Red yeast rice, a popular dietary supplement, has held a significant place in traditional Chinese medicine for hundreds of years. This rice is fermented with a unique strain of yeast, resulting in ...

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Health supplements produced in Japan containing a red yeast rice ingredient has been linked to deaths and hospitalisations. It has prompted product recalls in Japan and overseas. The ministry ...

A major Japanese drugmaker has said it is investigating a death and dozens of hospitalisations that could be linked to its red yeast rice pills. At least 76 people were admitted to hospital after ...

Kobayashi Pharma is a major drug maker and has recalled the red yeast rice pills A major Japanese drugmaker has said it is investigating a death and dozens of hospitalisations that could be linked ...

A major Japanese drugmaker has said it is investigating a death that could be linked to its red yeast rice pills - which were ...

Clin Lipidology. 2012;7(6):721-730. There are major concerns about red yeast rice as a long-term medicinal agent. Red yeast rice is considered a food or dietary supplement, but because it contains ...