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New Evidence Links Kava To Liver Damage

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In recent years, serious concerns about the dangers of kava and the effects on the liver have resulted in regulatory agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration and Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration, banning or restricting the sale of kava and kava products. ...

read more In recent years, serious concerns about the dangers of kava and the effects on the liver have resulted in regulatory agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration and Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration, banning or restricting the sale of kava and kava products. read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Poor Practice In The Unlicensed Herbal Sector - MHRA Warns The Public To Be Vigilant, UK

Categorie : Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
Over recent months the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has seen continuing evidence of bad and dangerous practices across parts of the unlicensed herbal sector. All the cases reported have had a common theme: adverse reactions, or the potential for consumer harm. This has ...

read more Over recent months the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has seen continuing evidence of bad and dangerous practices across parts of the unlicensed herbal sector. All the cases reported have had a common theme: adverse reactions, or the potential for consumer harm. This has read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Cancer Cures In The Herbal Pharmacy

Categorie : Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
Curing cancer with natural products - a case for shamans and herb women? Not at all, for many chemotherapies to fight cancer applied in modern medicine are natural products or were developed on the basis of natural substances. Thus, taxanes used in prostate and breast cancer treatment are made from ...

read more Curing cancer with natural products - a case for shamans and herb women? Not at all, for many chemotherapies to fight cancer applied in modern medicine are natural products or were developed on the basis of natural substances. Thus, taxanes used in prostate and breast cancer treatment are made from read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Aromatherapy May Improve Mood But Will Not Make You Better

Categorie : Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
A recent US study on a small group of people found that aromatherapy oils had no physiological effect although they may improve mood for some people.The study is the work of researchers at Ohio State University and appears in the April issue of the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. ...

read more A recent US study on a small group of people found that aromatherapy oils had no physiological effect although they may improve mood for some people.The study is the work of researchers at Ohio State University and appears in the April issue of the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Aromatherapy May Make You Feel Good, But It Won't Make You Well

Categorie : Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
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 appea ...

read more 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 appea read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Ginkgo Biloba And Stroke Risk

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"Could ginkgo cause a stroke?" asks The Daily Mail. The newspaper says that the herb, taken by thousands of Britons in the hope that it will keep their memory sharp into old age, may do more harm than good. The herb is extracted from the leaves of the ginkgo biloba tree and was first used medicinall ...

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News From The March 2008 Journal Of The American Dietetic Association

Categorie : Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
The March 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association contains articles and research studies you may find of interest. Below is a summary of some of this month's articles. How Do Dietary Guides Match Up?Since advice about what to eat for optimal health has evolved over time with ...

read more The March 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association contains articles and research studies you may find of interest. Below is a summary of some of this month's articles. How Do Dietary Guides Match Up?Since advice about what to eat for optimal health has evolved over time with read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Popular Alternative Therapy For Psoriasis Performs No Better Than Placebo

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Anecdotal evidence touting the healing power of the Indian spice turmeric for psoriasis received a setback in a prospective study published this month by a leading dermatology journal stating that the low response rate of patients who ingested the active ingredient of the exotic spice was probably a ...

read more Anecdotal evidence touting the healing power of the Indian spice turmeric for psoriasis received a setback in a prospective study published this month by a leading dermatology journal stating that the low response rate of patients who ingested the active ingredient of the exotic spice was probably a read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

U.S. Department Of Veteran Affairs Approves NCCAOM Certification Examinations For Veterans' Reimbursement

Categorie : Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
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 f ...

read more 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 f read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

MCPHS Launches Innovative Online Master Of Applied Natural Products Program

Categorie : Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
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 workin ...

read more 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 workin read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Silver Jubilee Celebrations For British Holistic Medical Association

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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 ...

read more 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 read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Sumatran Tigers Are Being Sold Into Extinction, Body Part By Body Part

Categorie : Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger have failed to prevent tiger body parts being openly sold in Indonesia, according to a TRAFFIC report.Tiger body parts, including canine teeth, claws, skin pieces, whiskers and bones, were on sale in 10 percent of the 326 retail outlets survey ...

read more Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger have failed to prevent tiger body parts being openly sold in Indonesia, according to a TRAFFIC report.Tiger body parts, including canine teeth, claws, skin pieces, whiskers and bones, were on sale in 10 percent of the 326 retail outlets survey read more Fri Feb 2008 Fri Feb 2008

Acupuncture And Success Of IVF

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"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 effe ...

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In Chronic Hepatitis C Silymarin Does Not Affect Virus Activity Or ALT Levels

Categorie : Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
In a survey of patients with chronic hepatitis C who participated in a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases-sponsored long-term treatment trial for patients who had failed to respond previously to antiviral therapy, approximately 40% acknowledged to interviewers at the ti ...

read more In a survey of patients with chronic hepatitis C who participated in a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases-sponsored long-term treatment trial for patients who had failed to respond previously to antiviral therapy, approximately 40% acknowledged to interviewers at the ti read more Tue Feb 2008 Tue Feb 2008

New Research Challenges Concept Of Vitamin D Deficiency

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Low blood levels of vitamin D have long been associated with disease, and the assumption has been made that vitamin D supplements may protect against disease. In the light of new knowledge that hundreds of genes are dependent on vitamin D, this assumption needs to be reconsidered. In a report publis ...

read more Low blood levels of vitamin D have long been associated with disease, and the assumption has been made that vitamin D supplements may protect against disease. In the light of new knowledge that hundreds of genes are dependent on vitamin D, this assumption needs to be reconsidered. In a report publis read more Thu Jan 2008 Thu Jan 2008

Spice Slashes Blood Sugar Levels

Categorie : Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
While Ginseng has been a busy little herb these last few thousand years, cinnamon has recently been found to pack a powerful medicinal punch. A tasty addition to hot chocolate and apple pie, nutritionists agree this popular spice offers surprising benefits for those suffering from diabetes. "Good me ...

read more While Ginseng has been a busy little herb these last few thousand years, cinnamon has recently been found to pack a powerful medicinal punch. A tasty addition to hot chocolate and apple pie, nutritionists agree this popular spice offers surprising benefits for those suffering from diabetes. read more Thu Jan 2008 Thu Jan 2008

Calcium Pills And Heart Risk - NHS Response

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"Taking calcium supplements to improve bone strength in middle-age could put women at higher risk of a heart attack", the Daily Mail reported. Other newspapers also described a study that involved nearly 1,500 women in New Zealand. Some reported that this finding appeared to contradict previous evi ...

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Femmenessence (Maca-GO) Balances Hormonal Fluctuation For Menopause Sufferers With All-Natural Alternative To HRT

Categorie : Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine
A proprietary high quality formulation of the Peruvian herb Maca has recently been shown to fight the cause of menopause, by balancing the body's key hormones with an all-natural, homeostatic approach. Natural Health International's (NHI) Maca-GO? or Femmenessence? is the only scientifically and cli ...

read more A proprietary high quality formulation of the Peruvian herb Maca has recently been shown to fight the cause of menopause, by balancing the body's key hormones with an all-natural, homeostatic approach. Natural Health International's (NHI) Maca-GO? or Femmenessence? is the only scientifically and cli read more Thu Jan 2008 Thu Jan 2008

Osteopathy Celebrates 10 Years Of Regulated Practice, UK

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Osteopaths from around the world will gather today in London to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of the UK Statutory Register for Osteopaths at a reception held in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales. ...

read more Osteopaths from around the world will gather today in London to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of the UK Statutory Register for Osteopaths at a reception held in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales. read more Thu Jan 2008 Thu Jan 2008

2008 Natural Products Expo West Proves 'Organic' And 'Sustainability' Are Hot, Bucking Economic Trends

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Natural Products Expo West is set for more than 300,000 square feet of natural and organic foods and personal care, healthy ethnic, sustainable living and alternative medicine products, with more than 1800 exhibitors showcasing their offerings. The trade show, produced by New Hope Natural Media, a ...

read more Natural Products Expo West is set for more than 300,000 square feet of natural and organic foods and personal care, healthy ethnic, sustainable living and alternative medicine products, with more than 1800 exhibitors showcasing their offerings. The trade show, produced by New Hope Natural Media, a read more Thu Jan 2008 Thu Jan 2008

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