Mixing St. John's Wort with Other Medication Women should check with their doctor before taking St. John's Wort. People often take the herb to treat depression. But researchers from Duke University say the herb can interfere with the effectiveness of common drugs like the pill. Also, the study goes on to say St. John's Wort can also compromise some asthma medications. A definitive government study is due later this year on the effectiveness of the herb.
Australian researchers suggest parents wait until after their daughter has begun menstruating.
They say girls do not have the urge to diet until this time. Unlike girls who have already hit puberty, most pre-teens associate dieting with healthy eating, not weight loss. Researchers say talking to girls before they're physically and mentally ready to diet could backfire, triggering an eating disorder. Gingko Not Effective with Tinnitus Gingko may have many health benefits but researchers say curing ringing in the ears is probably not one of them in most cases. Researchers tested nearly one thousand people with ringing ears or tinnitus.