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NPA Advocates For Dietary Supplement Industry To Supreme Court

The Natural Products Association (NPA) is filing an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the dietary supplement industry against an overreaching and potentially damaging decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case, Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v...
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08/30/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

FDA Warns Consumers To Avoid TimeOut Capsules

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to take TimeOut Capsules because it contains an active drug ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure. The product is marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement. TimeOut is labeled as "100% natural" and consumers may mistakenly assume the product is harmless and poses no health risk...
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08/26/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

1,800 Year-Old Chinese Herbal Remedy Reduced Toxicity And Boosted Effect Of Chemotherapy

A new study led by Yale University in the US found that an ancient four-herb Chinese herbal remedy first described 1,800 years ago reduced gastrointestinal toxicity and boosted the antitumor effect of the chemotherapy drug CPT-11 (irinotecan) in mice with colon cancer. A paper on the study was published in the journal Science Translational Medicine on 18 August...
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08/19/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Yoga Benefits Women With Gynaecological Cancers

Women who have had gynaecological cancer are invited to learn more about how yoga can benefit them at Yeovil District Hospital later this month. The GOSSIP patient support group provides advice and information for women with gynaecological cancer...
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08/15/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Taking Nutritional Supplements To Reduce Cancer Risk: What You Should Know

Men and women should educate themselves and use caution before taking nutritional supplements to reduce their cancer risks, according to experts at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center...
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08/11/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Homeopathy Associated With Dramatic Reduction In Leptospirosis Infection In Cuban Population

A report of the largest study of homeopathy ever undertaken, based on data from over 11 million people (the entire population of Cuba), is published in the journal Homeopathy.1 It provides fascinating evidence that a highly dilute substance, prepared according to homeopathic principles, may contribute to the prevention of Leptospirosis...
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08/09/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Consumer Reports Article Is An Attack On Supplements, Says The Natural Products Association

The Natural Products Association has issued the following statement concerning the September 2010 issue of Consumer Reports magazine: The latest edition of Consumer Reports is an attack on dietary supplements -- including a call for additional regulation of the industry -- that presents a far from balanced and accurate representation of the industry or the laws that regulate it...
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08/05/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Analysis Suggesting Calcium Increases Heart Attack Risk Flawed, Says NPA

On July 29, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) published a meta-analysis on the effects of calcium supplements on the risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events. The study's results have been reported in the general media. The study's conclusion suggested that calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart attack. In response to the story, Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D...
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08/05/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Patients Experience Faster Recuperation With Healing Touch

Greenwich Hospital surgical, labor and delivery, and oncology patients are among those who have received a healing boost through a form of energy therapy known as Healing Touch...
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08/05/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Plant Compound Resveratrol Shown To Suppress Inflammation, Free Radicals, In Humans

Resveratrol, a popular plant extract shown to prolong life in yeast and lower animals due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, appears also to suppress inflammation in humans, based on results from the first prospective human trial of the extract conducted by University at Buffalo endocrinologists...
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07/30/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

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