Alternative Medicine:
Alternative Medicine, news on alternative medicine and research articles on complementary and alternative medicine.
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Nov 18th, 2009
Never underestimate the power of touch and massage, especially when it comes to cancer patients. A recent study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) finds that family caregivers can significantly reduce the suffering experienced by cancer patients at home when they administer simple touch and massage techniques.
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Nov 3rd, 2009
After years of being lobbied for more choice, insurers and employers are beginning to cover alternative therapies including some alternative HMOs.
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Nov 2nd, 2009
Future doctors and nurses will be learning about acupuncture and herbs along with traditional medicine at an increasing amount of top medical schools as people are demanding a more alternative approach to their medical needs.
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Oct 12th, 2009
Americans spends about 34 billion dollars on alternative health according to the first national estimate of such out-of-pocket spending in more than a decade. This indicates that more people are using alternative therapies.
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Sep 25th, 2009
People with cancer will not need to kiss a toad to get possible benefits from this amphibian. Researchers from The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center report that huachansu, a Chinese medicine made from dried toad venom, may slow progression of cancer in some patients.
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Aug 12th, 2009
Use of brain imaging has revealed that acupuncture affects the brain’s ability to reduce and regulate pain. This study was the first of its kind to provide imaging of how acupuncture affects specific receptors in the brain that process and suppress pain signals.
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Aug 11th, 2009
In the USA, 9 million people suffer from hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is the result of an inactive thyroid gland; one that is under-producing the hormone needed to have a balanced thyroid. Of those people with thyroid problems, 90 percent are women.
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Jul 30th, 2009
Patients seeking alternative treatments to alleviate symptoms of this common, chronic, inflammatory skin disease marked by red, itchy rashes, risk developing more severe symptoms by delaying treatment.
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Jul 28th, 2009
If Senator Tom Harkin (Dem-Iowa) has his way, the new health care reform bill will provide coverage for alternative medicine practices, such as acupuncture, massage therapy, yoga, naturopathy, and herbal remedies. The measure cosponsored by Harkin would prohibit health insurance companies from discriminating against health care providers who offer alternative medicine therapies.
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Jun 23rd, 2009
Blood flow and respiratory rates can synch with music, indicating that music could one day be a therapeutic tool for blood pressure control and rehabilitation.