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Blue Hampshire (Free subscription) | yesterday
A few days ago Emily Browne at NHDP probed the dark underbelly of the GOPer idea of health care "reform," and made a pretty powerful and salient point (in part, from an email release): Ayotte is pushing a GOP establishment health care plan that would do away with essential state-level consumer protections that hold insurance companies accountable to New Hampshire residents. Under 'KellyCare'...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Patients with heart disease in Norway, a country with no fortification of foods with folic acid, had an associated increased risk of cancer and death from any cause if they had received treatment with folic acid and vitamin B12, according to a study in the November 18 issue of JAMA.
Getting Better (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
For those of you following the surprising healthcare reform bill mandate of Christian Science prayer as a medical treatment to be payed for by your taxes... I have good news. That was stricken from the merged legislation. The bad news is that there is currently even more worrisome language in the S.3950 bill. Senator Tom Harkin has introduced language that would essentially require ineffective medical...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The Transcendental Meditation technique may be an effective method to reduce blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and anger among at-risk college students, according to a new study to be published in the American Journal of Hypertension, December 2009.
Pinoy Healthcare (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
During anti cancer treatment (Conventional cancer treatment), it is difficult to protect the healthy cells of side effects caused by the drugs administered. Although the effects of treatment vary according to each patient and the medications used, all cancer patients suffer adverse effects of treatment that affect their skin, look and internal organs. An important [...] Related Posts Conventional and...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Heart experts at Johns Hopkins are calling premature the early halt of a study by researchers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Washington Hospital Center on the benefits of combining extended-release niacin, a B vitamin, with cholesterol-lowering statin medications to prevent blood vessel narrowing. Cardiovascular atherosclerosis, as it is also known, is believed responsible for one in three...
Daily Khabor @ Khabor.Com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Homeopathy for ADD/ADHD - Treating the Cause as published in the May 2003 issue of Vitality Magazine Hyperactive? Spirited? Behaves badly? Gifted? A human tornado? Or perhaps a child diagnosed with ADHD. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a medical classification used to identify individuals who are unable to concentrate and learn. When this condition is presented in physically overactive individuals,...
Scene B Seen (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Last Sunday afternoon, I attended the Pure for a Cause event at Pure Yoga to benefit the Lung Cancer Research Foundation in support of Lung Cancer Awareness Month . Members and Non-Members were invited to participate in a day of open classes in exchange for donations to the Foundation. I joined at least seventy participants for Marco Rojas ’ Vinyasa class. Luckily, I had some advance warning...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
With all the swine flu-scare out there, now is a great time for the dealers/practitioners of so-called "Complementary and Alternative Medicine" (or CAM) to shill their wares and prey on a gullible and/or misinformed public. People are scared and confused right now, so what better time to get the word out on some bogus treatment with little-to-no evidence of efficacy or safety? Homeopathy...
The Soap Cauldron - Naturally Made With You In Mind (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Essential oil is the volatile part of leaves, roots, cortex, seeds and fruits of various flowers, plants and trees. Aromatherapists consider the essential oils as the powerful soul of plants, because they come from the vital parts of agrarian plants, herbs and scented flowers and thus they have unique therapeutic properties. Aromatherapy essential oilsThe plants, in order to conserve their most volatile...
Health and Beauty Spa (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
If you want to break out from stress then you better go to a spa resort that also offers therapeutic massage, you will most likely enjoy the feeling of being relaxed. Choosing the best therapeutic massage is completely your personal choice. Although someone who is close to you can recommend a masseur or a therapist. The best way to find a masseur or a therapist who specialize in different types of...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
A three-year project called CAMbrella will receive nearly 1.5 million euros of European Union funding to establish a research network for the study of complementary medicine. The center for complementary medicine research at "Rechts der Isar," the university hospital of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen will coordinate the project for the winning applicant group, which includes 16 scientific...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Heart rate variability, a sign of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher in yoga practitioners than in non-practitioners, according to research to be published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics. The autonomic nervous system regulates the heart rate through two routes - the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. The former causes...
Fitness Watch (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
More stupidity leading to increased sick care insurance costs. "Acupuncture, not pain pills that 'make me loopy,' is what Cynde Durnford-Branecki wants for her aching back, and a treatment costs her only a $20 copayment. 'If I didn't have insurance, there's no way I could afford to go,' said the 51-year-old graphic designer who lives in San Diego. After years of being lobbied for more choice,...
The Disease & Illness Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
By Nancy Bluestone The body of scientific evidence regarding the potency of plant medicines against a great variety of viral and bacterial illnesses is growing. And with the Winter months -- the "cold and flu season" -- coming, now is the time to investigate all the ways you can protect your health and the health of your family. More and more people are turning to the vast healing potential...
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julieadam | 11/02/2009
Facility Overview Croatia has become a new medical frontier for many central eastern and western Europeans. For state of the art, quality and world-class medical facilities and treatments and sports medicine treatment, physical therapy, orthopedic procedures, drug rehabilitation and kinesiotherapy procedures, thousands of domestic and international travelers flock to facilities such as Terme Selce...
revis | 09/11/2009
More than half of men are affected by male pattern baldness by age 50, and baldness treatments are estimated to be a US $1 billion per year industry. Since the 1980s, drug therapy has increasingly become a realistic management option for baldness for men and women. Increased understanding of the role of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in male and female pattern baldness has led to targeted intervention to...
eprnetwork | 08/25/2009
Cliffside Malibu, a renowned rehabilitation facility on the Malibu coast, has long been a leading light in the California treatment community. Now, the center is pleased to announce its renewed commitment to helping its clients achieve sustainable holistic healing.
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