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Can Acupuncture Improve Exercise Performance and Post-Exercise Recovery?
• Alternative Medicine • Jan 14 13
The effects of acute acupuncture applied during exercise on performance factors such as power and blood pressure and on the body’s ability to recover…
New Study Review Examines Benefits of Music Therapy for Surgery Patients
• Alternative Medicine • • Surgery • Nov 20 12
A new study review published by the University of Kentucky found that music therapy can be beneficial to patients before, during and after a…
Acupuncture may ease cancer-related fatigue
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • Oct 29 12
Acupuncture may help relieve fatigue in women who’ve had breast cancer, a new UK study suggests.
Researchers found that women who attended six weekly…
Yoga reduces stress; now it’s known why
• Alternative Medicine • • Neurology • Jul 24 12
Six months ago, researchers at UCLA published a study that showed using a specific type of yoga to engage in a brief, simple daily…
Acupuncture may help some people with COPD: study
• Alternative Medicine • • Respiratory Problems • May 15 12
Three months of acupuncture improved breathing problems in people with chronic lung disease, in a new study from Japan.
According to one researcher, the…
Surf’s down? Time for paddleboard yoga!
• Alternative Medicine • Apr 16 12
Paddle boarding, an ancient form of surfing, is gaining popularity as a high-intensity, low-impact platform for group fitness classes from calisthenics to yoga.
Experts…
San Francisco airport unveils yoga room for travelers
• Alternative Medicine • Jan 31 12
Just cleared airport security and in need of a little deep breathing and stretching relaxation?
San Francisco Airport has opened what it calls a…
Does acupuncture boost IVF success
• Alternative Medicine • • Fertility and pregnancy • Jan 30 12
Acupuncture may help some women conceive through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a new analysis of past research concludes. But the true benefit in the real…
Headphone music eases anxiety during prostate biopsies
• Alternative Medicine • • Urine Problems • Jan 09 12
– Tuning in to tune out may be just what’s needed for men undergoing a prostate biopsy, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer…
Chinese Herbal Medicine May Provide Novel Treatment for Alcohol Abuse
• Alternative Medicine • • Chinese Medicine • Jan 07 12
UCLA researchers have identified how a component of an ancient Chinese herbal anti-hangover medicine called dihydromyricetin, isolated from the plant Hovenia, counteracts acute alcohol…
Really? The Claim: Listening to Music Can Relieve Pain
• Alternative Medicine • • Pain • Jan 03 12
Can the right sonata soothe the pain of a medical operation?
A growing number of doctors have been using music in clinical settings, believing…
Acupuncture generally safe in children: study
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • Nov 22 11
Acupuncture treatment appears to be safe for those who are under 18, with very little risk involved when qualified practitioners are wielding the needles,…
Yoga has small benefit for chronic back pain: study
• Alternative Medicine • • Backache • Nov 01 11
In a new UK study of adults with chronic lower back pain, a 12-week yoga class led to a small improvement in how well…
Physicians who play Mozart while performing colonoscopy may improve adenoma detection rate
• Alternative Medicine • Oct 31 11
Physicians who listen to Mozart while performing colonoscopy may increase their detection rates of precancerous polyps, according to the results of a new study…
Hold the pillow mint, send up the yoga mat
• Alternative Medicine • • Public Health • Sep 13 11
Hotel chains are delivering everything from yoga videos to recumbent bicycles to guests who prefer to work out their jet lag, or shape up…
Popular Herbal Supplements May Adversely Affect Chemotherapy Treatment
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • Aug 18 11
Acai berry, cumin, herbal tea, turmeric and long-term use of garlic – all herbal supplements commonly believed to be beneficial to your health –…
Yoga boosts stress-busting hormone, reduces pain: York U study
• Alternative Medicine • • Pain • Jul 27 11
A new study by York University researchers finds that practicing yoga reduces the physical and psychological symptoms of chronic pain in women with fibromyalgia.
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Massage may ease chronic back pain short-term
• Alternative Medicine • • Backache • Jul 06 11
A new study shows massage therapy may help people who suffer from chronic back pain.
After 10 weeks, patients who got weekly massage sessions…
Yoga helped older stroke victims improve balance, endurance
• Alternative Medicine • • Stroke • Jun 06 11
An Indiana University study that exposed older veterans with stroke to yoga produced “exciting” results as researchers explore whether this popular mind-body practice can…
Acupuncture of benefit to those with unexplained symptoms
• Alternative Medicine • May 30 11
Attending frequently with medically unexplained symptoms is distressing for both patient and doctor and effective treatment or management options are limited: one in five…
Music therapy relieves fibromyalgia symptoms and improves patients’ quality of life
• Alternative Medicine • • Depression • • Pain • May 26 11
University of Granada researchers have proven that music therapy combined with other relax techniques based on guided imagery reduces significantly pain, depression and anxiety,…
Herbal remedies offer hope as the new antibiotics
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • May 19 11
Cancer treatments often have the side effect of impairing the patient’s immune system. This can result in life-threatening secondary infections from bacteria and fungi,…
Chinese herbal paste may help prevent exacerbations of COPD
• Alternative Medicine • • Chinese Medicine • • Respiratory Problems • May 17 11
A traditional Chinese herbal paste known as Xiao Chuan, or XCP, may help reduce winter exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to…
Health-Care Providers Are Prescribing Nontraditional Medicine
• Alternative Medicine • May 09 11
More than a third of Americans use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and that number continues to rise attributed mostly to…
Acupuncture is equally effective with simulated needles
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 24 11
Simulated acupuncture - sometimes referred to as placebo - is just as beneficial as real acupuncture for treating nausea in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy,…