News tagged with herbal medicines
Chinese herbal medicines for preventing diabetes in high risk people
Oct 07, 2009 |
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More research is required to establish whether Chinese herbal medicines can reduce the likelihood of developing diabetes, according to Cochrane Researchers. Although herbal medicines are widely used in Asian countries to ...
Herbal medicines could treat gastrointestinal disease
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Mar 25, 2009 |
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Herbal medicines could benefit patients suffering from gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders that cannot be treated using conventional drug therapy. In a study published in Neurogastroenterology and Motility, researchers review ...
Little or no evidence that herbal remedies relieve menopausal symptoms
Jan 14, 2009 |
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There is no strong evidence either way for several herbal remedies commonly taken to relieve troublesome menopausal symptoms, concludes the January issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB). And for some, there i ...
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Researchers find high levels of toxic metals in herbal medicine products sold online
Aug 26, 2008 |
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Boston, MA--Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that one fifth of both U.S.-manufactured and Indian-manufactured Ayurvedic medicines purchased via the Internet contain lead, mercury or arsenic. ...
Scientists help explain effects of ancient Chinese herbal formulas on heart health
Aug 18, 2009 |
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New research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston suggests that ancient Chinese herbal formulas used primarily for cardiovascular indications including heart disease may produce large ...
Alternative medicines need to be considered in diabetes management
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Jul 04, 2007 |
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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.
Study looks at Chinese herb use for SARS
Jan 25, 2006 |
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Scientists at the West China Hospital in Sichuan say they've found the addition of Chinese herbs to current SARS therapy does not decrease death rates.
How best to treat chronic pain? The jury is still out
Jun 05, 2008 |
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How best to alleviate chronic pain, a leading cause of disability and employee absenteeism, continues to perplex both patients and their doctors.
A Rosetta Stone for traditional Chinese medicine
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Scientists in the United Kingdom have "decoded" the inscrutable language of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), revealing its strong chemical foundation in a way that may help scientists mine age-old Chinese medicines to ...
Licorice may block effectiveness of drug widely used by transplant patients
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Chemists in Taiwan are reporting that an ingredient in licorice — widely used in various foods and herbal medicines — appears to block the absorption of cyclosporine, a drug used by transplant patients to prevent organ rejection. ...
Complementary medicines can help mild depression and premenstrual syndrome
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Jun 25, 2008 |
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Complementary medicines can help mild depression and premenstrual syndrome. Not all dietary supplements and "alternative" products are harmless though. German Institute urges consumers to be more critical of health claims.
US says Tamiflu for the sick, not a preventive
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Sep 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal health officials put out new guidelines Tuesday that say the flu medicines Tamiflu and Relenza should only be used to treat people who are sick with the flu and at high risk for complications.
In vitro fertilization less successful with alternative fertility treatments
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Women who are desperately trying to get pregnant might want to avoid complementary and alternative medicine.
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