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Music can help patients cope with chronic pain
• Alternative Medicine • May 29 06
Researchers in the U.S. have confirmed that listening to music can have a significant positive impact on the perception of chronic pain.
Previous studies…
Relaxing effect of music enhanced during pauses
• Alternative Medicine • May 04 06
Heart rate, blood pressure and breathing rate fluctuate in respond to music, with an arousal effect seen with increasing tempo, while slow, meditative music…
Acupuncture May Reduce Vomiting Directly After Chemotherapy
• Alternative Medicine • Apr 25 06
Acupuncture can reduce the likelihood of vomiting 24 hours after chemotherapy, according to a new review of recent studies - in which participants also…
Herbal supplements and plastic surgery don’t mix well
• Alternative Medicine • Feb 15 06
Natural herbal supplements are supposed to help boost our immune systems, give us more energy and make us generally healthier.
However, many of these…
Chinese herbal medicine effective against asthma
• Alternative Medicine • Oct 17 05
A plant-based compound using extracts of three herbs, dubbed the anti-Asthma herbal medicine intervention (ASHMI), significantly improves lung function in patients with moderate to…
Acupuncture may improve sperm quality
• Alternative Medicine • Jul 27 05
Acupuncture may have a role as a treatment for certain types of male infertility, researchers suggest.
They report, in the medical journal Fertility and…
Acupuncture may calm overactive bladder
• Alternative Medicine • Jul 17 05
Acupuncture performed at specific sites on the skin may relieve some of the symptoms of overactive bladder, according to researchers.
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Yoga may help improve pregnancy outcome
• Alternative Medicine • May 20 05
The practice of yoga during pregnancy seems to improve birth weight and reduce prematurity and overall complications, Indian researchers report.
Dr. Shamanthakamani Narendran, from…
Herbal remedies for arthritis can be risky
• Alternative Medicine • Apr 14 05
People with arthritis are more likely than others to be using herbal remedies, and this increases the chances of serious interactions with prescribed medications,…
Most older adults use alternative medicine
• Alternative Medicine • Apr 11 05
More than 70 percent of adults aged 50 or older use some type of alternative therapy, such as herbal medicine, meditation, or seeing…
Kids Follow Parents in Using Alternative Therapies
• Alternative Medicine • Apr 05 05
Children and teens are more likely to use complementary and alternative medicine if their parents also use the therapies, according to new research.
A…
Special Acupuncture Lowers Blood Pressure—Study
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 29 05
A specialized acupuncture treatment that uses low levels of electrical stimulation can lower blood pressure dramatically in rats, U.S. researchers reported on…
Acupuncture shown to relieve pelvic pregnancy pain
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 17 05
Acupuncture and exercise can help relieve pelvic pain during pregnancy, Swedish researchers said on Friday.
About 30 percent of pregnant women suffer pelvic pain,…
Folk remedies common in black community
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 09 05
Placing sliced potatoes in a child’s socks to treat fever, catnip tea for colicky infants - these are just a couple of the folk…
Music has a flavour to woman who “tastes” sounds
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 02 05
Music can be a mouth-watering experience for one Swiss musician who “tastes” combinations of notes as distinct flavours, according to a report in the…
Cow urine touted as cure-all in India
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 02 05
NEW DELHI - Alongside life-size posters of Hindu nationalist leaders, Indian political activists can now buy lotions, potions and pills to cure anything from…
Acupuncture Reduces Nausea and Vomiting, Pain After Major Breast Surgery
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 01 05
In the first such clinical trial of its kind, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that acupuncture is more effective at reducing…
Vegetarians’ health
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 01 05
Sir, There are millions of vegetarians and vegan adults and children worldwide whose healthy lives gainsay Professor Lindsay Allen’s claims that such diets can…
Three herbal pill brands withdrawn
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 01 05
Three herbal products were recalled today because they contain undeclared prescription medicines.
Director-General of Health Karen Poutasi named the Herbs Health brand of:…
Ailing Elephant Gets Acupuncture
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 01 05
Singapore’s zoo is using an ancient Asian remedy to treat sick animals: acupuncture.
The latest patient is Tun, a 15-year-old Asian elephant whose…
Yoga and Relaxation
• Alternative Medicine • Feb 26 05
I am often asked the question, “What has yoga done for you?”
As the value of the methods I am to explain rest…
Meditation technique helps lower blood pressure
• Alternative Medicine • Feb 24 05
Transcendental meditation is an effective alternative to blood pressure-lowering medication, according to the results of a study involving African Americans.
People may choose to…
Alternative medicine guide published
• Alternative Medicine • Feb 14 05
A new guide to alternative medicines has been published in a bid to help consumers find safe and reliable treatments.
The 50-page booklet, published…
The secret of getting to sleep? Music
• Alternative Medicine • Feb 02 05
Having trouble sleeping? Don’t bother with a cup of cocoa or counting sheep - listening to music at bedtime is the way to get…
Music and pets cam soothe dementia patients
• Alternative Medicine • Feb 02 05
Music, pets and aromatherapy should be used to calm agitated or delusional patients before using drugs, which often prove ineffective or have unhealthy side…