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Belgium orders cancer tests after herbal remedy alert
BMJ 2000; 321 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7252.12/a (Published 01 July 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;321:12
- Rory Watson
- Brussels
Medical authorities in Belgium expect to know later this summer how many patients who took a Chinese herbal remedy in the early 1990s as part of a weight loss programme have since developed cancer.
Doctors are currently analysing the results of tests on 730 people who contacted a special …
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