Herbal Menopause Supplement Often Contains Other Species, DNA Bar Coding Reveals

Friday, September 21, 2012 - 04:31 in Health & Medicine

When hormone replacement therapy was found to put some menopausal women at increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease, many went in search of safer treatments to decrease their symptoms. In the ensuing decade black cohosh has won out as an overwhelming consumer favorite, now reaping millions of dollars in sales each year. [More]

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