Archive for the 'Natural Alternative Medicine' Category

 PlayStation Game System Improves Hand Function in Teens with Cerebral Palsy

Modified Home Video Game Shows Promise for Improving Hand Function in Teens with Cerebral Palsy – PlayStation 3-based system developed by Rutgers engineers; evaluated in Indiana University School of Medicine pilot trial.



 Yoga guru Ramdev to open centre in Nepal

Nepal’s communist government last month agreed to give land to the Indian guru at a subsidised rate for the yoga centre that will also house a diagnostic centre propagating ayurvedic medicines manufactured from Himalayan herbs, and an old- age home. … Recently Commented Articles



 The Latest Super Food: Green and Red Cabbage! With my Cabbage and Apple Salad Recipe

We are having a bit of a hot and dry spell here in San Diego, what is dubbed a “Santa Ana” condition, where the wind comes out of the eastern desert, and the humidity drops to the low 20′s. The air temp is 81. It all makes me want to eat salad.



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 Acupuncture – Medicine Or Myth?

Time was when only junkies, piercing addicts and crazy folk willingly stuck loads of needles into their bodies. Not any more. Acupuncture, the traditional art of needle therapy, has become so popular that it’s almost become a mainstream form of medicine, with people using it regularly to help them quit smoking, alleviate muscle pain and even treat infertility.



 Cosmetic Acupuncture

Acupuncture, a cornerstone of Traditional Chinese Medicine and practiced for hundreds of years, has seen a renewed interest in the modern day, especially a type called cosmetic acupuncture. Cosmetic acupuncture is a form of acupuncture that focuses upon the face and reducing the signs of aging – wrinkles, crow’s feet, etc.



 4 Simple Ways to Cure Knee Pain – Just by Eating the Right Foods

All around the world millions of people suffer from knee pain. Even if none of your friends have mentioned it, at least one of them will be experiencing some kind of knee pain, however mild or not so. You are definitely not the only one suffering, and there are many ways of ending your pain.



 RNAi and cancer therapeutics

One of the new trends I’ve noticed recently has been the uptick in research on RNAi in basic oncology research.  While searching for some information, this news release popped up from this morning: “Tekmira and Pfizer will collaborate on evaluating Tekmira’s stable nucleic acid-lipid particle (SNALP) technology to deliver small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules provided by Pfizer



 Tumour associated macrophages and survival in Hodgkins Lymphoma

While reading my pile of mail on Friday, I realised that an interesting paper on Hodgkins Lymphoma (HL) appeared in the current edition of the New England Journal of Medicine (full reference below). The basics of the paper are that despite advances in HL, including curative radiation in the early stages if the disease, one third of patients with advanced disease and about 15% of those with early disease have a relapse after treatment.



 Women’s Death Rate Higher From Severe Heart Attack

(HealthDay News) — Women who suffer the most severe form of heart attack are twice as likely as men to die in the hospital, a new study finds. The study of more than 78,000 people treated for heart attacks at 420 U.S. hospitals between 2001 and 2006 found the same overall in-hospital death rate for men and women.