Archive for 2010/03


Mining St. John’s Wort Collection For Its Medicinal Value

A unique collection of St. John's wort (Hypericum) curated by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Ames, Iowa, is providing university collaborators with genetically diverse, well-documented sources of this herb to use in studies examining its medicinal potential...
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03/31/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Using Essential Oils To Fight Superbugs

Essential oils could be a cheap and effective alternative to antibiotics and potentially used to combat drug-resistant hospital superbugs, according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology's spring meeting in Edinburgh this week...
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03/31/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - MRSA / Drug Resistance | Trackback | Comments Off

Acupuncture Can Be Beneficial For Extremely Nervous Dental Patients

A small study published in Acupuncture in Medicine suggests that acupuncture can calm highly anxious dental patients. It helps ensure that they can be given the treatment they require. It is estimated that in one in twenty people, a visit to the dentist provokes extreme fear and anxiety. It can even keep them from going altogether. This is a condition called odontophobia...
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03/31/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Dentistry | Trackback | Comments Off

PerkinElmer ICP-MS Systems Help Ensure Safety Of Chinese Herbal Medicines

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that the Company's Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) technology can help insure that traditional Chinese herbal medicines comply with safety guidelines...
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03/30/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

NOVAVAX Releases Final Results From Its Trivalent Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Phase II Clinical Study In Healthy Adults

Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) a clinical-stage vaccine company, released the final results from a Phase II clinical trial evaluating Novavax's trivalent seasonal influenza Virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidate in healthy adults...
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03/30/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Banned Chinese Medicine Circulating In The UK

More than 900 packs of a potentially dangerous traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are currently on the UK market despite warnings issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The unlicensed herbal product Jingzhi Kesou Tan Chuan Wan was distributed to 20 TCM and herbal medicine outlets throughout the UK...
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03/30/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Asthma UK Northern Ireland Calls On Schools To Be Alert To Asthma

Asthma UK Northern Ireland is today urging all schools in Northern Ireland to act now to keep children with asthma safe at school and is launching an emergency appeal for donations to fund life saving training and resources. The charity is launching its Alert to Asthma campaign following the tragic death of Samuel Linton who died after an asthma attack at his school in Stockport...
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03/30/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Asthma UK Campaign Calls On Schools To Be Alert To Asthma

Asthma UK is today urging all schools across the UK to act now to keep children with asthma safe at school and is launching an emergency appeal for donations to fund life saving training and resources. The charity is launching its Alert to Asthma campaign following the tragic death of Samuel Linton who died after an asthma attack at his school in Stockport...
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03/30/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Cortex Sells Selected AMPAKINE Compounds And Rights To Respiratory Depression Indication To Biovail

Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: CORX) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Biovail Laboratories International SRL ("Biovail") in which Biovail acquired certain AMPAKINE compounds and the rights to the patent filing for respiratory depression and vaso-occlusive crises associated with sickle cell disease...
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03/29/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Some Forms Of Massage Help Against Low-Back Pain But Not All Techniques Live Up To The Promises Made For Them

Most people have experienced back pain - and many hope that massage will relieve it. But not all forms of massage have been scientifically proven to help against low back pain. That is what the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) pointed out in information published on http://informedhealthonline.org/...
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03/29/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Back Pain | Trackback | Comments Off

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