News tagged with complementary medicines
Homeopathy prospers even as controversy rages
A popular homeopathic flu remedy boasts that it comes with no side effects, no drug interactions and won't make you drowsy. But the product also lacks something most people expect to find in their medicine: active ingredients.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Complementary medicines can be dangerous for children
Complementary medicines (CAM) can be dangerous for children and can even prove fatal, if substituted for conventional medicine, indicates an audit of kids' CAM treatment published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Adults demonstrate modified immune response after receiving massage, researchers show
Researchers in Cedars-Sinai's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences have reported people who undergo massage experience measureable changes in their body's immune and endocrine response.
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Tai Chi gets cautious thumbs up for psychological health
Tai Chi, a low impact martial art, has been associated with reduced stress, anxiety and depression, and enhanced mood, in both healthy people and those with chronic conditions. A systematic review of the subject, published ...
May 20, 2010 |
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Biofield therapies: Helpful or full of hype?
Biofield therapies, which claim to use subtle energy to stimulate the body's healing process, are promising complementary interventions for reducing the intensity of pain in a number of conditions, reducing anxiety for hospitalized ...
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Trial raises doubts over alternative pain therapy for arthritis
Copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps are ineffective in relieving arthritis pain, according to a new study led by a University of York academic.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Tai chi can help people with diabetes lower glucose levels
(PhysOrg.com) -- A regular tai chi exercise program can help people better control their diabetes and lower glucose levels, according to a University of Florida study.
Sep 30, 2009 |
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