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First Study To Examine Rural GP-Complementary Medicine Relationship, Austra
2007-09-20 09:12:00 Complementary treatment use is high in regional Australia, but patients often don’t tell their doctors, according to a University of Queensland researcher, who will conduct the world’s first study in this area. The study, by social scientist Dr Jon Adams, aims to help improve rural health outcomes by investigating the practices and perspectives of regional general ... More About: Research , Medicine , Study , Relationship , Alternative Medicine
Nutrition Model Stresses Positive Experience Of Eating
2007-09-19 08:03:00 Enjoying the eating process without focus on dietary restrictions may be key to managing weight and staying healthy, according to researchers who have unveiled a new and effective model for managing eating. The Satter Eating Competence Model , also known as ecSatter, was created by Ellyn Satter, a registered dietitian, family therapist and author of “Secrets of ... More About: Experience , Alternative Medicine , Nutrition , Positive
Mother?s Milk A Gift That Keeps On Giving
2007-09-14 21:10:00 Extensive medical research shows that mothers’ milk satisfies babies’ nutritional needs far better than any manufactured infant formula. It also protects babies against many common infectious diseases and certain inflammatory diseases, and probably helps lower the risk of a child later developing diabetes, lymphoma and some types of leukemia. These conclusions appear in a major new ... More About: Research , Milk , Holistic , Gift , Mother
Personalized Treatment For Depression A Step Closer
2007-09-14 07:49:00 Research carried out at the Brain Mapping Unit may result in more effective treatment of depression, paving the way to a personalised approach in the future. Depression , a condition experienced by millions of people round the world, has been described by the World Health Authority as an escalating epidemic, likely to become the second leading cause ... More About: Research , Treatment , Mental Health , Step
AlgaeCal Natural Osteoporosis Treatment Is A Big Success
2007-09-13 05:44:00 All 400 participants have now completed the first 6 months of the AlgaeCal Bone Health Program, and results are exceeding expectations by reversing bone loss, and increasing bone mineral density in post menopausal women. C.E.O. of AlgaeCal International Dean Neuls says “we are very excited with these results because our natural osteoporosis treatment is accomplishing what ... More About: Research , Natural , Success , Treatment , Alternative Medicine
New Joslin Research Identifies Sirtuin Protein Instrumental in Fat Producti
2007-09-12 05:52:00 A new Joslin Diabetes Center-led study has identified a protein found in fat cells that may play a major role in how fat is produced and stored, offering a new target for treatments to prevent obesity and reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes. This latest research appears in the August 2007 issue of Cell ... More About: Research , Instrumental , Protein , Prot
Herbal Approach To Treating Addiction ?Effectiveness Needs Formal Assessmen
2007-09-09 07:24:00 The use of herbal medicine goes back thousands of years. Although there have been sporadic claims about its use in the treatment of addictions, specific evidence of its efficacy is hard to find. With that in mind, an international expert group was convened to examine issues such as efficacy, safety, usefulness, toxicity and side effects ... More About: Research , Addiction , Mental Health , Holistic Health , Herbal
The Solution To Vitamin E Failure
2007-09-06 05:35:00 Vitamin E has failed to prevent heart attacks because dosages taken were far too low, according to a new study from Vanderbilt University, but the solution is not as simple as taking larger amounts of the vitamin. According to the study, published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine, the extremely high dosages of vitamin E ... More About: Research , Failure , Vitamin , Vitamin E , Solution
Exercise And Yoga Improves Quality Of Life In Women With Early-stage Breast
2007-09-05 06:00:00 Two studies report that exercise and yoga can help maintain and in some cases improve quality of life in women with early-stage breast cancer. The first study found that resistance and aerobic exercise improved physical fitness, self-esteem and body composition, and that resistance exercise improved chemotherapy completion rates. The second study demonstrated that yoga was ... More About: Women , Life , Research , Cancer , Yoga
Fat! Everything You Need to Know
2007-09-03 05:44:00 To say you haven’t heard the phrase “good fat/bad fat” would indicate that you?re either suffering from amnesia or you have spent the last decade reading only Harry Potter.Or maybe you’ve worked for the American Heart Association for 40 years and didn’t get the memo that even they have changed their recommendations away from avoiding ... More About: Research
Eating Together As A Family Creates Better Eating Habits Later In Life
2007-09-02 07:21:00 Eating together as a family during adolescence is associated with lasting positive effects on dietary quality in young adulthood, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota. More than 1,500 students were surveyed once during high school and again when they were 20 years old to determine the long-term effects of family meals ... More About: Family , Life , Research , Habits , Eating
Global Warming Will Bring Violent Storms And Tornadoes, NASA Predicts
2007-08-31 05:32:00 NASA scientists have developed a new climate model that indicates that the most violent severe storms and tornadoes may become more common as Earth’s climate warms. Previous climate model studies have shown that heavy rainstorms will be more common in a warmer climate, but few global models have attempted to simulate the strength of updrafts in ... More About: Global Warming , Research , Global , Tornadoes , Nasa
WHO?s Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
2007-08-29 13:35:00 Healthy diets and regular, adequate physical activity are major factors in the promotion and maintenance of good health throughout the entire life course. Unhealthy diets and physical inactivity are two of the main risk factors for raised blood pressure, raised blood glucose, abnormal blood lipids, overweight/obesity, and for the major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, ... More About: Health , Fitness , Diet , Strategy , Physical
Understanding How Obese Fat Cells Work
2007-08-28 06:04:00 In obese individuals, fat cells are bloated and inflamed because they receive too many nutrients, including lipids. In these cells, various components cannot work properly anymore and, instead, they activate new proteins to cope with the situation. One of the most challenged organelles in obese fat cells is a maze-like compartment called the endoplasmic reticulum ... More About: Fitness , Work , Stand , Understanding , Obese
10 Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss
2007-08-26 08:41:00 With temperatures still soaring high, that can mean only one thing — people’s clothes disappear like a magic act. Follow these 10 tips to get you on your way to a new you.Before you can get started, you need to decide to make it happen. This is what trips people up the most. Most people ... More About: Fitness , Weight Loss , Weight , Secrets , Loss
Family Therapy Helps Recovery Of Seriously Ill Children
2007-08-24 14:32:00 Providing family therapy to seriously ill children and their families consistently enhances medical outcomes and increases the overall mental health for adolescent patients, family and treatment professionals, Texas Tech Marriage and Family Therapy faculty found through a unique partnership integrating family counseling as part of medical treatment. ?Medical family therapy is a proven benefit for children ... More About: Children , Recovery , Research
Global Warming Threatens Moose, Wolves
2007-08-23 06:41:00 Global warming is impacting more than the water levels in the Great Lakes. It could be the beginning of the end for the moose and wolves of Isle Royale. And if it is, a Michigan Technological University scientist places the blame squarely on the human race. ?Humans have made summers increasingly hot, which likely exacerbates moose ... More About: Global Warming , Research , Wolves , Global , Ming
International Growth in the Green Building Industry
2007-08-22 08:54:00 EarthTrends Update: August 2007 International Growth in the Green Building Industry By Therese Tepe The building and construction sector generates substantial social and economic benefits, employing over 111 million people worldwide and contributing approximately ten percent to the global gross domestic product (UNEP SBCI, 2007). At the same time, the built environment contributes significantly to global raw materials ... More About: Green Building
Standard Reference Materials For Ginkgo Biloba
2007-08-20 05:01:00 The National Institute of Standard s and Technology (NIST) has issued a suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for ginkgo biloba, one of the most popular dietary supplements in the marketplace, with annual worldwide sales estimated at $1 billion. The NIST reference materials are designed to help researchers validate the accuracy of analytical methods for flavonoids and ... More About: Research , Alternative Medicine
Determining The Quality Of Ginkgo
2007-08-17 05:52:00 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for ginkgo biloba, one of the most popular dietary supplements in the marketplace, with annual worldwide sales estimated at $1 billion. The NIST reference materials are designed to help researchers validate the accuracy of analytical methods for flavonoids and ... More About: Research , Alternative Medicine , Quality , Term , Ginkgo
Even Low Levels Of Weekly Exercise Drive Down Blood Pressure
2007-08-14 05:30:00 Even low levels of weekly exercise drive down blood pressure and boost overall fitness, suggests a small study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. To stave off ill health, adults are currently recommended to indulge in 30 minutes of moderately strenuous exercise on at least five days of the week. But few people meet these ... More About: Research , Exercise , Drive , Holistic Health , Blood
FDA Warns Consumers To Avoid Red Yeast Rice Products Promoted On Internet A
2007-08-13 05:29:00 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy or eat three red yeast rice products promoted and sold on Web sites. The products may contain an unauthorized drug that could be harmful to health. The products are promoted as dietary supplements for treating high cholesterol. The potentially harmful products are: Red Yeast ... More About: Internet , Products , Rice , Alternative Medicine , Avoid
Year-round Schools Don?t Boost Learning, Study Finds
2007-08-12 05:10:00 Students in ?year-round? schools don’t learn more than their peers in traditional nine-month schools, new research has found. A sociologist at Ohio State University found that, over a full year, math and reading test scores improved about the same amount for children in year-round schools as they did for students whose schools followed a traditional nine-month ... More About: Research , Study , Schools , Learning , Boost
Alliance for Natural Health?s initiative opens the door to natural sources
2007-08-11 06:40:00 10 August 2007 Alliance for Natural Health ?s initiative opens the door to natural sources of vitamins and minerals Since the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in July 2005, the ANH, seemingly a lone voice in the crowd, has firmly upheld that natural sources of vitamins and minerals were outside the scope of the Food Supplements Directive ... More About: Alternative Medicine , Natural health
Despite Claims, Not All Probiotics Can Treat Diarrhea Say Experts
2007-08-10 05:36:00 Several probiotic products are marketed as effective treatments for acute diarrhoea in children, but a study published on the British Medical Journal website finds that not all of these preparations are effective. Probiotics are defined as micro-organisms that exert beneficial effects on human health when they colonise the bowel. Research ers at the University of Naples tested five ... More About: Alternative Medicine , Holistic Health , Experts , Treat
Diets High In Choline May Increase Risk For Colorectal Polyps
2007-08-08 06:55:00 Contrary to expectations, diets high in the nutrient choline were associated with an increased risk of some colorectal polyps, which can–but do not always–lead to colorectal cancer, according to a study published online in the August 7 Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Major food sources of choline include red meat, eggs, poultry, and dairy products. ... More About: Diets , Research , Risk , High
Water Memory Effects Explored In New Issue Of Homeopathy Journal
2007-08-06 14:14:00 A special issue of the journal Homeopathy, journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy and published by Elsevier, on the ‘Memory of Water’ brings together scientists from around the world for the first time to publish new data, reviews and discuss recent scientific work exploring the idea that water can display memory effects. The concept of ... More About: Research , Journal , Alternative Medicine , Holistic Health
Official World Health Organization/Natural Standard Report On Liver Damage
2007-08-04 07:43:00 The Natural Standard Research Collaboration has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to author Assessment of the Risk of Hepatotoxicity with Kava Products, a publication that explores the controversial threat of liver damage as a result of kava containing products. The report includes a description of kava and its various preparations and historical uses, as ...
As Boomers Age, Diet And Indulgence Go Hand-In-Hand
2007-08-03 07:51:00 Baby boomers are starting to feel the aches, pains and weight gain of aging. Because they, like others, want to feel younger for longer, food companies and food researchers are striving to reach their needs. Increased amounts of nutritional supplements and antioxidants, including calcium, vitamin D and zinc, can slow the rate of age-related disease and ... More About: Diet , Boomers , Hand , Indulgence
Exercise, Caffeine Fight Cancer
More articles from this author:2007-08-01 02:53:00 Can adding a cup or two of coffee to the exercise routine increase protection from skin cancer? New research indicates that just might be the case.The combination of exercise and caffeine increased destruction of precancerous cells that had been damaged by the sun’s ultraviolet-B radiation, according to a team of researchers at Rutgers University. Americans suffer ... More About: Research , Cancer , Exercise , Fight , Caff 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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