The News Review:
- HELEN DENNIS: Seeking relief from pain of arthritis
- Imaging Sheds Light on How Acupuncture Works
- IVF and alternative medicine don’t mix
- Potential Diabetes Treatment Incorporates Pancreas Islet Cell …
- Alternative healers should join flu fight
- Alternative medicine 101: meditation opportunities in Phoenix
- Getting Your Yoga and Heart Health n
HELEN DENNIS: Seeking relief from pain of arthritis
Daily Breeze
asked about alternative treatments for her painful arthritis wanting to avoid surgery and drugs. Since I am not a physician I cannot comment on her condition or recommend a therapeutic approach. What I can share is some information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The National Institutes of Health a reliable source launched a Web site on the subject with a focus on senior health at.
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Imaging Sheds Light on How Acupuncture Works
U.S. News & World Report
Today people worldwide turn to acupuncture for relief from pain allergies respiratory ailments gastrointestinal disorders and gynecological problems. Chinese healers claim that acupuncture and traditional remedies work by altering the flow of the body’s energy. Practitioners of Western medicine which follows a more scientific approach have been investigating exactly how acupuncture works — or may not work — for a number of years. More information The U. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has more on.
IVF and alternative medicine don’t mix
Stuff.co.nz
Danish scientists have found the chances of a successful in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment can be reduced if a woman had earlier used an alternative therapy. The research took in more than 700 IVF users and those who had first tried alternative treatments – such as reflexology acupuncture or herbal and aroma therapy – had a 30 percent reduced success rate. Melbourne-based IVF clinician Dr Beverley Vollenhoven says the research questioned the view that it didn’t hurt to try alternative fertility treatments before reverting to IVF. “Until further evidence is available it is best to counsel couples against the use of alternative therapies when also having IVF” says Dr Vollenhoven a senior lecturer in the Department of bstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University.
Potential Diabetes Treatment Incorporates Pancreas Islet Cell …
PR.com (press release)
Sodium oxalacetate its active ingredient when administered long-term is found to proliferate the islet cells of the pancreas in rats. Currently Yu Xiao San 8805 a dietary supplement used in the US but a traditional Chinese medicine used in China is the only diabetes related product on the market that contains such ingredient. In another news release in a preliminary double blind randomized controlled animal study conducted at the Stanford University School of Medicine in the 1990’s for the application of a research grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Yu Xiao San 8805 was shown to have statistically significant effect on the increase in triglycerides (TG) in these streptozotocin-induced insulin resistant diabetic rats. certifiedchinesetranslation. pdfAbacus Chinese Translation Service is a nation wide Chinese translation service providing certified Chinese translators in major cities in the US and around the world.
Alternative healers should join flu fight
Irish Medical Times
?Participants were very concerned that in a pandemic a vaccine would be brought to market without sufficient testing for safety? write the researchers. Many of those surveyed believed that they could protect themselves against infection through personal control measures such as hand washing social distancing or even a good diet. The authors stress that health services need to make it clear to the public that such measures are not sufficient to prevent illness. It is particularly important to communicate with alternative health professionals about the benefits and risks of vaccination the research argues.
Alternative medicine 101: meditation opportunities in Phoenix
Examiner.com
Meditation primerMeditation is a term that refers to various practices or techniques that allow people to focus or concentrate their attention. These techniques have their origins in many different religious and spiritual practices although one does not need to be religious or even spiritual to practice meditation. In fact much of the attention given to meditation today is in association with mind-body medicine and how it can improve health and wellness. To that end there are dozens of research project underway that are studying the effects and uses of meditation. Generally there are two basic types of meditation and many dozens of ways people can practice each one. In mindfulness meditation people hold an open focus. It has been described as watching a parade go by: you just open up your mind and be a silent nonjudgmental nonparticipating observer.
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ADVANCE for Physician Assistants
27 2007 literature review of several studies showing yoga’s health benefits for lowering weight blood pressure and glucose levels and cholesterol in the Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM) journal an international peer-reviewed journal encouraging rigorous research in the world of complementary and alternative medicine. “These are common risk factors so if we have good control of this area we might be able to prevent or delay the onset of the chronic disease such as heart disease stroke and diabetes” Dr. Not only does yoga improve many physical conditions but Dr. Yang believes it may benefit mental and emotional well-being as well.