Alternative Medicine:
Alternative Medicine, news on alternative medicine and research articles on complementary and alternative medicine.
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Feb 7th, 2010
A better understanding and appreciation of acupuncture may emerge from a new study about the effects of this alternative therapy on the brain. Researchers at the University of York and the Hull York Medical School in the United Kingdom have found that acupuncture has a significant effect on specific nerve structures.
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Feb 4th, 2010
The 2010 remake of We Are the World is intended to help Haiti while using music as a healer to begin to heal the trauma it left on the entire planet.
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Feb 2nd, 2010
Mixing herbal medicines with heart drugs may be a dangerous mix. The notion that herbal medications are safe can lead to a false sense of security for patients taking medications for the heart that could spell health disaster.
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Jan 14th, 2010
Researchers explore six essential oils toutet for their anti-inflammatory properties, finding that thyme has has the ability to suppres the COX-2 enzyme that promotes pain and inflammation. The findings take researchers one step closer to understanding how essential oils can heal.
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Jan 13th, 2010
Pycnogenol®, made from pine bark extract, has been shown in a small study to treat pain and bleeding from hemorrhoids. In patient studied, using pine bark tablets and ointment for hemorrhoid treatment decreased time spend away from work, prevented hospitalization, and relieved symptoms in one week without complications.
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Jan 12th, 2010
Women who practice yoga were found in a new study to have lower levels of harmful cytokines that lead to chronic disease. The study, according to the authors, may be the answer to the current health care crisis. Yoga is now found to be an easy way for people to lower stress levels, in turn leading to lower levels of harmful chemicals in the body that produce inflammation and disease.
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Jan 6th, 2010
Ilchi Lee, a South Korean businessman who founded a national chain of yoga and wellness centers called Dahn Yoga, is the subject of investigation.
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Dec 18th, 2009
Myrrh is a rust-colored resin of certain trees of the Middle East and best known as one of the gifts of the Magi offered to the infant Jesus, along with gold and frankincense (Mt 2:11). A new study published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health has studied the plant material and found it to have cholesterol-lowering properties.
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Dec 14th, 2009
Results of the first trial to test milk thistle in children who were undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) show that the herb seems to reduce liver damage related to treatment. More specifically, milk thistle reduced liver inflammation, which is a common complication among children who receive chemotherapy for ALL.
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Dec 4th, 2009
Music therapy is an intervention designed to improve health status that includes musical interaction between the therapist and a patient within a structured theoretical framework and in which outcomes were born of music, talk inspired by music or therapeutic relationships.