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Drink Brewed Tea To Avoid Tooth Erosion, Study Suggests
Researchers compared green
and black tea to soda and
orange juice in terms of
their short- and long-term
erosive effect on human
teeth. The study found that
... > full story
Chemical From Medicinal Plants May Be Used To Fight HIV
Immune cells lose the
ability to divide as they
age because a part of their
chromosomes known as a
telomere becomes
progressively shorter with
... > full story
Acupuncture Used For Animal Ailments
Needles are often equated
with pain and discomfort;
however, for a horse named
Gypsy the tiny sharp objects
brought about much needed
relief as a professor
administered acupuncture
... > full story
Soothing Music Reduces Stress, Anxiety And Depression During Pregnancy
Music therapy can reduce
psychological stress among
pregnant women, according to
research just published in a
special complementary and
... > full story
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Acupuncture Just As Effective Without Needle Puncture, Study Shows
December 1, 2008 — Acupuncture works - but it works equally well with or without needle penetration. This conclusion can be drawn from a treatment study involving cancer patients suffering from nausea during ... > full story -
Indigo Ointment May Help Treat Patients With Psoriasis
November 27, 2008 — An ointment made from indigo naturalis, a dark blue plant-based powder used in traditional Chinese medicine, appears effective in treating plaque-type psoriasis, according to a report in the November ... > full story -
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Misleading Media Coverage Of Medicine
November 26, 2008 — Media coverage of clinical trials does not contain the elements readers require to make informed decisions. A comparison of the coverage received by pharmaceutical and herbal remedy trials, reported ... > full story -
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Soluble Fiber, Antispasmodics And Peppermint Oil Should Be Used To Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Study Suggests
November 24, 2008 — Fiber, antispasmodics and peppermint oil are all effective therapies for irritable bowel syndrome and should become first-line treatments, according to a new ... > full story -
International Food Aid Alone Cannot Solve The Global Malnutrition Crisis, Experts Argue
November 24, 2008 — In an editorial in this week's PLoS Medicine, the journal's editors discuss some of the controversies surrounding international food aid, and conclude that "donor-supported food programs are not ... > full story -
Non-white Med Students Reject Therapies Associated With Their Culture, Study Finds
November 21, 2008 — Non-white medical students are more likely to embrace orthodox medicine and reject therapies traditionally associated with their cultures. That is one finding from an international study that ... > full story -
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Placebo Acupuncture Is Associated With Higher Pregnancy Rate After IVF Than Real Acupuncture
November 13, 2008 — A study comparing the effects of real and placebo acupuncture on pregnancy rates during assisted reproduction has found that, surprisingly, placebo acupuncture was associated with a significantly ... > full story -
Patient Strategies For Managing Symptoms Of Lymphedema Identified
October 29, 2008 — An estimated 2 million women in the United States are at risk of developing lymphedema, a condition that involves the chronic and abnormal swelling of the arm, chest, neck and/or back, as a ... > full story -
Alternative Medicine And Heavy Metal Poisoning
October 26, 2008 — Many Ayurvedic medicines can contain dangerous quantities of heavy metals, including lead, mercury, thallium and arsenic, according to clinical toxicology specialists in London writing in the ... > full story -
Enlarged Prostates: Choice Of Treatment Needs Careful Consideration
October 20, 2008 — In the last few years, the treatment options for prostate problems have expanded. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care has assessed new treatments and warns that some new ... > full story
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