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Federation Of Holistic Therapists’ Training Congress - Sunday 21st And Monday 22nd September, UK

The event, which is to be held on Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd September 2008 at Donington Park in the East Midlands, is the UK's largest complementary therapy trade exhibition and educational experience taking place outside of London, and the only event of its kind supported by the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT).
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08/19/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

New Study Finds Parents Embrace Alternative Treatments For Children’s Asthma

Cymfony, a TNS Media Intelligence company, reported that caregivers of children with asthma discuss non-pharmaceutical treatment options more than twice as often as the most-discussed type of asthma drug. Cymfony drew this conclusion from its study of over 15,000 posts on blogs, discussion boards, and social network sites written between October 2007 - April 2008 in which parents discussed treatment approaches for their child's asthma.
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08/18/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Key Gaps Remain In Understanding Health Effects Of Vitamin D

Despite considerable progress in research to understand the health effects of vitamin D, experts convened by the NIH to review the available data found major gaps in the evidence. The data are strongest in the area of bone health among elderly men and post-menopausal women, suggesting that increased vitamin D intake can improve bone health and prevent falls. For other age groups and health issues, though, it is too early to say conclusively whether more vitamin D might be beneficial.
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08/14/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Increased Risk Of Death Associated With Low Vitamin D Levels

Low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of death, according to a report released on August 11, 2008 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Vitamin D is a group of prohormones that play important roles in calcium metabolism, bone formation, parathyroid function, and the immune system. Presently, the ideal bood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) has been suggested as 30 nanograms per milliliter or higher.
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08/13/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Nutrition / Diet | Trackback | Comments Off

Evidence-Based Tai Chi Program Prevents Falls Among Older Adults

Research translates into successful community practice to improve elder health It is not easy to translate research into practice, and a therapy that works well in the sterile research lab is not always successful in the real world. Researchers across the country are driven not only to discover new treatments but also to make sure their treatments are designed to be used successfully in a variety of community settings.
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08/12/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Seniors / Aging | Trackback | Comments Off

Canadian Study Of Colds And Kids: Positive Safety Results For Ginseng Extract

Positive findings of a safety study involving children and a highly touted botanical extract (COLD-fX) show promise for its future development for kids as a Canadian cold and flu remedy. The results appear in the August, 2008 issue of Pediatrics - the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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08/05/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Visualise Your First Step To Health

Want to go to the gym but never even set off? The best first step might be to close your eyes and imagine yourself on the journey. A new study, published today (4 August 2008) in the British Journal of Health Psychology, found that people who visualised themselves going through the actions involved in a specific health behaviour were then more likely to intend to carry out the behaviour.
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08/04/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Psychology / Psychiatry | Trackback | Comments Off

American Cancer Society Study Finds High Use Of Complementary Methods Among Cancer Survivors

A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society finds many cancer patients use complementary and alternative methods, most often prayer, relaxation, supplements, meditation, and massage. Meanwhile, the use of other methods, such as biofeedback, homeopathy, and acupressure, are relatively uncommon.
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08/04/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Cancer / Oncology | Trackback | Comments Off

Cochrane Review Evaluates Herbal Medicine From Schwabe Pharmaceuticals For Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

A recent report by the internationally renowned, independent Cochrane Collaboration adds further weight to the growing international popularity of standardized Pelargonium sidoides extract EPs® 7630 (Umckaloabo®) in the treatment of acute respiratory tract infections such as acute bronchitis and the common cold.
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07/31/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

BJOG Release: How Does Acupuncture Influence IVF Outcome?

Despite the prevalence of acupuncture as a complement to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment, a new study to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has found that there is little evidence of any benefits. The study, from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London, was a review and meta-analysis of 13 randomised trials involving the use of acupuncture during IVF treatment and outcome assessment. In total, 2500 women were included.
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07/31/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Fertility | Trackback | Comments Off

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