit D intoxication with hypercalcaemia.
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Tag: Complementary and alternative medicine
Patients using medical cannabis soar fourfold in the US: study
PTSD is now the second most common reason behind pain for cannabis to be dispensed, researchers find.
‘I’ll never back down’: Defiant GP faces $800,000 legal bill
The Melbourne GP doesn’t regret taking on US-based naturopath Farrah Agustin-Bunch over her health claims.
Acupuncture is theatrical placebo – so why do doctors do it?
When we speak of evidence-based practice, many people understand this to mean that therapies or treatments have been proven in well-conducted research. There is, however,…
The TGA has a lit new role… taking on the influence of influencers
New rules against 'testimonials' for vitamins and health products could hit these powerful social media marketeers hard.
Herbalist fined for advertising ‘miracle’ COVID-19 cure
Australian patients may also still be buying a dangerous bleach treatment, says the TGA.
Herbalist’s insulin advice likely led to ketoacidosis and death, court hears
Suspended Chinese medicine practitioner Yun Sen Luo is accused of unlawfully killing a 56-year-old woman.
Dry needling leaves doctor with pneumothoraces: case
The newly graduated medic developed symptoms 12 hours after a physio used dry needling to treat her post-exam neck and shoulder pain.
Real Case: How a simple supplement led to severe toxicity
My patient had a sore mouth, but I couldn’t really see anything in particular that could be causing it. We tried a course of antifungal drops, then lozenges, on…
Which herbal supplement made a woman ooze a milky discharge?
US doctors are blaming a stinging nettle supplement, taken for allergies, for the 30-year-old’s galactorrhea.
