I was awakened to the amazing news yesterday that Tu Youyou was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. This is the first time for a China-based scientist to win a Nobel...
Early this week I was shocked at reading the news that the New York Attorney General (NYAG) is accusing 4 US national retailers, Walgreen, GNC, Target, and Walmart, of selling bogus herbal supplements in...
Interested in trying herbal medicine? You’re not alone! The popularity of herbal medicine is steadily increasing in the United States. Surveys have showed that half of American adults used herbal supplements within the past...
As someone who has worked for more than 20 years in the field of cutting-edge biomedical research, I have witnessed the debate over the effectiveness and safety of herbal medicines.
Let’s examine a case from...
One of medicine's most prestigious prizes this year goes to scientists who discovered how 'machines' within cells control the folding of proteins, a researcher who discovered a new treatment for malaria in ancient Chinese...
