New articles which are related to the questions asked just recently
about herbals and such:
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http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/health
/062000hth-women-estrogen. html
 
(including reasons why taking large amounts of phytoestrogens might be bad,
why phytoestrogens eaten early in life may be useful but those eaten late
in life might be harmful, etc. -- things which MUST be remembered when
people try phytoestrogens on ferrets which already have hormonal cancers
or hormonal neoplasias.)
 
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/health/062000hth-lab-tests.html
(what might not be in those things you are giving)
 
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/health/062000hth-brody.html
(ways in which hyper-cleanliness and use of bacteriacides in things like
soaps actually increase health risks, and worsen health)
[Posted in FML issue 3091]