Posts Tagged ‘alternative medicine’
Chinese herbs help cut diabetes symptoms
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — Conventional drugs to treat type 2 diabetes are significantly more effective when paired with traditional Chinese medicine, new research finds. Continue…
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African-American Hoodoo: more than magic
RUTGERS (US) — The tradition of herbal healing known as Hoodoo is about more than using hex-breaking oils and candles to ward off bad vibes, according to a new book by scholar Katrina Hazzard-Donald. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 26, 2012 10:56 - 0 Comments
Picture this: Why silver turns skin blue
BROWN (US) — Ingesting too much silver can turn the skin blue and new research suggests the process is similar to developing black-and-white photographs. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 11, 2012 14:51 - 8 Comments
Acupuncture beats placebo for pain relief
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — Acupuncture is an effective treatment for chronic pain, according to a new study comparing real acupuncture with a placebo version and usual care alone. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 11, 2012 11:47 - 4 Comments
Mushroom extends lives of dogs with cancer
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — A mushroom compound that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than two centuries gives dogs with an aggressive form of cancer the longest survival times ever reported. (more…)
Top Stories - May 25, 2012 11:53 - 0 Comments
Software scans tongue for signs of disease
U. MISSOURI (US) — New software combines ancient Chinese practices and modern medicine to measure health by analyzing images of the tongue. (more…)
