Many Web sites are marketing effec...

Many Web sites are marketing effects known, or suspected, to contain aristolochic acid--a puissant chemical that has been banned for years in Canada and the UK and can cause cancer and kidney failure.

A latter study published in the October 16 2003 edition of the recent England Journal of Medicine showed that about 100 Web sites are selling 115 cropss believed to contain the toxic herb. The "natural" performances range from cough syrups to remedies for premenstrual syndrome and cramps.

The US fare and Drug Administration (FDA) warned of the dangers of aristolochic acid in 2001 on the other hand the October study cited the FDA's "failure to screen the public from the imminent hazard of aristolochic acid."

Another reflection which was published in the September 17 2003 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, readyed similar findings.

In the JAMA research researchers examined the information proffered for the eight most widely used herbal continuations on 443 Web sites. They lay the foundation of that 80 percent made specific health claims--which is illegal for dietary appendixs unless approved by the FDA. Also, the majority omitted the legally required disclaimer that the FDA had not evaluated the claim and that the fruits is "not intended to treat, remedy or prevent any disease."

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