11.   Diamond said if there are enough employees who are willing to pay for an herbal supplements plan, the HMO will provide coverage.

12.   Earlier this year, a young clerk at a health food store offered me a free sample of an herbal supplement for prostate problems.

13.   Even Wal-mart is introducing its own line of herbal supplements.

14.   Experts on herbal supplements attending a conference last week called for stronger government regulation of their manufacture and sale.

15.   First, the herbal supplement industry is poorly regulated by the FDA.

16.   For one thing, McCaleb thinks drug vendors will demand clear rules from the FDA governing the manufacturing of herbal supplements.

17.   For Levitsky, who is studying the effects of several herbal supplements, memory-aiding products and mood supplements seem to show the most promise.

18.   Ginseng root has gained a reputation in the United States as a caffeine-free energy-booster, showing up in products from herbal supplements to soft drinks.

19.   Gugliotta said he had no idea when he took the supplement that it was any more dangerous than other over-the-counter vitamins and herbal supplements he has taken.

20.   Herbal supplements are regulated by a looser set of standards.