Alternative Medicine

Urinary Tract Cancer Linked to Chinese Medicine Compound

Dec 23rd, 2009 | By admin | Category: Chinese Medicine, Featured

A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has found that aristolochic acid, traditionally found in many Chinese herbal products, is linked to an increased risk of urinary tract cancer.



China Reports H1N1 Chinese Medicine Breakthrough

Dec 17th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Alternative Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Featured

Researchers throughout China reportedly have developed an herbal treatment for the H1N1 flu that is only about a quarter the cost of Tamiflu.



In China, Garlic is Gold

Dec 16th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Alternative Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Featured, Garlic

The price of garlic in china shot up 40-fold over the past year, and you might be surprised why.



Mistletoe: Healed With A Kiss

Dec 9th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Alternative Medicine, Featured, Mistletoe

It’s good to steal a kiss with, but could mistletoe also be a tool for fighting cancer?



Spas Increasingly Turning to Healing Crystals

Nov 25th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Alternative Medicine, Crystal and Gemstone Therapy, Featured

Crystals and other semi-precious stones have been used to treat any number of conditions for centuries, and their popularity is experiencing a bit of a spike lately due to their growing use in health spas.



Pet Therapy Trumps Painkillers

Nov 24th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Alternative Medicine, Featured, Pet Therapy

A new study out of Loyola University gives strength to pet therapy claims.



Music Therapy Program For Iraqi Children May End

Nov 24th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Alternative Medicine, Featured, Music Therapy

A music therapy program set up to help Iraqi children suffering from war trauma may be forced to shut down next month due to funding problems.



Herbal Formula Shown to Help In Heart and Lung Disease

Nov 7th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Alternative Medicine, Ashwagandha, Bacopa, Featured, Green Tea, Herbs, Milk Thistle, Turmeric

An herbal formula made up of turmeric, milk thistle, bacopa, ashwagandha and green tea has been shown to protect against pulmonary hypertension in rats, according to new research recently published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.



Yeast Infections Yield To Protein in Pumpkins

Oct 31st, 2009 | By admin | Category: Alternative Medicine, Featured

Here’s one tailor made for Halloween: researchers in South Korea have found that a protein in pumpkin skins can help to combat the fungus that causes yeast infections.



Digital USB Iriscope Makes Iridology Easy

Oct 28th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Alternative Medicine, Featured, Iridology

Now you can keep an eye (so to speak) on your health with this portable 1.3M Iriscope from UxSight.