Herbal remedies have been in use for centuries to treat all sorts of ailments. But Johns Hopkins researchers have recently identified a particular (and popular) herbal remedy used to fight arthritis, gout, and inflammation has one unfortunate side effect: it causes cancer. Aristolochic acid, a plant compound found in the vine commonly known as birthwort, […]
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