{"id":2567,"date":"2009-06-11T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-11T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/health-claims-exposed-the-data-are-in.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:19:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:19:24","slug":"health-claims-exposed-the-data-are-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2567","title":{"rendered":"Health Claims Exposed … the data are IN"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost none of them do.<\/p>\n

Echinacea for colds. Ginkgo biloba for memory. Glucosamine and chondroitin for arthritis. Black cohosh for menopausal hot flashes. Saw palmetto for prostate problems. Shark cartilage for cancer.<\/p>\n

All proved no better than dummy pills in big studies funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.<\/p>\n

The lone exception: ginger capsules may help chemotherapy nausea.<\/span><\/div>\n


<\/span>Here is the full report from AP.<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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