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• Clinical and biologic activity of an estrogenic herbal combination (PC-SPES) in prostate cancer.

  DiPaola RS, Zhang H, Lambert GH, Meeker R, Licitra E, Rafi MM, Zhu BT, Spaulding H, Goodin S, Toledano MB, Hait WN, Gallo MA. DiPaola RS, et al. N Engl J Med. 1998 Sep 17;339(12):785-91. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199809173391201. N Engl J Med. 1998. PMID: 9738085
• Contamination of botanical dietary supplements by Digitalis lanata.

  Slifman NR, Obermeyer WR, Aloi BK, Musser SM, Correll WA Jr, Cichowicz SM, Betz JM, Love LA. Slifman NR, et al. N Engl J Med. 1998 Sep 17;339(12):806-11. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199809173391204. N Engl J Med. 1998. PMID: 9738088 No abstract available.
• Clinical problem-solving. A leading question.

  Beigel Y, Ostfeld I, Schoenfeld N. Beigel Y, et al. N Engl J Med. 1998 Sep 17;339(12):827-30. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199809173391208. N Engl J Med. 1998. PMID: 9738092 No abstract available.
• Alternative therapies for the treatment of childhood cancer.

  Coppes MJ, Anderson RA, Egeler RM, Wolff JE. Coppes MJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 1998 Sep 17;339(12):846-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199809173391213. N Engl J Med. 1998. PMID: 9750078 No abstract available.
• Adulterants in Asian patent medicines.

  Ko RJ. Ko RJ. N Engl J Med. 1998 Sep 17;339(12):847. doi: 10.1056/nejm199809173391214. N Engl J Med. 1998. PMID: 9750079 No abstract available.
• Butyrolactone-induced central nervous system depression after ingestion of RenewTrient, a "dietary supplement".

  LoVecchio F, Curry SC, Bagnasco T. LoVecchio F, et al. N Engl J Med. 1998 Sep 17;339(12):847-8. doi: 10.1056/nejm199809173391215. N Engl J Med. 1998. PMID: 9750080 No abstract available.