Alternative Medicine

Hypnosis can induce synesthesia

Hypnosis can induce “synesthetic” experiences – where one sense triggers the involuntary use of another – within an average brain, according to a new study in the journal Psychological Science, the premiere publication of the Association for Psychological Society. The findings suggests that people with synesthesia, contrary to popular belief, do not necessarily have extra [...]

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Benefits Of Professional Therapeutic Massage

Everyone feels great after a well done therapeutic massage. Massage has been documented back to 2700 BC and found in many ancient cultures. For example, it is documented that the Chinese, Egyptians, Indians, Greeks, and Romans all benefited from therapeutic massage. In fact, Hippocrates wrote of the benefits of massage in the 5th century BC. [...]

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New Evidence In Favour Of Homeopathy

Two newly published studies (1,2) show that the conclusions of a review published in The Lancet about the effectiveness of homeopathy (3) were seriously flawed. The review, which appeared in 2005, started with 110 placebo-controlled clinical trials of homeopathy matched with 110 of conventional medicine. Twenty-one homeopathy trials and 9 conventional medicine trials were of [...]

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Invest In A Home Yoga Practice

Let’s face it: Because of the economy, typical expenses — from dining out to gym memberships — are becoming luxuries. Today’s budget trimmers who regularly attend a yoga studio, or even yoga beginners, could be inspired to make a small investment in a home yoga practice and a large investment in their health. Natural Solutions: [...]

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LSU Conducts Trials for Neuragen Homeopathic Drug

The Department of Kinesiology in the College of Education at LSU is conducting three clinical trials for Neuragen, a non-prescriptive homeopathic drug used to relieve nerve pain, produced by Origin BioMed Inc. The trials test the efficacy of Neuragen for limb pain caused by a condition called peripheral neuropathy, or PN, a degenerative disease causing [...]

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Herbal Therapy May Bring HIV Treatment

TAT2, used in Chinese herbal therapy, prolongs killer T-cells’ ability to divide. This can be a new breakthrough in HIV treatment research. Like other kinds of cells, immune cells lose the ability to divide as they age because a part of their chromosomes known as a telomere becomes progressively shorter with cell division. As a [...]

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How Americans Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The release of a nationwide government survey on trends and demographic use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among both adults and children in the United States. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease [...]

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Acupuncture Offers Headache Relief Over Medication

Acupuncture is more effective than medication in reducing the severity and frequency of chronic headaches, according to a new analysis conducted by Duke University Medical Center researchers. The National Institutes of Health recommended acupuncture as a viable treatment for chronic headaches a decade ago and, while research in this field has increased, there have been [...]

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HAP Medicare Advantage Options To Include Acupuncture, Chiropractic Services

Health Alliance Plan (HAP) is adding acupuncture and chiropractic services to its Flexible Health Options Benefit for Medicare Advantage members beginning January 1, 2009. HAP’s growing list of services to promote wellness encourages Medicare beneficiaries to choose activities and services they want, while putting money back in their wallets. HAP offers a Flexible Health Options [...]

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A Lot US Residents Use Complementary, Alternative Medicine

Approximately 38 percent of adults in the United States aged 18 years and over and nearly 12 percent of U.S. children aged 17 years and under use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to a new nationwide government survey. This survey marks the first time questions were included on children’s use of [...]

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Alternative Health Practices Gain Popularity in US Children

Practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine are getting busier. According to a 2007 American health survey, increasing numbers of children are using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for wellness and recovery from illness. The most popular use of alternative health practice in the US includes the use natural supplements, such as flaxseed oil, omega 3 [...]

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NIHSeniorHealth Adds Complementary, Alternative Medicine Information

Older adults are frequent users of complementary and alternative medicine, also known as CAM, which can include products such as vitamins and herbal supplements, and practices such as chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, meditation and massage. According to a new nationwide government survey, 41 percent of adults in the United States aged 60-69 use some form of [...]

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