]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest Alternative Medicine Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/923192?rsstype=latest&cid=112 Most major newspapers and periodicals allocate space to report on the latest health research published in scientific and medical journals. From this coverage, we shape our beliefs and opinions about health and medicine. I know that I am repeatedly... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:39:19 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/923192?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/923079?rsstype=latest&cid=112 Adaptogens: which include Eleuthero (Siberian ginseng), Asian ginseng, Astragalus, and Schizandra, are thought to help keep various body systems including the immune system functioning optimally. Take Siberian ginseng in tincture, herbal granules... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:51:22 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/923079?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/923080?rsstype=latest&cid=112 Dermatitis is aggravated by dehumidified air, especially during winter months when forced-air heat circulates in the home. Forced-air heat is more drying than other types of heat. Since dry air tends to aggravate the itching of eczema or dermatitis, ... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:41:27 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/923080?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/acupuncture-massage-college/922804?rsstype=latest&cid=112 ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:13:27 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/acupuncture-massage-college/922804?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/planet-lactose/922321?rsstype=latest&cid=112 There is still no new news on the medical front about the effectiveness of using a casein-free, gluten-free (CFGF) diet to help children with autism. The big report that is scheduled to be released by the University of Rochester Medical School has no... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:08:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/planet-lactose/922321?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/acupuncture-massage-college/922717?rsstype=latest&cid=112 ... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:43:17 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/acupuncture-massage-college/922717?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922077?rsstype=latest&cid=112 This most common of all dementia diseases has no cure but the treatment options are many. The treatment options are based on the symptoms and on maintaining for as long as possible the independence of the individual and in slowing down if possible th... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:15:07 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922077?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/921857?rsstype=latest&cid=112 The traditional medical establishment has long been entrusted with our health. Yet many of the medications and treatments that are prescribed have undesirable, and sometimes downright dangerous, side effects. Even the most promising advances in m... Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:23:31 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/921857?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/921721?rsstype=latest&cid=112 Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question What are you doing? via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages you find useful, amusing, or both. Here is the 9th edition of My... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:37:06 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/921721?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/923402?rsstype=latest&cid=112 Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question What are you doing? via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages you find useful, amusing, or both. Here is the 9th edition of My... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:37:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/923402?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/921632?rsstype=latest&cid=112 According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the United States ranks 29th in the world in infant mortality, tying Slovakia and Poland but lagging behind Cuba and most developed nations. While Singapore has only t... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:28:06 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/921632?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/921443?rsstype=latest&cid=112 I like this BBC News piece - A guide to the Hippocratic Oath This whistle-stop tour of the Oath gives some idea of the content and spirit of this ancient text.In an age of technological developments, cosmetic surgery, complementary medicine, drug c... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:37:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/921443?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/921423?rsstype=latest&cid=112 Holistic migraine pain prevention and treatment is not a new approach but one that is gaining more followers as side effects of medications become more fully known. Even as they have always been notated on the drug inserts, it is not until recently t... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:51:14 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/921423?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/921411?rsstype=latest&cid=112 As more people fall out of the employer-sponsored health insurance market, more insurers are following them. Cigna is the latest to jump into the market for individual policies and is wooing customers with perks usually reserved for large company hea... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:41:19 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/921411?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/acupuncture-massage-college/922719?rsstype=latest&cid=112 ... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:44:47 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/acupuncture-massage-college/922719?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/920416?rsstype=latest&cid=112 The goal of Ayurvedic medicine is to integrate and balance the body, mind, and spirit. Ayurvedic medicine, also referred to as Ayurveda, originated in India several thousand years ago. Sanskrit...... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:50:24 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/920416?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/chinese-medicine-news/920162?rsstype=latest&cid=112 UW releas - Researchers at the University of Washington have updated a traditional Chinese medicine to create a compound that is more than 1,200 times more specific in killing certain kinds of cancer cells than currently available drugs, heralding th... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:04:51 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/chinese-medicine-news/920162?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/chinese-medicine-news/919761?rsstype=latest&cid=112 CM NEWS - Electroacupuncture has been demonstrated in the lab to be able to significantly restore learning and memory impairment induced by diabetes and cerebral ischemia.What is cerebral ischemia? Cerebral ischemia is the decreased supply of blood t... Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:09:16 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/chinese-medicine-news/919761?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/919609?rsstype=latest&cid=112 A reader and writer sent us over the weekend the article below as an OpEd submission . We are not a newspaper, and don't have a formal OpEd section, but are delighted to publish thoughtful, research-based pieces on topics related to lifelong cogniti... Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:25:34 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/919609?rsstype=latest&cid=112 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/919543?rsstype=latest&cid=112 The following is a reader take by Val Jones.As a new member of the National Press Club in Washington, DC, I am taking full advantage of my opportunities to get an inside look at what people are saying about healthcare, and how policy makers and advoc... 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