'Natural' remedies can prove lethal: research
Some popular herbal medicines can be dangerous, even lethal, contrary to the perception that they are a safe alternative to conventional medicine, a researcher says. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:29:23 GMT)
Herbal medicines can kill: researcher
SOME popular herbal medicines can be dangerous, even lethal, contrary to the perception that they are a safe alternative to conventional medicine, says a University of Adelaide researcher. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:33:40 GMT)
Is 2010 the beginning of a new medical era?
On January 19th, Rush University Medical Center was host to the 6th Annual Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2010 Integrate Chicago Conference. Complementary alternative medicine (CAM) is not about throwing away all of your prescription and over-the-counter drugs and taking a stroll to your grandmother's house to see what she can cook up to cure your cold (not saying that it wouldn't be ... (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:05:17 GMT)
Artist finds good medicine readying for art show
Despite having undergone a hysterectomy last fall to remove a cancerous tumor and currently undergoing weekly chemotherapy, Colista Lich doesn’t ever utter the words, “I have ovarian cancer.” Instead, she says: “I am cancer-free. I’m just trying to convince the machines and doctors of that.” (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:14:05 GMT)
An alternative approach
CHOLESTEROL per se is believed to be a minor factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) since about 50% of people who die from heart attacks or heart failure had normal or even low blood cholesterol. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:10:58 GMT)
Early Foster Care Boosts Quality Of Institutionalized Children's Ties To Caregivers
A new study of young children in orphanages in Bucharest, Romania, has found that children placed in foster care before age 2 were more apt to develop secure attachments to their foster parents than those who entered foster care after age 2. The study is based on data from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project, the first randomized controlled trial of foster care as an alternative to ... (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:36:21 GMT)
Unlike A Farm's Terra Firma, 'Big Pharm' In League Of Its Own
Whenever I hear the pharmaceutical industry described as "Big Pharm," I can't help picturing tractors cultivating acres of Celebrex as silos filled with Viagra loom in the background. (Alternative name for Big Pharm: "Tyrannosaurus Rx.") (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:53:08 GMT)
From Hope to Reality in Personalized Medicine
Francis Collins's book offers optimism but no grand plan. In the final pages of his new book about personalized medicine, Francis Collins offers a compelling vision of the future via a fictional character named Hope, born on January 1, 2000. Collins describes a world where Hope and most other people have had the entirety of their DNA sequenced and integrated with predictive models that make ... (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:24:05 GMT)
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