Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME, February 18th, 2002
A popular herbal product called kava kava, said to relieve anxiety and stress, is having an anxious time of it itself. German scientists have linked it with 30 cases of liver disease. Six of the victims experienced liver failure. One died, and four others required liver transplants. Switzerland and France promptly banned its sale. Germany warned manufacturers that it might do the same. And Britain asked for kava kava's temporary withdrawal from the market.
In the United States, such items are almost totally free of regulation, exempted by a 1994 law.
Kava kava has been used by Pacific island...
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