Herbal 'remedy' may trigger widespread kidney failure

usatoday.com — Medical detectives have discovered that birthwort, an ancient herbal remedy, likely has caused centuries of kidney failure and cancer.
Deborah Blum Freelance Journalist @deborahblum
Wow, birthwort kind of scary: MT @dvergano 55.6% of Taiwanese urinary tract cancer victims linked to herbal "remedy": t.co/WLtdPQHI
Scott Hensley Health Blogger and Editor, NPR @scotthensley
Natural ≠ benign. RT @dvergano: Survey - 55.6% of Taiwanese urinary tract cancer victims linked to birthwort "remedy": t.co/WPXqvj40
Dan Vergano Science and Society Writer, USA Today @dvergano
Survey - 55.6% of Taiwanese urinary tract cancer victims linked to birthwort "remedy": t.co/SKxNczbY
Bora Zivkovic Blog Editor, Scientific American @BoraZ
Herbal 'remedy' may trigger widespread kidney failure t.co/tBoy4giZ - yup. just keep revering the "wisdom of the ancients"...
Ed Yong Freelance Journalist @edyong209
RT @dvergano Ancient herbal remedy leaves distinct gene signature of the widespread kidney failure & cancer it causes t.co/1rRpwZ9p
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