Archive for the ‘Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine’ Category
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
A series of studies show that one of the active ingredients in Navitol contributes to promoting healthier blood circulation and heart health by improving blood vessel responsiveness and reducing systolic blood pressure. The superior blend of extracts in Navitol were carefully studied and selected to provide both specific and synergistic ...
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Adding the relaxation response, a stress-management approach, to other lifestyle interventions may significantly improve treatment of the type of hypertension most common in the elderly. Among participants in a study conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Hypertension Program and the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at MGH, those who ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Meditation can affect certain brain regions and make people more compassionate, kind, and loving. A study by University of Wisconsin-Madison proved that meditation makes people more sensitive towards other people.Scientists examined 16 Tibetan monks who had at least 10000 hours of meditation, and 16 volunteers with no meditation experience. They ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Aromatherapy Researchers from Ohio State University studied the most popular aromatherapy scents to find out if it improves health or no.Scientists examined 56 healthy volunteers, who passed full medical exam. Some of these people have had taken aromatherapy sessions before and think it really helps. Some of them did not ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
As Valentine's day is here and many people are looking for tips to make their Valentine's day healthy and steamy, mamaherb.com provides tips for natural remedies for treatment of bad breath, improved sex life and headache.The first health website managed solely by online members passionate to learn and share information ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Breast cancer survivors often have more severe hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms than other women, yet they have limited treatment choices. Hormone replacement therapy, for example, is not an option for cancer survivors because it may increase their risk for disease recurrence. Therapies widely used to prevent cancer recurrence, ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
The Institute for Progressive Medicine (IPM) has announced the clinic's Hormone Pellet Therapy. This therapy is used for both men and women who are seeking the benefits of traditional hormone replacement, but want to avoid many of the well-publicized health risks and hassles of traditional pills or creams. IPM's Estradiol ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Aromatherapy Researchers from Ohio State University studied the most popular aromatherapy scents to find out if it improves health or no.Scientists examined 56 healthy volunteers, who passed full medical exam. Some of these people have had taken aromatherapy sessions before and think it really helps. Some of them did not ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
As Valentine's day is here and many people are looking for tips to make their Valentine's day healthy and steamy, mamaherb.com provides tips for natural remedies for treatment of bad breath, improved sex life and headache.The first health website managed solely by online members passionate to learn and share information ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
One of the most comprehensive investigations done to date on aromatherapy failed to show any improvement in either immune status, wound healing or pain control among people exposed to two often touted scents.While one of two popular aromas touted by alternative medicine practitioners lemon did appear to enhance moods positively ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) received official approval from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs declaring that U.S. veterans can receive reimbursement for the costs of the NCCAOM certification examinations. The examinations that qualify for reimbursement are the Acupuncture and Point Location Module, the Foundations ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Folic Acid Action (FAA)[i] is challenging concerns raised by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) about the risk of excessive intake of folic acid, amid fears that it may stop women planning a pregnancy from supplementing their diet with this essential nutrient for the unborn child. FAA is also highlighting ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
"Acupuncture can increase the chances of getting pregnant for women undergoing fertility treatment by 65%," according to The Guardian's news pages.The Times, The Daily Telegraph and BBC News covered the story and quoted Edward Ernst, a professor of complementary medicine, who cautioned that the effect might be due to a ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, which last year successfully launched the region's first Master of Applied Natural Products Degree program, has announced it plans to offer a Blended/Online Master of Applied Natural Products degree program in Fall 2008. It is targeted at working professionals with a baccalaureate degree ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
On April 18th and 19th the British Holistic Medical Association (BHMA) is celebrating its Silver Jubilee year with a ground breaking conference in London: Medicine as if People Matter: Patients, Practitioners and Places. In recognition of this milestone, Patients Association President, Claire Rayner, will open the conference on 18th April, ...
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