Alternative Medicine

High use of alternative medicine in senior oncology patients
Aug 26 15


Alternative medicines are widely thought to be at least harmless and very often helpful for a wide range of discomforts and illnesses. However, although… High use of alternative medicine in senior oncology patients   

 

Is incense bad for your health?
Aug 25 15


The burning of incense might need to come with a health warning. This follows the first study evaluating the health risks associated with its… Is incense bad for your health?   

 

Hypertensive patients benefit from acupuncture treatments, UCI study finds
Aug 20 15


Patients with hypertension treated with acupuncture experienced drops in their blood pressure that lasted up to a month and a half, researchers with the… Hypertensive patients benefit from acupuncture treatments, UCI study finds   

 

Listening to classical music modulates genes that are responsible for brain functions
Mar 13 15


Although listening to music is common in all societies, the biological determinants of listening to music are largely unknown. According to a latest study,… Listening to classical music modulates genes that are responsible for brain functions   

 

Survey finds benefits, risks of yoga for bipolar disorder
Sep 17 14


Newly published results from a survey of people with bipolar disorder who practice yoga have begun to document the reported benefits and risks of… Survey finds benefits, risks of yoga for bipolar disorder   

 

Can Auriculotherapy Help Relieve Chronic Constipation?
Aug 25 14


Nearly 1 in 6 adults worldwide may suffer from chronic constipation and, over time, the disorder can cause serious complications. Auriculotherapy, a form of… Can Auriculotherapy Help Relieve Chronic Constipation?   

 

UCLA addresses ‘lost in translation’ issues in Chinese medicine
Jul 02 14


Millions of people in the West today utilize traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture, herbs, massage and nutritional therapies. Yet only a few U.S. schools… UCLA addresses ‘lost in translation’ issues in Chinese medicine   

 

No harm in yoga: But not much help for asthma sufferers
Jun 02 14


Yoga has long been promoted as a method for improving physical and mental well-being. And although yoga is often suggested to asthma sufferers to… No harm in yoga: But not much help for asthma sufferers   

 

Acupuncture enhances antidepressant effect of Seroxat
Mar 27 14


Acupuncture is more effective than oral antidepressants in improving depressive symptoms, and produces fewer side effects than tricyclic antidepressants. Despite the continued development of… Acupuncture enhances antidepressant effect of Seroxat   

 

Music therapy’s positive effects on young cancer patients’ coping skills, social integration
Jan 26 14


A new study has found that adolescents and young adults undergoing cancer treatment gain coping skills and resilience-related outcomes when they participate in a… Music therapy’s positive effects on young cancer patients’ coping skills, social integration   

 

Acupuncture, real or sham, eases hot flashes due to breast cancer chemo
Dec 24 13


Both real and sham weekly acupuncture treatments eased hot flashes and other side effects of anticancer drug treatment in a small, preliminary study of… Acupuncture, real or sham, eases hot flashes due to breast cancer chemo   

 

Ear acupuncture can help shed the pounds
Dec 16 13


Ear acupuncture can help shed the pounds, indicates a small study published online in Acupuncture in Medicine.

Using continuous stimulation of five acupuncture points… Ear acupuncture can help shed the pounds   

 

Music-based program may boost seniors’ brain function, mood
Nov 29 13


A music-based training program that challenges both the body and the mind may improve brain function and mood among seniors, suggests a new study… Music-based program may boost seniors’ brain function, mood   

 

Therapy helps relieve stomach aches for some kids
Oct 14 13


Talk therapy may help some children with frequent and unexplained stomach pain, a new study suggests.

More than half of kids and teenagers who… Therapy helps relieve stomach aches for some kids   

 

Yoga in menopause may help insomnia - but not hot flashes
Sep 28 13


Taking a 12-week yoga class and practicing at home was linked to less insomnia - but not to fewer or less bothersome hot flashes… Yoga in menopause may help insomnia - but not hot flashes   

 

Yoga in school not same as teaching religion, California judge rules
Jul 02 13


A California judge refused on Monday to block the teaching of yoga as part of a public school’s physical fitness program, rejecting parents’ claims… Yoga in school not same as teaching religion, California judge rules   

 

Alternative medicine use by MS patients now mapped
Apr 20 13

A major Nordic research project involving researchers from the University of Copenhagen has, for the first time ever, mapped the use of alternative treatment… Alternative medicine use by MS patients now mapped   

 

How Does Acupuncture Work?
Apr 16 13

Even as medical acupuncture is increasingly being validated as an effective treatment for a broad range of medical conditions, what has been missing is… How Does Acupuncture Work?   

 

Jury still out on music’s benefits for preemies
Apr 15 13

There is no high-quality evidence that listening to music helps tiny babies born prematurely cope with pain, feed better and calm down, according to… Jury still out on music’s benefits for preemies   

 

Lullabies and other music may help sick preemies
Apr 15 13

Singing or playing womb-like sounds in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may help slow the heart rate and improve sleep and eating patterns… Lullabies and other music may help sick preemies   

 

Chinese herbs may reduce hot flashes
Mar 31 13

Women taking a Chinese herbal formula experienced less than half the number of menopausal hot flashes they had before the treatment, according to a… Chinese herbs may reduce hot flashes   

 

Series of studies first to examine acupuncture’s mechanisms of action
Mar 14 13

While acupuncture is used widely to treat chronic stress, the mechanism of action leading to reported health benefits are not understood. In a series… Series of studies first to examine acupuncture’s mechanisms of action   

 

Intense acupuncture can improve muscle recovery in patients with Bell palsy
Feb 25 13

Patients with Bell palsy who received acupuncture that achieves de qi, a type of intense stimulation, had improved facial muscle recovery, reduced disability and… Intense acupuncture can improve muscle recovery in patients with Bell palsy   

 

Could acupuncture help relieve seasonal allergies?
Feb 19 13

Acupuncture may help improve seasonal allergy symptoms in some people with runny noses and watery eyes, according to a new study - but the… Could acupuncture help relieve seasonal allergies?   

 

Indian plant could play key role in death of cancer cells
Feb 14 13

Scientists at the Georgia Regents University Cancer Center have identified an Indian plant, used for centuries to treat inflammation, fever and malaria, that could… Indian plant could play key role in death of cancer cells   

 
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