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Everyday Beliefs About Food Refuse To Give Way To Scientific Evidence
Marieke Saher's recent doctoral dissertation for the Department of Psychology at the University of Helsinki analyses everyday beliefs about food and health. By these beliefs she refers to people's ideas about whether certain foods are healthy, what might have caused a stomach upset, or whether a medicine really works. [click link for full article] (Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:12:53 GMT)
A new chapter
When naturopathic doctor Joe Pizzorno and two of his colleagues founded Bastyr University in 1978, skepticism about natural medicine was high. (Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:15:00 GMT)
A new chapter
When naturopathic doctor Joe Pizzorno and two of his colleagues founded Bastyr University in 1978, skepticism about natural medicine was high. (Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:15:00 GMT)
A new chapter
When naturopathic doctor Joe Pizzorno and two of his colleagues founded Bastyr University in 1978, skepticism about natural medicine was high. (Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:15:00 GMT)
New Surgical Technique Could Help Save the Hips of Children with Leukemia Suffering From Avascular Necrosis
Condition occurs as a side effect of corticosteroid medications used to treat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. New device, the "Hip ToolTM" by Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. James K. Brannon, could provide alternative to hip replacement surgery for many patients. (PRWEB Aug 22, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/ (Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:17:08 GMT)
StockMarketNewsAlert.com Issues Trade Alert for BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.
StockMarketNewsAlert.com is issuing a trade alert for BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. . According to M. D'Alonzo at First Equity Group Inc., recent news flow from the company has been very positive: "The company announced that a leading company in adult stem cell research, comments on the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, which was vetoed by President Bush, and the lesser-known Alternative (Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:43:10 GMT)
CardioVascular BioTherapeutics Co-Founder Presents Seminar on Potential New Heart Disease Treatment
LAS VEGAS----Aug. 22, 2006--CardioVascular BioTherapeutics, Inc. today announced that Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Thomas Stegmann will present the keynote address at a free seminar sponsored by the Regenerative Medicine Organization, a Las Vegas based non-profit organization. (Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:30:00 GMT)
New Pakistani Terror Plot Foiled, Indian Police Say
The Indian police said today that they had shot and killed a Pakistani terrorist on Monday night. (Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:35:32 GMT)
New Surgical Technique Could Help Save The Hips Of Children With Leukemia Suffering From Avascular Necrosis
A new surgical device named the "Hip ToolTM" by its creator, Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. James K. Brannon, could provide an alternative to radical hip replacement surgery for children with leukemia suffering from a debilitating hip condition called osteonecrosis/avascular necrosis (AVN). [click link for full article] (Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:10:18 GMT)
Everyday Beliefs About Food Refuse To Give Way To Scientific Evidence
Marieke Saher's recent doctoral dissertation for the Department of Psychology at the University of Helsinki analyses everyday beliefs about food and health. By these beliefs she refers to people's ideas about whether certain foods are healthy, what might have caused a stomach upset or whether a medicine really works. "People can sometimes be so convinced of their ideas that it is impossible to (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:03:48 GMT)
Relief Agencies Find Hezbollah Hard to Avoid
Relief agencies that accept U.S. funds are barred from giving aid through Hezbollah, but the group pervades southern Lebanon. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:47:32 GMT)
THE FLIPSIDE OF FITNESS
Whether you're stretching your spirits or pole dancing with the pros — it's all a form of fitness. Join Rob and Kelly as they seek alternative forms of exercise. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:44:45 GMT)
Study Drug Holds Promise As Alternative To Castration For Early Prostate Cancers
Traditionally, medical castration therapy following radiotherapy can significantly improve survival for men with locally advanced prostate cancer, compared to radiotherapy alone. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:04:07 GMT)
Relief Agencies Find Hezbollah Hard to Avoid
KHIAM, Lebanon, Aug. 22 When Mercy Corps and other Western aid agencies reached this devastated village on the front line of the battle between Israel and Hezbollah with food and medicine, they quickly discovered they had a big problem: the United States. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:06:26 GMT)
U.S. faces aid obstacle in Hezbollah
Relief agencies that accept U.S. funds are barred from giving money through Hezbollah, but the militant group has been the most effective organization doling out aid in southern Lebanon. Left, a portrait of Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, head of Hezbollah. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:41:01 GMT)
New Nano-Battery Technology Developed at Tel Aviv University
TEL AVIV, Israel----Aug. 23, 2006--Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd.: Innovative nano-battery technology developed at Tel Aviv University for fast charge/discharge batteries could provide an alternative source of power for mobile devices, without the fire hazards associated with current lithium-based batteries (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:00:00 GMT)
Philippine rebels seize arms and take hostages
Communist guerrillas intensified their warfare against the Philippine government in two incidents Wednesday, raiding a military outpost and briefly holding dozens of schoolchildren hostage as they fled from pursuing soldiers, officials said. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:14:52 GMT)
New Study Shows That Being Overweight At Middle Age Can Be Harmful
Being overweight during midlife is associated with an increased risk of death, according to a new study conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with AARP, the nation's leading organization for persons 50-Plus. Results of the study appear in the August 24, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:04:27 GMT)
Alternative care is program focus
Sept. 6: "Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Theory-Science-Practice." Sept. 13: "Complementary Medicine: Snake Oil to Hard Science, Alternatives for Painful Conditions." (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:09:11 GMT)
GHAFTRAM commends government
Kumasi, Aug. 23, GNA - The Ashanti Regional Secretariat of the Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (GHAFTRAM) has commended Major Courage Quashigah (rtd), Minister of Health for his immense contributions to the development and practice of traditional medicine in Ghana. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:11:27 GMT)
Research Points To 'Addictive' Protein In Treating Breast Cancer
William Kinlaw, an associate professor of medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, has been working on a protein called S14 since 1990. Over the past few months, however, the news about S14 has picked up. Through a series of recently published academic studies, Kinlaw and his colleagues are ready to pronounce S14 a potential drug target in treating breast cancer. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:04:17 GMT)
ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE
Clear out your medicine cabinet for more useful things—like an alternative way to get rid of aches and pains. Ongoing, Wellpoint Oriental Medicine, 255 S. 17th St., 215-275-9705. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:20:59 GMT)
Alternative Medicine: Are blackberries invasive weed or nutritional powerhouse?
Though they elicit groans from gardeners trying to contain their prolific prickliness that takes over Northwest gardens, blackberries are one of many gems we have in our region. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:25:34 GMT)
Yes, acupuncture really does have a point, study reveals
A study has found that acupuncture not only helps to relieve pain but is a cost-effective way of doing so. More than 3,400 patients suffering from neck pain were studied over a three-month period by scientists based at the Berlin Institute of Social Medicine. (Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:26:01 GMT)
Smear drive claim by clinic owner
AN owner of an alternative medicine clinic, which the Health Ministry has warned people to stay away from, claims he is the victim of a smear campaign being waged by his competitors. (Thu, 24 Aug 2006 02:06:26 GMT)
Exploring alternative treatments
Sudbury resident and psychologist Dr. Alice Domar recently founded a complementary health care center, which focuses on mind-body treatments to relieve various symptoms. (Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:16:18 GMT)
Everyday Beliefs About Food Refuse To Give Way To Scientific Evidence
Marieke Saher's recent doctoral dissertation for the Department of Psychology at the University of Helsinki analyses everyday beliefs about food and health. By these beliefs she refers to people's ideas about whether certain foods are healthy, what might have caused a stomach upset, or whether a medicine really works. [click link for full article] (Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:09:57 GMT)
Athletes can warm up with infrared light: study
Forget tedious warm-up exercises. Athletes may be able to ready their muscles using pulses of infrared light, a study suggests. (Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:29:37 GMT)
Decrease In Progression Of Prostate Cancer With Plant-based Diet And Stress Reduction
One out of six American men will develop prostate cancer at some point in their life, and more than a third of them will experience a recurrence after undergoing treatment, putting them at high risk to die of the disease. New research from the Moores Cancer Center and School of Medicine at University of California, San Diego suggests that diet changes, reinforced by stress management training, (Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:04:37 GMT)
Healthcare Professionals Train on the Front Lines of Trauma as War Spreads in the Middle East
Dr. James Gordon, founder and director of The Center For Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) and former chair of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Policy, led the Healing the Wounds of War (HWW)team to Israel as the conflict escalated in Gaza and erupted in the North of Israel and Lebanon. Their mission: to continue training health and mental health professionals to heal (Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:32:39 GMT)
HIV drug stops cervical cancer in lab test
A commonly used HIV medicine may also help prevent cervical cancer and could be developed into an anti-cancer cream, early laboratory tests by scientists suggest. (Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:52:43 GMT)
HIV drug stops cervical cancer in laboratory test
A commonly used HIV medicine may also help prevent cervical cancer and could be developed into an anti-cancer cream, early laboratory tests by British scientists suggest. (Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:29:01 GMT)
HIV Drug Stops Cervical Cancer in Laboratory Test
LONDON -- A commonly used HIV medicine may also (Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:28:10 GMT)
ORLive Presents: Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm -- Minimally Invasive Alternative to Open
Surgeons from the Keck School of Medicine from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles will perform live on www.OR-Live.com an endovascular repair of a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm with the GORE TAG® Thoracic Endoprosthesis on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 4 PM PDT. (Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:04:00 GMT)
ORLive Presents: Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm -- Minimally Invasive Alternative to Open
Surgeons from the Keck School of Medicinefrom the University of Southern California in Los Angeles will perform liveon www.OR-Live.com an endovascular repair of a descending thoracic aorticaneurysm with the GORE TAG® Thoracic Endoprosthesis on Wednesday,September 13, 2006 at 4 PM PDT. (Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:15:25 GMT)
ORLive Presents: Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm -- Minimally Invasive Alternative to Open
Surgeons from the Keck School of Medicinefrom the University of Southern California in Los Angeles will perform liveon www.OR-Live.com an endovascular repair of a descending thoracic aorticaneurysm with the GORE TAG® Thoracic Endoprosthesis on Wednesday,September 13, 2006 at 4 PM PDT. (Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:46:58 GMT)
Medicine Use By Finnish Female Conscripts During Voluntary Military Service
By Linden, Kari; Jormanainen, Vesa; Pietil, Kirsi; Sahi, Timo Objective: The goal was to assess the prevalence of prescribed and nonprescribed medicine use, use predictors, and origin of medicines for Finnish female conscripts during their voluntary military service. (Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:22:07 GMT)
ORLive Presents: Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm -- Minimally Invasive Alternative to Open
Surgeons from the Keck School of Medicine from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles will perform live on www.OR-Live.com an endovascular repair of a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm with the GORE TAG(R) Thoracic Endoprosthesis on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 4 PM PDT. (Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:14:33 GMT)
Bakken, Greatbatch still revved up on science
It's not every day that two legends in the medical technology field -- Earl Bakken and Wilson Greatbatch -- sit down for a casual chat over coffee and blueberry bread. The inventors of the pacemaker are longtime friends, and have spent their "retirements" pursuing vast and ambitious projects ranging from alternative medicine to alternative fuels. "We've known each other since time immemorial," (Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:41:56 GMT)
HIV drug stops cervical cancer in laboratory test
(Pic)- Cervical cancer cells in an undated microscopic image. REUTERS/CDC/Handout LONDON ( Reuters ) - A commonly used HIV medicine may also help prevent cervical cancer and could be developed into an anti-cancer cream, early laboratory tests by British scientists suggest. (Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:19:29 GMT)
A+ College Real Estate
Investing in your child's education as well as your real estate portfolio can really pay off. (Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:05:53 GMT)
An alternative pharmacy: Pharmaca in Novato doing 'phenomenally well'
During a typical morning at Novato's new Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, pharmacist Linda Goosen does something others in her profession might consider unthinkable. (Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:59:24 GMT)
Shaping stem cell research
Opposition to the new stem-cell extraction method in the U.S. illustrates the great lengths to which scientists must go to shape research to fit the dictates of religious conservatives. (Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:13:09 GMT)
HEALTH & FITNESS: Message therapy
At best, it can help rehabilitate injury; at the least, it can make you feel good. (Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:21:28 GMT)
Alternate healing loses help Funding cut for program that helps fight addiction
STOCKTON - Teresa Chen knows there is a stigma attached to her alternative treatments for addiction, which favor acupuncture and meditation over methadone and other tried-and-true methods. (Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:15:41 GMT)
Nobel Prize Winner Desmond Tutu Joins The Center For Mind-Body Medicine's Board of Advisors
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a leader in South Africa's abolition of apartheid, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and head of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, has accepted a position on the Board of Advisors of The Center For Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM), a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and disseminating its unique model of psychological self-care, mind-body medicine and (Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:36:14 GMT)
MB woman finds success with Internet radio network
The Positive Radio Network has more than 40 hosts and streams shows on alternative medicine and other topics such as business, pets and sports. (Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:03:06 GMT)
Nobel Prize Winner Desmond Tutu Joins The Center For Mind-Body Medicine's Board of Advisors
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) August 28, 2006 -- On a recent trip to Bali, Dr. (Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT)
SCU targets local school leavers with ‘versatile’ new course
SOUTHERN Cross University hopes to increase its share of local school leavers with a new course that offers an alternative route into medicine. (Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:14:56 GMT)
Bellflower says no to marijuana
BELLFLOWER - In light of an herbal remedy store that apparently sold marijuana as medicine, city leaders Monday imposed a temporary ban on marijuana dispensaries. (Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:24:51 GMT)
Escalating and Often Ineffective Health Care Costs Force Many to Turn to Alternative and Natural Medicine
Female baby boomers dominating the work force and being forced to work past the retirement age are turning to alternative therapies to manage pre-menopause (peri-menopause) and menopause symptoms. (PRWEB Aug 29, 2006) (Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:15:12 GMT)
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: Part II. Complications and Treatment
JOEL J. HEIDELBAUGH, M.D., and MARYANN SHERBONDY, M.D. University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Major complications of cirrhosis include ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic encephalopathy, portal hypertension, variceal bleeding, and hepatorenal syndrome. (Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:29:25 GMT)
Promoting Medication Adherence in Children
PAULA GARDINER, M.D., Osher Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts LANA DVORKIN, PHARM.D., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts (Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:29:51 GMT)
Wiley partners with the International Society for Stem Cell Research
Hoboken, N.J., August 29, 2006 – Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) today announced they have signed a multi-year agreement to develop and publish Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology, the first comprehensive source of high-quality methods for isolating, maintaining, and differentiating embryonic and adult stem cells. (Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:20:42 GMT)
Bioengineering Could Replace Pacemakers
TUESDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- A new bioengineering technique has allowed scientists to restore normal heart rhythms in pigs with irregular heartbeats, reducing the animals' dependence on artificial pacemakers. (Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:01:57 GMT)
How The Body's T Cells React To Parasitic Diseases
While scientists understood how T cells worked in certain kinds of diseases, one area has remained murky: disorders caused by protozoan parasites. Now, because of a study just published and led by scientists at the University of Georgia, researchers are closer than ever to understanding how T cells respond to parasitic diseases that kill millions each year. (Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:04:07 GMT)
HIV Drug Could Be Used To Prevent Cervical Cancer
Researchers at the University of Manchester are developing a topical treatment against the human papilloma virus (HPV) which is responsible for pre-cancerous and cancerous disease of the cervix as well as other genital malignancies. (Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:04:17 GMT)
Pros and cons of hormone therapy
The menopause transition and menopause are natural events. Although the basic changes occur in all women, each woman feels and copes differently. No two women experience these changes in exactly the same way. (Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:42:44 GMT)
YOU ARE HERE:
One-in-ten patients at large HIV clinics in London are taking complementary or alternative treatments that were potentially dangerous to their health, according to a study presented to the Sixteenth International AIDS Conference in Toronto last week. (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:02:32 GMT)
Researchers Identify Antibiotic Protein That Defends The Intestine Against Microbial Invaders
Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that is made in the intestinal lining and targets microbial invaders, offering novel insights into how the intestine fends off pathogens and maintains friendly relations with symbiotic microbes. (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:14:37 GMT)
Blood Transfusions Might Aid Treatment of Bird Flu
Should the world be caught without an effective vaccine or antiviral treatment for an avian flu pandemic, a last-ditch option may be to inoculate the sick with antibodies from the blood of those who are able to recover from the disease, according to a review of studies published after the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic. (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:15:34 GMT)
Bills on cells and medicine approved
SACRAMENTO — Measures that ban motorists from driving while holding cell phones and lower prescription drug costs for the poor cleared their last major legislative hurdles Tuesday, but the (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:17:09 GMT)
YOU ARE HERE:
The guidelines writing committee found that there had been some important new data published since the last guidelines, and so the 2006 update – to be published later this year in HIV Medicine – includes completely rewritten sections on "What to start with" as well as on the new treatment paradigm for treatment-experienced patients. (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:05:51 GMT)
South Africa: Herbal Aids Treatment 'Shows Promise' in Laboratory Tests
Laboratory tests on the controversial African herbal AIDS treatment uBhejane have shown positive results, the deputy dean of the Nelson Mandela school of medicine has told Parliament. (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:51:51 GMT)
Is tap water a safe alternative to normal saline for wound cleansing?
An integral part of the nursing workload is wound cleansing. (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:19:57 GMT)
Institute for better health opens in Davis
The Institute for Restorative Health, an interdisciplinary health care center that integrates holistic health and Western medicine, has opened in Davis. (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:51:36 GMT)
Alternatives to aiding arthritis sufferers
Cochrane Times — Arthritis sufferers looking for relief can receive information on alternative treatment at the annual arthritis awareness conference held in Calgary on Sept. 16. (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:07:56 GMT)
Alternative Medicine: The importance of chewing
How do we repair a weak muscle? We exercise it to increase muscle tone. That's what chewing does for the esophageal sphincter. It also activates saliva and other oral secretions that protect esophageal tissue and decreases acidity in the lower esophagus. (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:19:21 GMT)
ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE
Clear out your medicine cabinet for more useful things—like an alternative way to get rid of aches and pains. Ongoing, Wellpoint Oriental Medicine, 255 S. 17th St., 215-275-9705. (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:19:55 GMT)
What If...? An alternative history of the world
4.5 billion years ago: The Moon never formed (Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:35:06 GMT)
Medical Practices Blend Health and Faith
Sandwiched between a swimming pool store and a spice shop on Lee Highway in Fairfax, the Tepeyac Family Center looks like any other suburban doctor's office. But it isn't. (Thu, 31 Aug 2006 02:33:16 GMT)
Welcome to Health-e
At the recent International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada, the South African media’s attention was focussed on Health Minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and her campaign to promote alternative methods in the treatment of AIDS. But was the attention the media gave to the matter any useful? (Thu, 31 Aug 2006 07:03:32 GMT)
German farmers discover Chinese herbs as cash crop
Struggling farmers in Bavaria are turning to herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine as a cash crop - with excellent results. Mathias Neigenfind meets the farmers growing an unconventional crop. (Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:32:24 GMT)
HEALTHY DOUBTS / Wallace Sampson / Alternative medicine doesn't exist and acupuncture is useless, he says
While his views may not be popular in Northern California, Wallace Sampson, clinical professor emeritus of medicine at Stanford University and editor in chief of the Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, is frank about his thoughts about alternative... (Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:25:08 GMT)
Alcohol ads run on youth-oriented radio
About half of the alcohol advertising on radio is aired during youth-oriented programs, according to a new study that suggests beer and liquor companies are not abiding by a self-imposed ban on advertising to teens. (Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:41:00 GMT)
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