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Which supplements work? New labels may help separate the wheat from the chaff

  • Written by Ken Harvey, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
imageHow do you really know if vitamin and mineral supplements really "help your heart" or "boost your mood"?from www.shutterstock.com

New proposals from Australia’s drug regulator should give you a better idea if your complementary medicines do what they say on the packet.

One change proposed by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is a...

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