@article{0a6c680dac474dafa2697b76de81f7fd,
title = "Acute hepatitis caused by a natural lipid-lowering product: when {"}alternative{"} medicine is no {"}alternative{"} at all",
abstract = "The general public's growing mistrust of the pharmaceutical industry and its perception of the lack of adverse effects of {"}natural{"} therapy have lead to the increasing use of {"}alternative drugs{"} for hypercholesterolemia.",
keywords = "Alanine Transaminase, Antibodies, Antinuclear, Aspartate Aminotransferases, Biological Agents, Commiphora, Complementary Therapies, Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Female, Humans, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Hypolipidemic Agents, Lovastatin, Middle Aged, Plant Extracts, Plant Gums, gamma-Glutamyltransferase, Alanine Transaminase, Antibodies, Antinuclear, Aspartate Aminotransferases, Biological Agents, Commiphora, Complementary Therapies, Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Female, Humans, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Hypolipidemic Agents, Lovastatin, Middle Aged, Plant Extracts, Plant Gums, gamma-Glutamyltransferase",
author = "Antonio Grieco and Luca Miele and Maurizio Pompili and Gasbarrini, {Giovanni Battista} and Marco Biolato and Vecchio, {Fabio Maria} and Ignazio Grattagliano",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1016/j.jhep.2009.02.021",
language = "English",
volume = "50",
pages = "1273--1277",
journal = "Journal of Hepatology",
issn = "0168-8278",
publisher = "Blackwell Munksgaard:PO Box 2148, Periodicals Department, DK-1016 Copenhagen K Denmark:011 45 33 755913, EMAIL: agentservices@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com, INTERNET: http://www.blackwellmunksgaard.com, Fax: 011 45 77 333377",
}