NATURAL MEDICINE PROVES MORE EFFECTIVE FOR INFERTILITY

Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine May be More Effective Than Western Medicine for Female Infertility Reference: Complement Ther Med. 2011;19(6):319-331   Roughly 12% of women who are between 15 and 44 years of age report problems with fertility. The myriad causes of female infertility include amenorrhea, luteal phase defect, polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, fallopian tube blockage […]

SPECIFIC PROBIOTIC STRAIN REDUCES ABDOMINAL PAIN IN CHILDREN WITH IBS

Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG Reduces Abdominal Pain in Children With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Reference: Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011;33(12):1302 An estimated 4% to 25% of school-age children complain of recurrent abdominal pain, the majority of which have no identifiable organic cause. These functional gastrointestinal disorders comprise a constellation of conditions, which include functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome […]

MEDICAL SCHOOL TEACHES NATURAL MEDICINE

CALIFORNIA MEDICAL SCHOOL EMBRACES NATURAL REMEDIES SANDIEGO — Whether it’s using St. John’s Wort to fight minor depression or acupuncture to help manage a migraine, experts say San Diego is fertile ground for natural medicine. In recent years, some of the region’s largest and most traditional health care systems have begun to integrate holistic and […]

PESTICIDES MAY CAUSE FOOD ALLERGIES

Tap-Water Chemical May Be Linked to Food Allergy and Pesticide-treated Fruits and Vegetables May also Harbor the Compound, researchers say Certain chemicals used to purify tap water may play a role in the development of food allergies, a new study suggests. Researchers from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) noted that the […]

COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE COST SAVING THROUGH DISEASE PREVENTION

THE WEALTHY FIND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE IS COST-SAVING DUE TO REDUCED MEDICAL COSTS THROUGH DISEASE PREVENTION While the economic benefits of preventing disease are not surprising, I would have thought that disease prevention in itself was the ultimate goal so that pain and suffering could be avoided. To read more go to: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-weeks/integrative-medicine_b_2191928.html     Yours […]