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Herbal therapy gives cancer patient hope – Taranaki Daily News


Herbal therapy gives cancer patient hope
Taranaki Daily News
Alternative medicine is proving the answer for one Taranaki cancer patient who claims his immune system was wrecked by chemotherapy. Hari Nath, a chemical engineer from New Plymouth, was 20 kilograms underweight and in a wheelchair when he travelled to ...

Herbal Remedies? Be Wary of Studies, Keep Your Caregivers in the Loop – Huffington Post


Herbal Remedies? Be Wary of Studies, Keep Your Caregivers in the Loop
Huffington Post
The field once known as alternative medicine has undergone name changes reflecting changes in attitude. The term "alternative," had an either/or connotation, while "complementary," implies using non-traditional therapies alongside standard medical ...

The Effect of Herbal Medications on Thyroid Hormone Economy and Estrogen … – Archives of Internal Medicine


The Effect of Herbal Medications on Thyroid Hormone Economy and Estrogen ...
Archives of Internal Medicine
Nonprescription drugs such as PC-SPES (Botanic Lab) (PC, abbreviation for prostate cancer; SPES, Latin for hope)—an herbal therapy for prostate cancer—are part of the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approach to health. ...

Top two celebrity medical stories for 2011 – Examiner.com


Top two celebrity medical stories for 2011
Examiner.com
Because according to many accounts, he initially spurned conventional treatment and instead turned to alternative medicine for several months. When he finally saw the writing on the wall, it may have been too late. Speculation is that the initial delay ...

NEWS: Alternative Medicine Is Expensive, Rick Perry Gets Heckled, And Judy … – Towleroad


Chicago Tribune

NEWS: Alternative Medicine Is Expensive, Rick Perry Gets Heckled, And Judy ...
Towleroad
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, or NCCAM, also helped pay scientists to study whether squirting brewed coffee into someone's intestines can help treat pancreatic cancer (a $406000 grant) and whether massage makes people ...
Troubled study at heart of therapy debateChicago Tribune

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Herbiary offers herbal alternatives for some ailments – Chestnut Hill Local (blog)


Herbiary offers herbal alternatives for some ailments
Chestnut Hill Local (blog)
They chose to open a second store downtown because of the growing acceptance in society of alternative medicine in recent years, coupled with the exposure to millions of people who pass through Reading Terminal each year. “We've grown slowly, ...

Survey finds key information lacking for popular herbal medicines – Pulse


Survey finds key information lacking for popular herbal medicines
Pulse
Information was provided with 13% of the products but only three contained an acceptable amount of safety information guided by the US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Professor David Raynor, a professor of pharmacy practice ...
Herbal Products: Buyer BewareIvanhoe

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Detroit Expert on Natural Chakra Cures Considers Hosting Webinar on Herbal … – Emailwire (press release)


Detroit Expert on Natural Chakra Cures Considers Hosting Webinar on Herbal ...
Emailwire (press release)
“I want people to understand that the natural chakra cures and herbal medicine practices are being used today in our very society,” she continued. Alternative herbal medicine has established itself in popularity. People will try anything that can be ...

NGO organizes workshop for practitioners of herbal medicine – Ghana News Agency


NGO organizes workshop for practitioners of herbal medicine
Ghana News Agency
It aimed at promoting natural medicine as safe alternative for disease prevention and treatment. Mr Rockson Boating, herbal medicine practitioner and director of programs of the NGO, said the workshop sought to educate the public about causes of ...

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Popular Herbal Supplements May Adversely Affect Chemotherapy Treatment – HealthCanal.com


Popular Herbal Supplements May Adversely Affect Chemotherapy Treatment
HealthCanal.com
Recent research shows that 50 percent of patients undergoing chemotherapy did not tell their doctor they were taking alternative therapies. “Some believe it's not important, while others are uncomfortable admitting they are pursuing alternative ...