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January 1993 in “Yakugaku zasshi” Ginkgo biloba leaf extract may help hair regrowth and improve heart health.
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July 2018 in “Pediatrics” A 3-year-old girl developed scurvy symptoms that improved with vitamin C but relapsed when supplementation stopped.
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