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Pilot Study of Reiki (to reduce anxiety and pain before a colonoscopy) Shows Positive Results
 The University of Massachusetts has just released the results of a pilot study examining the effectiveness of the use of Reiki prior to colonoscopy (journal of Gastroenterol Nurs). They studied Reiki against usual care procedures in a nonblinded, partially randomised patient preference design study to see if it would reduce patient anxiety and minimise the use of medications during the procedures.
They studied 21 subjects who were undergoing a colonoscopy for the first time, assessing their symptoms of anxiety and pain on a Likert-type scale. They found that the experimental group had higher anxiety (4.5 vs. 2.6, p = .03) and pain (0.8 vs. 0.2, p = .42) scores prior to their colonoscopies.
Those having Reiki experienced reduced mean heart rate (-9 beats/minute), systolic blood pressure (-10 mmHg), diastolic blood pressure (-4 mmHg), and respirations (-3 breaths/minute).
Both groups needed the same amounts of medication during the procedure and they showed the same physiologic measures after the procedure.
Although the group of patients receiving Reiki started off with more symptoms, they didn't need any additional pain medication during the procedure, which the researchers suggest means that:
(1) anxious people may benefit from an adjunctive therapy;
(2) anxiety and pain are decreased by Reiki therapy for patients undergoing colonoscopy, and
(3) additional intraprocedure pain medication may not be needed for colonoscopy patients receiving Reiki therapy.
The researchers accepted that more research of a rigourous, randomised, controlled nature will be needed to follow up on these insights into the effectiveness of Reiki.
Gastroenterol Nurs. 2010 Jan-Feb;33(1):20-6.
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Iraqi Doctors Use Acupuncture Successfully to Replace Drugs in Caeserian Sections
The results of a two year 'enforced trial' of acupuncture in Iraq (where doctors had to replace or reduce their use of the drug oxytocin - given after a c-section to reduce the risk of bleeding and help the womb to contract). [The hormone oxytocin also occurs naturally in the body - especially during childbirth].
The study covered 200 women between 2004 - 2006 in Baghdad and have just been reported in Acupuncture in Medicine. They showed that acupuncture meant that - for 45% of the women - they did not need any extra oxytocin at all; and a further 30% needed just minimal amounts (10 - 20% of normal levels).
Doctors used 6 acupuncture needles - inserted as soon as possible after delivery - which were then manually stimulated for 5 to 10 minutes. They inserted these 6 needles into acupuncture points related to bleeding from the womb - the toes and ankles.
Lead researcher, anesthetist Lazgeen Zcherky, explained, "Oxytocin ... proved largely unnecessary in my series (of patients), apparently through the action of acupuncture. We were thus able to conserve stocks of those drugs we held in short supply without ill effects on our patients."
The doctors writing the research up said that this study showed that acupuncture could be a useful addition to standard medical practice in fully equipped hospitals.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Appears to Be Effective in Treating Fibromyalgia
 A recent paper in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine has undertaken a systematic review of all the RCT's covering the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the treatment of fibromyalgia and concluded that TCM therapies appear to be effective for treating this condition. They did caveat their findings by adding that - because the trials were not methodologically rigourous enough - further large, rigorously designed trials are still needed in this area.
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Alkaline Water, The "Super Anti-Oxidant?
 Forget
about Acai berries, broccoli or carrots ionized water could be the real super
anti-oxidant!! Japanese
researchers found that alkaline ionized water could directly scavenge free
radicals and suppress single strand breakage of DNA caused by active oxygen
species (free radicals). Antioxidants
are present in fruit and vegetables and whole grains. Regular consumption
of fruits and vegetables is associated with reduced ricks of cancer,
cardiovascular diseases, strokes, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts and various
other functional declines associated with aging. (Ref1) The
study highlights the importance that alkaline water produced from a water
ionizer has in society now especially as avoidable illness such as obesity are
even more prevalent with obesity rates doubling in adults since 1980 and more
alarmingly tripling in children over the same time scale! (Ref2) The
research study published in the Biochemical
and Biophysical Research Communications 234, 269-274 (1997), Article No. RC
976622 by Academic Press found that the best way to counteract active oxygen is
active 'active hydrogen'. The journal states, "Electrolysis of water
produces reduced and oxidized water near the cathode and anode
respectively. Reduced water exhibits high pH, low dissolved oxygen (DO),
high dissolved hydrogen (DH) and significant negative redox potential (RP)
values." The study concluded that,
"active atomic hydrogen may have participated in the redox regulation of
cellular functions. Water can permeate everywhere in the body and
penetrates everywhere in the body and penetrates every membrane including the
blood-brain barrier. To neutralise the toxic action of active oxygen
species, electrolyzed-reduced water may be an ideal and very powerful
antioxidant. Further intensive investigation on the effect of reduced
water on cell biology, immunology and oncology should be promoted." Read more here Ref:1 American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 78, No. 3, 517S-520S, September 2003 Ref:2 National
Center for health statistics, health United States, 2006 with chart book on
trends in the health of Americans, Hyattsville, MD: 2006 |
Lots of research has already been undertaken into the health benefits of Capsaicin - a phytochemical found in chilli peppers - and it has been shown to be able to kill cancer cells (in laboratory tests) as well as having positive effects in diabetes, cardiovascular health, pain relief, treating ulcers and in helping with weight loss. (See CMA Journal Winter 2010 for 'Capsaicin Cream Could Protect Your Heart During an Attack).
Capsacin not only adds bite and flavour to foods when used, it also heats up the body - an effect that scientists believe helps in weight loss.
However previous studies around Capsaicin and obesity concentrated on the standard effects of Capsaicin, while the latest research looks at the effects of a 'non-burning' version of the compound - called DCT (dihydrocapsiate).
This will allow people who are not excited by the hot taste of chillies to also benefit from this weight - loss effect - without having to put up with the burning sensation of traditional hot peppers.
As part of the scientific programme of the American Society for Nutrition a team of researchers from UCLA, under the direction of David Heber (Professor of Medicine and Public Health) presented their findings on the effects of DCT on weight loss to the Experimental Biology 2010 meeting this week.
For this test programme the researchers took a small sample of 34 men and women who consumed a very low-calorie liquid meal replacement product for 28 days. They were then randomly split into three groups one of which was given a placebo pills whilst the other two groups were given supplements containing DCT at one of two dosage levels.
The results showed that the high-dose DCT group almost doubled their energy expenditure (vs control) and showed signs that their bodies were using more fat as fuel, as measured by an increase in fat oxidation.
The researchers accepted that this was a small study but believe that this shows the potential of DCT in helping to fight obesity problems.
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The latest Seasonal Flu Jab in Australia has been banned after it was found to have caused febrile convulsions in at least 67 children.
There have been 410 reports of adverse effects among children under 5 in the 5 weeks of its use - and one possible death. The director of the WHO's Centre for Influenza in Australia had recommended that this season's flu jab covered three different strains - including Swine Flu. Read more here
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New Study Supports the Role of the 'Pink' Pigment in Salmon and Flamingoes (Astaxanthin) in Boosting Your Immune System
We have recently reported on the role of 'Pink' (astaxanthin) in helping the fight against the complications of diabetes (CMA Journal: Winter 2010) and new research from Washington State University, Inha University (South Korea) and La Haye Labs supports its immune boosting powers.
The researchers, led by Boon Chew, believe it may operate by protecting your DNA from being damaged after they studied its effects on a sample of young women (42 women: average age of 21.5). They randomly assigned these healthy women to one of three groups: the first was the control group (placebo capsules); the other two groups received either a high, or low, dose of astaxanthin supplements (daily dose of 2 or 8 mgs).
After eight weeks they found a substantial lowering of "8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG)" - one of the markers of of DNA damage - in the groups being given the 'pink' supplementation. There was a decrease of 32% in the low astaxanthin group - and a decrease of 43% in the high supplementation group (vs. Control). The activity levels of their Natural Killer cells were up - although their numbers did not increase.
These women also showed reductions in their inflammation levels (C-reactive protein (CRP)).
The position of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) on astaxanthin - as at last year - is that: "A cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of astaxanthin and the maintenance of normal joints, tendons or connective tissue, protection of DNA, proteins or lipids from oxidative damage, maintenance of normal visual acuity, and maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations or the maintenance of low plasma concentrations of CRP."
Source: Nutrition & Metabolism; 2010, 7:18, doi:10.1186/1743-7075-7-18; "Astaxanthin decreased oxidative stress and inflammation and enhanced immune response in humans"Authors: J.S. Park, J.H. Chyun, Y.K. Kim, L.L. Line, B.P. Chew
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'Scotland's' Aronia Berry - the Healthiest Berry in the World - Now Linked to Lower Diabetes and Heart Disease Risks
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 Researchers
at Wake Forest University have shown that 'seniors' who have higher
levels of vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) ) in their blood also
tend to be healthier 'physically'. The researchers believe that this
could lead to a need for older people who want to stay physically active
- to take vitamin D supplementation.
The researchers admit that they
have not yet made a causal link between the two factors and that the
higher levels of vitamin D found in 'healthier' seniors might be linked
to the fact that they are more active - and do get out in the sunshine
more.
The researchers analysed data from 2,788 people with an average
age of 75. Blood levels of stored vitamin D were measured at the start
of the study and then after 2 and 4 years. They also measured how
quickly participants could walk 6 metres, how quickly they could rise
from a chair five times, and how well they maintained their balance when
asked to adopt a challenging position.
People with the highest
levels of physical function also had the highest levels of vitamin D
levels people with the lowest levels of physical function had
insufficient or deficient levels of vitamin D.
A professor from Ruhr University has also just estimated that Germany
could save around €40 Billion off the cost of health care if everyone
gets enough vitamin D.
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A disease that causes inflammation and damage to the liver - after a build up of excessive fat in the liver (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)) has been found to respond positively to daily supplementation with vitamin E.
This disease, linked to obesity, is said to be on the increase and can lead on to cirrhosis and liver cancer and had no known effective treatment - until this study undertaken at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Researcher, Brent Tetri, M.D.,said:"Fatty liver disease is a growing problem in the U.S., and we currently have no approved medication to offer patients. With this study, we're pleased to find that vitamin E should help some of our patients."
The research took place among 247 adults with NASH (not diabetics) over a 96 week period and the results showed that - against placebo - the vitamin E therapy showed a 43% (vs 19%) improvement.
They also found that Serumalanine and aspartate aminotransferase levels were reduced in the vitamin E takers.
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 Scientists are locked in a debate on the role of the vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7, MK-7). in bone health.
A recent study by a group of Norwegian scientists, published in Osteoporosis International, insists that they have found no bone health benefits from K2 supplementation - even after a 12-month trial.
However supporters of the positive effects of K2 in this area point to the previous studies that support its role - and insist that the study needed to take place over a minimum of two years before it would find the positive effects.
A leading supporter - Professor Cees Vermeer at the VitaK research centre in Maastricht - explained: "All vitamin K intervention trials lasting less than 2 years have unfortunately contributed to confusion regarding the effect of vitamin K supplements. The study of Emaus et al is no exception.,"
Vitamin K has always been linked to positive blood health and can be found in two forms. Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone), found in green leafy vegetables and vitamin K2 (menaquinone) found in meat and fermented food (including Natto).
Source: Osteoporosis International; Published online ahead of print, doi: 10.1007/s00198-009-1126-4; "Vitamin K2 supplementation does not influence bone loss in early menopausal women: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial"Authors: N. Emaus, C. G. Gjesdal, B. Almas, M. Christensen, A. S. Grimsgaard, G. K. R. Berntsen, L. Salomonsen and V. Fonnebo
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, April 29, 2010 Multivitamins Dangerous?Latest News from the World Headquarters Of Pharmaceutical Politicians, Educators and Reporters; (OMNS, Apr 29, 2010) The following purports to be a transcript of a recent meeting at the World Headquarters Of Pharmaceutical Politicians, Educators and Reporters ('WHOPPER'): "All right, all right! Please come to order, ladies and gentlemen. We know how excited you all are over the recent flood of anti-vitamin news coverage. But please have a seat! Thank you. "First of all, congratulations on a job well done. We now have the public totally flummoxed about vitamins. We have persuaded the media that high doses of supplements are dangerous, and that low doses are also dangerous. We have scared the people away from taking any nutrients at all. Why, we have even sold the idea to the press that a once-daily multivitamin is dangerous. Nice work, everyone! "Funny thing about multivitamin supplements: if you look at each individual nutrient in a multivitamin, it is of course good for you. Thousands upon thousands of research studies confirm the body's absolute need for each and every vitamin. So, we urge people to eat a "balanced diet" to get all their various vitamins from food . . . while simultaneously convincing them that a balanced multivitamin supplement is bad! Essential vitamins from foods are good; essential vitamins from pills are not. Then, truly a stroke of marketing genius, we push processed foods devoid of vitamins, advertising day and night. "We hardly have to spell it out, now do we? The fewer nutrients people consume, the more sick they will become. The more illness, the more drugs the public will have to take. After all, if vitamin therapy is "dangerous," what's left? Us, that's who. Our pharmaceutical plants running 24/7 can produce millions of pills a day, for pennies apiece, to retail at ten dollars per tablet. Ching-ching! "Even better, the government will pay for it all. "National health care," as you already know is really "national pharmaceutical insurance." The Feds will pay all right. After all, we sold them on the flu vaccine, didn't we? Even when it was shown that the vaccine was worthless at best? "You can see other ways that the Feds listen to us. We have set it up so that Food Stamps cannot be used to buy vitamins. A bag of cookies or a box of donuts, yes. But not vitamins. The ban includes supplemental vitamin D, which is widely known to prevent bone diseases in children and the elderly, and to prevent lung cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and a dozen other cancers. "Is it just me, or have you noticed how hot it is in here? Well, at any rate, you have all done one Hell of a nice job. Our Boss is proud of you." Subscribe to the excellent Ortho-Molecular medicine News Service here
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 A recent study by the University of Michigan, published in Pain Medicine, tracked how 5,750 adults suffering from chronic pain treated their condition. The study took place over a 6-year period.
It highlights the increasing usage of Complementary and Alternative Medical therapies and found that around 35% of these chronic pain sufferers used them.
The main practitioner therapies used included manipulation therapy such as chiropractic or physical therapy procedures, biofeedback - instruments that control the heart rate, blood pressure and brain waves for relaxation purposes - and acupuncture.
The study found significant socioeconomic differences in the populations using Complementary Medical therapies - with 'white people' more likely to use them than 'blacks' - and elderly adults had a higher frequency of using alternative therapies than younger adults.
Lead author, Carmen R. Green, M.D., thought that these differences may be due to the fact that alternative medicine therapies usually attract individuals with higher education levels and income, or the pattern could be a result of differences in insurance coverage. Also, older people are more likely to experience chronic pain and look for remedies.
She added: "This research may provide important new insights into the use of alternative therapies for people living with chronic pain. It helps us understand more about who is using CAM therapies, and also prompts a discussion on how these methods work and on whom they work best."
Pain Medicine, Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2010; University of Michigan Back and Pain Center
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Repetitive Laughter - Not Only Good for Your Health - but Also Has Similar Physical Effects to Repetitive Exercise
Over the years research has shown the positive health effects of laughter - in reducing stress by optimising hormones in the endochrine system, reducing cortisol and epinephrine levels, and modulating the immune system - producing more T-cells, NK-cells and killing tumour cells - and new research from researchers at Loma Linda University's Schools of Allied Health (SAHP) and Medicine, presented last week shows that repetitious - mirthful - laughter causes your body to respond in the same way as it would to moderate physical exercise.
This means that laughter will not only improve your mood, decrease your levels of stress hormones, boost your immune responses - it will also lower your levels of 'bad' cholesterol and your systolic blood pressure, and raise your body's levels of good cholesterol (HDL).
In the research (amongst 14 healthy volunteers) participants were made to watch the first 20 minutes of "Saving Private Ryan", or a selection of comedy videos. With a week between 'experiences', researchers measured blood pressure and took blood samples immediately before and after watching the respective videos. Each blood sample was then examined for the levels of two hormones involved in appetite, leptin and ghrelin.
Volunteers who watched the distressing video showed no statistically significant change in their appetite hormone levels during the 20-minutes they spent watching the video, while those who watched a comedy video demonstrated changes in blood pressure and decreases in the leptin and increases in the ghrelin levels - similar to the acute effects found in the body after moderate physical exercise - effects that are associated with increased appetite.
Lead researcher Dr. Lee S. Berk, explained: "We are finally starting to realize that our everyday behaviors and emotions are modulating our bodies in many ways. The ultimate reality of this research is that laughter causes a wide variety of modulation and that the body's response to repetitive laughter is similar to the effect of repetitive exercise. The value of the research is that it may provide for those who are health care providers with new insights and understandings, and thus further potential options for patients who cannot use physical activity to normalize or enhance their appetite."
A New Study: Humor versus Distress, Effect on and Appetite Hormones
Berk.
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Official Statement
from The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health
30th
April 2010 The Trustees of The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health have
decided to close the charity. Whilst the closure has been planned for many
months and is part of an agreed strategy, the Trustees have brought forward the
closure timetable as a result of a fraud investigation at the charity. The Trustees feel that The Foundation has achieved its key
objective of promoting the use of integrated health. Since The Foundation was
set up in 1993, integrated health has become part of the mainstream healthcare
agenda, with over half a million patients using complementary therapies each
year, alongside conventional medicine. From 2000-2007, at the request of the Department of Health, The
Foundation ran a regulation programme which resulted in the creation, in 2008,
of an independent self-regulatory body for complementary therapy, called the
Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council. On 1st April 2010, the Secretary of State for Health announced
plans to introduce statutory regulation for herbalists and to consider the
equivalent for acupuncture. The Trustees believe that the best way of promoting integrated
healthcare in the future is through the networks of specialist practitioners
which the charity has helped to establish. These networks have brought together specialists and proponents of
integrated healthcare, such as doctors, nurses, clinicians, consultants,
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Latest Complementary Medicine and Natural Healthcare World News
WHO issues warning about corruption of drug industry
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued
a fact sheet warning about the corruption and unethical practices that are
endemic to every step of the business. US$ 4.1 trillion is spent globally on
health services each year3 with US$ 750 billion spent in the global
pharmaceuticals market4. However, 10 to 25% of public procurement spending
(including on pharmaceuticals) is lost to corrupt practices.
AstraZeneca Settles Drug Marketing Lawsuit for $520M
AstraZeneca has settled a case and agreed to pay
$520 million after federal investigations into its marketing practices for a
schizophrenia drug, Seroquel.
Mexico City Air Pollution Adversely Affects the Hearts of Young People
A post-mortem study of the hearts of 21 young
people in Mexico City has found that the heart begins to show the adverse
effects of air pollution at a young age and that tiny bits of inactivated bacteria
that hitch a ride on pollutants may make the problem worse.
The study is part of a growing body of research
showing that air pollution can damage the heart and lead to increased risk of
heart disease and heart attacks. But this study contrasted two different areas
of the same city, showing that different types of pollutants can produce
different effects.
Preventable Hospital Deaths Can Be Reduced by Encouraging Error Reporting
Creating a learning-oriented culture within
hospitals and carried out by charge nurses and leaders at the point of care is
a key to patient safety.
Getting back on the bike, post cancer
As a two-time survivor of cancer, Melanie Keats is
convinced that being a fit and active person is what saved her life. The key to
recovery and a good quality of life, she believes, is early intervention, right
in the hospital. With the help of a grant by the Canadian Foundation for
Innovation (CFI) and matching funds through Nova Scotia Research and Innovation
Trust, she wants to get kids on bikes: having races, smashing vehicles and
steering through congested corridors at breakneck speeds. So to speak. The
bikes power video-games; pedaling controls the action on the screen.
Congressman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment into Wall Street reform bill
Of all the sneaky tactics practiced in Washington
D.C., this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most
insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the
Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
Protein Loss In The Urine Harmful For People With High Blood Pressure
Healthy people with high blood pressure who excrete
a slight excess of protein in the urine raise their risk of developing kidney
and heart complications.
Tail-end of swine flu boom lifts Glaxo Q1 profits
Bumper sales of swine flu vaccine boosted
GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK.L) first-quarter earnings per share 17 percent, more
than expected, but the rest of 2010 may be tougher as H1N1 business wanes.
Swine flu cost in Wales revealed by health minister
The cost of swine flu in Wales stands at £35m,
according to official figures. The cost to the Welsh Assembly Government is
disclosed in a letter from Health Minister Edwina Hart to the finance
committee. The figure is well below a worst-case prediction of £80m, made before
the outbreak's scale became clear. But the real cost could be higher as a £60m
contingency fund earmarked for a flu pandemic has been used to ease NHS
pressures, including swine flu costs.
Arrests prompt questions about oversight of Prince's charities
Clarence House aides had access to accounts of
complementary health foundation that has received £1m in public funding. A man
understood to have been a former senior employee at one of Prince Charles's
charities has been arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering. Royal
aides were last night facing fresh questions about their oversight of one of
Prince Charles's most prominent charities, following two arrests on suspicion
of fraud and money laundering at the Foundation for Integrated Health.
Sources close to the charity, which campaigns for
the wider application of complementary medicine in the National Health Service,
said the charity's board and Clarence House both faced scrutiny of how an
official, who has since resigned, could allegedly defraud it of up to £300,000.
Study Supports Link Between IBD Symptoms, Stress
Individuals who suffer from irritable bowel disease
have long believed that their symptoms are affected by their levels of stress.
Until recently, there has been little scientific evidence to support that
opinion. The results of a study that analyzed factors which caused a worsening
of IBD symptoms appeared in the April 6, 2010 issue of the American Journal of
Gastroenterology. Charles N. Bernstein, M.D., and a team of researchers
surveyed participants every three months for one year. A total of 552
participants who were chosen from a population based IBD research study
completed the trial. Following a baseline survey, the researchers kept track of
the participants' use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs,
antibiotics, occurrence of infections, major life events, moods, and perceived
stress. At the same time, the incidence of IBD symptoms was assessed and rated.
The participants were categorized according to their incidence of symptoms. The
categories included having a flare, having no flare, or remaining active.
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For more than 30 years, scientists have known that multiple sclerosis (MS) is
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levels of vitamin D engendered by sunlight could explain this unusual pattern
of prevalence.
Prevalence, Patterns, and Costs of Chinese Medicine Use Among Prostate Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Study in Taiwan
Genes May Exert Opposite Effects in Diabetes and IBD
Pediatric researchers analyzing DNA variations in type 1 diabetes and
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have opposing effects, raising the risk of one disease while protecting against
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raising the risk for both diseases.
A single dose of vitamin A improves haemoglobin concentration, retinol status and phagocytic function of neutrophils in preschool children
Can the Therapeutic Gain of Radiotherapy Be Increased by Concurrent Administration of Asian Botanicals?
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African-Americans' Attitudes About Lung Cancer May Hinder Prevention
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Ambient Air Pollution and the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Adults
Ostensibly,
our results suggest that air pollution may contribute to the acceleration of
cardiovascular disease development - the main causes of morbidity and mortality
in many countries.
Complementary Medicine for Breast Cancer
About 57 percent used
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were the most popular. The next most popular methods were mind-body therapies
using audiotapes, video and music therapy.
Official Recommended Intake for Vitamin D is Too Low
Due to current lifestyles
in the United States, most people do not spend sufficient time in the sun to
produce the higher serum D levels associated with optimal health.
Black-Americans are particularly vulnerable to low levels due to their darker
skin, which reduces the amount of UVB that reaches the 7-dehydrocholesterol in
the lower epidermis to produce previtamin D. Black-Americans have a 25% higher
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Journal of American Association of Integrative Medicine debuts print edition
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Prince of Wales says spiritual care can help healing process
The heir to the throne, who is a long-standing supporter of complementary
and alternative medicine, made his comments on Friday morning after
meeting ...
Digital Thermography: The Safer Breast Screening, with Early Detection
Bringing together the best of complementary, conventional (modern), and
natural medicine-Progressive is integrative medicine at its
finest. ...
Ancient Chinese Exercise May Improve Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure
Today it is used as a mind-body practice in complementary and
alternative medicine where it is sometimes referred to as "moving
meditation. ...
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The Evidence YOU Need!
Complementary & Alternative Medicine: The Scientific Verdict on what Really Works, written by Dr Steve Bratman and edited by Jayney Goddard is an enormous collection of scientific trials across the field of Complementary Medicine and Natural HealthCare. Jayney Goddard says: "In order to edit Dr Bratman's excellent work I had to look at the results of over 10,000 trials - the vast majority of which were RCTs. It was painstaking work but a very useful addition to the current literature in the complementary medical field. This book makes those thousands of trials accessible to all readers with even a basic understanding of the tenets of complementary medicine. It is, however, particularly useful to CAM practitioners and students and also to conventional medics who would like to know more about the evidence base for CAM."
Price £20.00 + P&P
Available from The CMA or by calling us on 0845 129 8434
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What is The CMA?
As you probably know, The Complementary Medical Association is one of the world's largest Professional Membership bodies for highly qualified Complementary Medical Practitioners, CAM Students and Training Colleges. However, there is so much more to us than that - More . . . | |
'Scotland's' Aronia Berry - the Healthiest 
