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British Complementary Medicine Association Launches Its Independent Regulatory Council

After watching other attempts to create a Voluntary Self Regulation Council for complementary medicine the British Complementary Medicine Association decided that the wrong priorities were being given in meeting the recommendations of the House of Lords Report created in 2000.
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11/12/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Association Responds To JAMA Report On Vitamin E, C Study And Cardiovascular Disease

In response to new findings to be published Tuesday, November 11, in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on whether long-term vitamin E or vitamin C supplementation decreases the risk of major cardiovascular events among men, the Natural Products Association issued the following statement from Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D.
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11/11/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

New BMJ Medical Journal On Acupuncture

The BMJ Group is to begin publishing a medical journal on acupuncture from next year, it was announced today (Tuesday 11 November 2008). This will be the first complementary medicine title that the BMJ Group has published. Acupuncture in Medicine is a quarterly title, which aims to build the evidence base for acupuncture. It is currently self-published by the British Medical Acupuncture Society (BMAS).
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11/11/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

UK Experts Warn About Untested Remedies And Issue Guide To Consumers

Medical experts from UK charities concerned about the rise in miracle cure stories, wonder drugs and so-called breakthrough therapies have teamed up to produce a guide that explains how to tell the beneficial from the bogus.
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11/11/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Herb Studied For Enlarged Prostate - Saw Palmetto Therapeutic For Urinary Symptoms?

Physician-scientists are studying an herbal supplement that might aid in reducing the symptoms of an enlarged prostate in men. Recent figures show that benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) occurs in an estimated 50 percent of men over the age of 50 and in 75 percent of men 80 and older. The research team, led by Dr. Steven A.
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11/07/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Prostate / Prostate Cancer | Trackback | Comments Off

Pycnogenol Cut Jetlag Symptoms In Half For Passengers Taking 7- To 9-hour Flights

A new study published in the journal of Minerva Cardioangiologica reveals Pycnogenol, pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces jetlag in passengers by nearly 50 percent. The two-part study, consisting of a brain CT scan and a scoring system, showed Pycnogenol lowered symptoms of jetlag such as fatigue, headaches, insomnia and brain edema (swelling) in both healthy individuals and hypertensive patients.
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11/06/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Homeopathy: New Evidence

Two new studies conclude that a review which claimed that homeopathy is just a placebo, published in The Lancet, was seriously flawed. George Lewith, Professor of Health Research at Southampton University comments: 'The review gave no indication of which trials were analysed nor of the various vital assumptions made about the data. This is not usual scientific practice.
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11/04/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Yoga Helpful For People With Rheumatoid Arthritis

A program of yoga poses, breathing and relaxation significantly reduces joint tenderness and swelling for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to research funded in part by the Arthritis Foundation and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco.
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11/03/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Flaxseed Oil Consumption Raises Premature Birth Risk If Consumed During Last Two Trimesters

A study has found that the risks of a premature birth quadruple if flaxseed oil is consumed in the last two trimesters of pregnancy. The research was conducted by Professor Anick Bérard of the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Pharmacy and the Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center and Master's student Krystel Moussally. In Canada, 50 percent of pregnant women take prescription medication. Yet many of them prefer to use natural health products during the pregnancy.
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10/31/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Pregnancy / Obstetrics | Trackback | Comments Off

Few Changes In End-of-Life Preferences Over Time

Researchers studying end-of-life preferences found that those most likely to change their end-of-life wishes are individuals who say they want aggressive care and individuals who do not have advance directives (such as living wills).
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10/30/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Primary Care / General Practice | Trackback | Comments Off

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