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Medicines should remain

The proposal that people entitled to free medicines should themselves pay for the medicines and then claim the money from the government goes against social justice, the General Workers' Union said yesterday, expressing itself against the i [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Chinese herbs show promise for diabetes prevention

A number of traditional Chinese herbs may help control blood sugar levels in people at high risk of diabetes, a new research review suggests. The review, which examined 16 clinical trials of 15 different herbal formulations, found that the [...]

Posted On : Oct, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Rebirthing and Reiki

The purpose of rebirthing is to remember and re-experience one’s birth; to relive physiologically, psychologically and spiritually the moment of one’s first breath and release the trauma of it. The effects on life are immediate [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Halos making Sox taste own medicine

The shoe is definitely on the other foot. The Angels are hoping that it is a size 7B shoe on a 14EEE foot. The Angels and the Red Sox have changed postseason places. Boston, which bounced the Halos from the playoffs in each of the last two [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

'Medicine errors' hit care homes

Seven out of 10 elderly people living in care homes are the victims of medicine errors, research has suggested. Overworked staff, poor teamwork and a lack of training all led to mistakes with prescribing, dispensing and administration that [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Understanding Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese herbal medicine is one of the major clinical healing modalities in the ancient Chinese medical system. It is not as well-known as acupuncture, possibly due to its complexity and lack of immediate effects compared to acupuncture, whi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Apollo to offer tele-medicine to Sabarmati jail inmates

Prison inmates at Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad are all set to receive medical treatment through satellite connectivity. Healthcare group Apollo Hospitals [ Get Quote ] will launch its 'telemedicine' facility at the jail, to provide t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

7 Better Ways Medicine Can Beat Back Swine Flu

The first influenza pandemic of this century has spread to virtually every country in the world with a speed reminiscent of its close relative, the catastrophic 1918 flu pandemic, also caused by an H1N1 strain. As captured in images of life [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

The debate over reikis benefits spills over at Roman Catholi...

Debbie Griseuk is a reiki practitioner and teacher who volunteered her time to elderly nuns in Manchester, N.H., and patients at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua. In fact, she first became interested in the Japanese hands-on healing technique [...]

Posted On : Sep, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Strategies For Reducing Painful Breast Cancer Drug Side Effe...

In a study published recently in the journal Cancer, researchers at Penn's Abramson Cancer Center found that estrogen withdrawal may play a role in the onset of joint pain, also known as arthralgia, during treatment: Women who stopped getti [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Defensive medicine is bad for us

Months into the emotionally charged health-care debate, the negative impact that out-of-control litigation is having on our system is finally getting some attention. In a recent speech to Congress, President Obama said many have long-insist [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Reflexology debate heats up

A debate over the merits of reflexology has been triggered by a new report on the effectiveness of the practice. The report, by UK complementary medicine expert Dr Edzard Ernst of the Peninsula Medical School is published this week in the M [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Herbs can do more harm than good..

Herbs are natural so surely they must be good for us? Don't you believe it. I'm dismayed to hear that two-thirds of hospital patients being treated for serious conditions also took complementary medicines, including herbs, which could have [...]

Posted On : Sep, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Using Homeopathic Remedies for Cancer

Homeopathy (or homeopathic medicine) is a form of alternative medicine based on the theory that "like cures like." According to homeopathic philosophy, an illness can be cured by a substance that generates symptoms typical of that [...]