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New attack on herbal medicine by Prof Ernst and colleagues

04 October 2007

CAM bashing seems to have become a sport for Prof Ernst and colleagues at Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter. This instance reminds us just how far the science needs to be twisted for Prof Ernst to have managed to make headlines over the risks and lack of efficacy of herbal medicines. Read on for the ANH take on this.

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Vitamin D: more evidence on anti-cancer effects

06 September 2007

Twenty years ago some clinical nutritionists and medical researchers argued that vitamin D might be as close to a magic bullet in the cancer prevention field as you could get. Another study from University College San Diego supports this notion.

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EU health claims: ANH provides comments to EFSA

18 June 2007

The European Food Safety Authority has asked for public comments on its planned procedures for allowing disease risk reduction claims for foods. Sounds promising, but ANH argues this is a passport system for big business...

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