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		<title>Complementary medicine: safety tips</title>
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Caution, always a wise course, applies to complementary medicine as well.
By Tammy Worth
It&#8217;s unlikely that Americans will lose their love affair with complementary medicine, so the best thing to do is to make the practice as safe as possible. In addition to talking with a healthcare professional about whatever herbs, homeopathy or therapies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Medicine — A place in healthcare?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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by Karen Nelson on Nov.07, 2009
On Monday, November 2, 2009 the Arizona Daily Star published an article, “Alternative-healing instruction in medical schools is questioned.” Right up front before the article, the following was seen: EDITOR’S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Society To Host A Masterclass For Licensing Herbal Medicines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's age many people are looking to herbal remedies as a natural and alternative form of   medication to relieve illnesses and maintain good health, but various EU guidelines make it   very difficult to register a traditional herbal medicinal product (THMP) in Europe.   The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) will host a masterclass providing   practical advice on registering a THMP on Friday 13 November 2009 at the RPSGB London   headquarters.]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting Infection With Manuka Honey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manuka honey may kill bacteria by destroying key bacterial proteins. Dr Rowena Jenkins and colleagues from the University of Wales Institute - Cardiff investigated the mechanisms of manuka honey action and found that its anti-bacterial properties were not due solely to the sugars present in the honey. The work was presented this week (7-10 September), at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.]]></description>
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		<title>Basil Plants Have Anti-Arthritic Properties</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two varieties of Basil that are widely used in Ayurvedic medicine have been scientifically shown to reduce inflammation and swelling, suggesting that they could have potential in arthritis treatment.]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga Relieves Chronic Lower Back Pain, Study Suggests</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  US researchers studying people with chronic lower back problems found that those who did Iyengar Yoga were better at overcoming pain and     depression than those who followed conventional treatments for lower back pain.]]></description>
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		<title>No Convincing Evidence Reflexology Works, Australia</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An extensive review has failed to find good evidence which convincingly demonstrates reflexology (a practice involving applying pressure to, or, massaging feet) is an effective treatment for any medical conditions.   Details of the review, conducted by Dr Edzard Ernst, Director of Complementary Medicine at the Peninsula Medical School in the United Kingdom, were published in the Medical Journal of Australia.]]></description>
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		<title>International Focus For Naturopath Turned Researcher, Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A journey that started with a bad back and the threat of a major operation is about to culminate in a study tour to a leading American medical facility for a researcher at The University of Queensland.     Research scholar Jon Wardle has received a ]]></description>
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		<title>Estrogen Supplements Not As Effective As Claimed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Dietary supplements claiming to help postmenopausal women with bone health may not be doing what they say, according to new research from Purdue University.    "We found that some plant-derived isoflavones have a modest effect on suppressing bone loss during post-menopause, but more concerning is many dietary supplements that claim to have the power of estrogen do not," said Connie Weaver, distinguished professor of foods and nutrition. "It's buyer beware.]]></description>
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