February 2010

Acupuncture may ease cramps

Studies show treatment relieves menstrual painReuters, Feb. 17, 2010 HONG KONG – Acupuncture may be helpful in alleviating menstrual cramps, which affects up to half of all young women, an extensive review of past studies has found. In a review of 27 studies that involved nearly 3,000 women, researchers from the Oriental Hospital at Kyung [...]

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5 Steps to a Healthy Heart with Acupuncture

February is the American Heart Association’s Heart Health Awareness Month, emphasizing the dangers of heart disease and the importance of heart health. Heart disease includes conditions affecting the heart, such as coronary heart disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Despite dramatic medical advances over the past fifty years, heart disease remains [...]

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Finding the right words to comfort cancer patients

[amazonify]0553384546:right[/amazonify] A good friend of mine recently learned she has breast cancer. Even though I spend most of my time writing for a living, I was at a loss for the right words to comfort her. It wasn’t until I interviewed Dr. Bernadine Healy, a brain cancer survivor, that I discovered there is such a [...]

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