integrative medicine

A Chinese Medicine as Cancer Treatment – WSJ.com

Scientists studying a four-herb combination discovered some 1,800 years ago by Chinese herbalists have found that the substance enhances the effectiveness of chemotherapy in patients with colon cancer. Early studies show a traditional four-herb combination has cancer-treatment benefits. The herbs are Chinese peony (pictured), Chinese jujube, Chinese licorice and baikal skullcap. The mixture, known in [...]

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Low Vitamin B12 Tied to Memory, Cognition Problems

A new study suggests low blood levels of vitamin B12 markers in older adults may be associated with lower brain volumes and problems with cognition. Researchers at Rush University Medical Center say that foods from animals, including fish, meat, especially liver, milk, eggs and poultry are usual sources of vitamin B12. Investigators took blood samples [...]

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Five Must Haves on Your Grocery List This Fall

By Dr. Jeffrey Morrison As we enter the fall season, there are many locally available fruits and vegetables that can be beneficial to your health and taste great. The following are nutrient rich, delicious foods that you can easily find at your local grocery store or green market and are must haves on your grocery [...]

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Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?

THE “fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, particularly those with lower incomes. I frequently read confident statements like, “when a bag of chips is cheaper than a head of broccoli …” or “it’s more affordable to feed [...]

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Reiki and its journey into a hospital setting.

Reiki and its journey into a hospital setting. Holist Nurs Pract. 2011 Sep-Oct;25(5):238-45 Authors: Kryak E, Vitale A There is a growing interest among health care providers, especially professional nurses to promote caring-healing approaches in patient care and self-care. Health care environments are places of human caring and holistic nurses are helping to lead the [...]

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The Associated Press: Rehabilitation through Zen drumming inTaiwan

CHANGHUA, Taiwan (AP) — Twenty inmates pound barrel-sized drums in a Taiwanese prison courtyard until they are so drenched with sweat that colorful tattoos show through their thin cotton T-shirts. The convicts range in age from 18 to 25 and most of their records include violence or serious drug abuse. They beat out their energetic [...]

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Breath hold diving: in vivo model of the brain survival response in man?

Breath hold diving: in vivo model of the brain survival response in man? Med Hypotheses. 2011 May;76(5):737-40 Authors: Dujic Z, Breskovic T, Ljubkovic M Breath hold divers are faced with two main physiological challenges: pressure induced compression and extended time without breathing, exposing them to extremes of hypoxia/hypercapnia. Current world records are 214 m for [...]

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Music soothes anxiety, pain in cancer patients

Singing, playing an instrument or even just listening to music may lessen anxiety in cancer patients and improve their overall quality of life, according to a new analysis of previously published research. Music-based therapies appear to also have beneficial effects on pain levels, mood, and certain vital signs (such as blood pressure), the study found, [...]

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Americans Are Flocking to Alternative Therapies

Most Americans believe that prescription medications are the most effective treatments for many common illnesses, but a Consumer Reports survey of more than 45,000 people finds that three-fourths of us are turning to alternative therapies like yoga and acupuncture. Read more via Americans Are Flocking to Alternative Therapies at webMed.com

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Hands-on, mind-body therapies beat supplements

A new survey of subscribers to Consumer Reports found that prescription drugs generally performed better than alternative therapies for 12 common health problems. But hands-on treatments such as chiropractic care and deep-tissue massage, as well as mind-body therapies such as yoga and meditation, held their own, especially for certain conditions. Far fewer said that dietary [...]

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