Alternative Medicine

Researchers find yoga may be effective for chronic low back pain in minority populations

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center found that yoga may be more effective than standard treatment for reducing…    

Iranian scholars share Avicenna’s medieval medical wisdom

For pulmonary ailments, certain mediaeval physicians had a useful medical textbook on hand offering detailed information remarkably similar to those a modern doctor…    

Ear acupuncture curbs back pain in pregnant women

A special acupuncture technique can help ease lower back and pelvic pain in pregnant women, new research shows.

In a study, women…    

Yoga may ease chronic back pain

“Oh, my aching back!” may be heard less frequently as people with chronic lower back pain find some relief from a therapeutic form…    

Yoga Benefits Back-pain Patients

People with chronic low-back problems who do yoga also do better at overcoming pain and depression than people treated conventionally for back pain, a…    

Electroacupuncture Shows Effects on Pain Perception

Experiments in volunteers confirm that electroacupuncture—applying electrical current to acupuncture needles—has pain-reducing effects, reports a study in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia,…    

Chinese herb shows promise for rheumatoid arthritis

The Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) proved more effective than the anti-inflammatory drug sulfasalazine in a study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.…    

Natural Herbal Supplements Aren’t Always Safe

Natural doesn’t always mean safe when it comes to herbal supplements, according to the August issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.

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Alternative medicine a big business in US - report

Complementary and alternative medicine such as acupuncture, herbal supplements and meditation are big business in the United States, totaling nearly $34 billion in out-of-pocket…    

Assessing Asian Herbs to Fight Diabetes, Obesity

Thanks to a new collaboration between the nutrition department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a highly regarded Oriental medicine center in Korea,…    

Eating Disorders Lead to Stomach Problems

Uncontrolled Diet
There is an ancient Chinese saying: “To let children be healthy, offer them one-third of hunger and one-third of cold.”…    

Acupuncture relieves acute migraine pain

There’s scientific evidence that acupuncture may help migraine sufferers.

In a clinical trial involving patients with acute attacks of migraine, real acupuncture…    

Herb helps fight drug-resistant microbe

- Brazilian researchers have discovered that an extract of the herb Turnera ulmifolia helps the antibiotics gentamicin and kanamycin in treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus…    

Acupuncture soothes heartburn in pregnant women

Acupuncture can help ease symptoms in pregnant women with upset stomachs, a small new study from Brazil shows.

Pregnancy can cause a…    

Alternative Therapy for Lupus Nephritis

Lupus is a rare but serious disease that mainly affects women of child-bearing age and occurs when the body’s immune system goes awry, damaging…    

Wrist Acupuncture or Acupressure Prevents Nausea From Anesthesia

Up to 80 percent of patients who have surgery complain of nausea and vomiting afterwards, but stimulating an acupoint in their wrists can…    

Many Clinicians Unaware of Federally Funded Research on Alternative Therapies

Approximately one in four practicing clinicians appear to be aware of two major federally funded clinical trials of alternative therapies, and many do not…    

Alternative Therapies Can be Safe, Effective for Children

Today, more children than ever are being treated with complementary and alternative therapies. Recent studies indicate that about 30 percent of healthy children and…    

Stroke Survivors Improve Balance with Tai Chi

Stroke can impair balance, heightening the risk of a debilitating fall. But a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has found that stroke survivors…    

Acupuncture may help cancer patients’ pain -expert

Acupuncture can be used to help relieve the pain of cancer patients, as well as the nausea and vomiting induced by chemotherapy, a leading…    

Acupuncture worthwhile for hay fever sufferers

Acupuncture added to standard treatment helps improve quality of life in people with hay fever, German researchers report.

Moreover, it’s worth the…    

Pain relieving effects of acupuncture are limited

The pain relieving effects of acupuncture compared with placebo are small and seem to lack clinical relevance, according to a study published on bmj.com…    

Migraines, Tension Headaches Respond to Acupuncture

Two new systematic reviews have found that acupuncture therapy can provide patients who suffer from tension and migraine headache an alternative treatment for their…    

Medical acupuncture gaining acceptance by the US Air Force

Medical acupuncture, which is acupuncture performed by a licensed physician trained at a conventional medical school, is being used increasingly for pain control. Richard…    

Alternative medicine popular among Americans: report

According to a U.S. government survey released today, about 38 percent of adults and nearly 12 percent of children use some form of…