Alternative Medicine

Acupuncture may calm overactive bladder

Acupuncture performed at specific sites on the skin may relieve some of the symptoms of overactive bladder, according to researchers.…    

Yoga may help improve pregnancy outcome

The practice of yoga during pregnancy seems to improve birth weight and reduce prematurity and overall complications, Indian researchers report.

Dr. Shamanthakamani…    

Herbal remedies for arthritis can be risky

People with arthritis are more likely than others to be using herbal remedies, and this increases the chances of serious interactions with prescribed medications,…    

Most older adults use alternative medicine

More than 70 percent of adults aged 50 or older use some type of alternative therapy, such as herbal medicine, meditation, or seeing…    

Kids Follow Parents in Using Alternative Therapies

Children and teens are more likely to use complementary and alternative medicine if their parents also use the therapies, according to new research.

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Special Acupuncture Lowers Blood Pressure—Study

A specialized acupuncture treatment that uses low levels of electrical stimulation can lower blood pressure dramatically in rats, U.S. researchers…    

Acupuncture shown to relieve pelvic pregnancy pain

Acupuncture and exercise can help relieve pelvic pain during pregnancy, Swedish researchers said on Friday.

About 30 percent of pregnant women suffer…    

Folk remedies common in black community

Placing sliced potatoes in a child’s socks to treat fever, catnip tea for colicky infants—these are just a couple of the folk remedies still…    

Music has a flavour to woman who “tastes” sounds

Music can be a mouth-watering experience for one Swiss musician who “tastes” combinations of notes as distinct flavours, according to a report in the…    

Cow urine touted as cure-all in India

NEW DELHI - Alongside life-size posters of Hindu nationalist leaders, Indian political activists can now buy lotions, potions and pills to cure anything from…    

Acupuncture Reduces Nausea and Vomiting, Pain After Major Breast Surgery

In the first such clinical trial of its kind, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that acupuncture is more effective at reducing…    

Vegetarians’ health

Sir, There are millions of vegetarians and vegan adults and children worldwide whose healthy lives gainsay Professor Lindsay Allen’s claims that such diets can…    

Three herbal pill brands withdrawn

Three herbal products were recalled today because they contain undeclared prescription medicines.

Director-General of Health Karen Poutasi named the Herbs Health brand…    

Ailing Elephant Gets Acupuncture

Singapore’s zoo is using an ancient Asian remedy to treat sick animals: acupuncture.

The latest patient is Tun, a 15-year-old Asian elephant…    

Yoga and Relaxation

I am often asked the question, “What has yoga done for you?”

As the value of the methods I am to explain…    

Meditation technique helps lower blood pressure

Transcendental meditation is an effective alternative to blood pressure-lowering medication, according to the results of a study involving African Americans.

People may…    

Alternative medicine guide published

A new guide to alternative medicines has been published in a bid to help consumers find safe and reliable treatments.

The 50-page…    

The secret of getting to sleep? Music

Having trouble sleeping? Don’t bother with a cup of cocoa or counting sheep—listening to music at bedtime is the way to get a restful…    

Music and pets cam soothe dementia patients

Music, pets and aromatherapy should be used to calm agitated or delusional patients before using drugs, which often prove ineffective or have unhealthy side…    

Heavy metals warning for ayurvedic herbs is a distraction from the real threats to your health

The headlines were recently ablaze with warnings about Ayurvedic herbal products. A survey of such herbal remedies sourced from India and Pakistan found that…    

Yoga helps concentration, improves health

Relaxing as quickly as possible might sound contradictory, but Kris Ladau’s yoga students spend up to an hour a day, three days a week…    

More research needed on alternative therapies - IOM report

More research is needed to show that alternative therapies such as acupuncture and herbal supplements work, and this may mean changing laws that protect…    

Acupuncture improves osteoarthritis, trial shows

Acupuncture added to conventional therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee improves function and reduces pain, according to a clinical trial conducted at the University…    

Acupuncture aids pain relief for knee arthritis

Symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee are eased more when acupuncture is added to treatment with the painkiller diclofenac, Spanish researchers report.

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Alternative Medicine: Loss

Time is the great healer of grief. Loss is one experience we have all had and come out of with either emotional scars or…