News tagged with alternative medicine treatment


Federal probe finds problems with chelation study

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (7) | comments 4

(AP) -- A federal investigation has found problems with a controversial study of an alternative medicine treatment for heart attack victims.





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In vitro fertilization less successful with alternative fertility treatments

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Women who are desperately trying to get pregnant might want to avoid complementary and alternative medicine.


German researchers testing veggie Viagra: reports

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

German researchers are testing an impotency treatment for men made using only natural ingredients that in some cases works better than Viagra, newspapers reported Monday.


Experts warn against allergy alternatives

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created Mar 22, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Experts at the University of Washington and other colleges warn that patients seeking alternative allergy treatments should not quit standard medications.


Popular alternative therapy for psoriasis performs no better than placebo

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 29, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anecdotal evidence touting the healing power of the Indian spice turmeric for psoriasis received a setback in a prospective study published this month by a leading dermatology journal stating that the low response rate of ...


Alternative medicines need to be considered in diabetes management

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jul 04, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

People with diabetes are risking their health by not discussing their use of complementary and alternative therapies with the health professionals managing their conventional treatment.


A trial of removing food additives should be considered for hyperactive children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 23, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 3

A properly supervised trial eliminating colours and preservatives from the diet of hyperactive children should considered a part of the standard treatment, says an editorial in this week’s BMJ.


When East meets West: Why consumers turn to alternative medicine

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Alternative health remedies are increasingly important in the health care marketplace. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explores how consumers choose among the many available remedies.


Study underway to find an alternative cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 16, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Two research studies evaluating dietary changes and complementary medicine for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have been launched at Rush University Medical Center. Funded by the National Institute of ...


How best to treat chronic pain? The jury is still out

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created Jun 05, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

How best to alleviate chronic pain, a leading cause of disability and employee absenteeism, continues to perplex both patients and their doctors.


SNM releases new fact sheet on breast cancer and molecular imaging

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Coinciding with the observance of Nuclear Medicine Week (October 5 to 11) and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), SNM released today a new fact sheet highlighting recent developments in molecular imaging technologies ...



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