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Alternative Medicine October 28, 2015

Traditional Chinese medicine may reduce risk of diabetes

New research shows Chinese herbal medicine may hold promising solutions for people with prediabetes, reports a study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Alternative Medicine October 28, 2015

Europe approves high-price gene therapy

European officials have approved the Western world's first gene therapy drug from a small Dutch biotech company, in a milestone for the novel medical technology that fixes faulty genes

Medications October 27, 2015

Combined supplements no better for cholesterol

The cholesterol-lowering agent red yeast rice, an alternative treatment method for patients that can't tolerate statin drugs, doesn't work any better when a plant-derived compound called sterol is added to it, according to a new study. 

Alternative Medicine October 27, 2015

X-ray reveals hundreds of gold acupuncture needles left in woman's knees

When doctors examined an X-ray image of the knees of a woman experiencing severe joint pain, they found a gold mine: hundreds of tiny gold acupuncture needles left in her tissue.

Alternative Medicine October 27, 2015

New 'snail facial' used to prevent aging in Japan

Japanese women in search of a more youthful look are turning towards a curious new treatment: snail facials.

Alternative Medicine October 27, 2015

Popular supplement is culprit in itchy rash

A 55-year-old man in California who went to a dermatologist with an itchy rash over his face, torso, abdomen and scalp turned out to be suffering from a side effect of taking a popular supplement called kava kava, according to a recent report of his case.

Alternative Medicine October 27, 2015

Rhodiola rosea: Nature’s antidepressant

Rhodiola rosea, also known as Golden Root or Arctic Root, gives a terrific lift to body and mind.  Over 300 human studies on Rhodiola rosea show that the plant has anti-stress, anti-anxiety, and anti-depressant properties, and that taking the extract of the root produces no significant negative effects

Alternative Medicine October 27, 2015

Acupuncture may not be effective for knee pain, study says

Acupuncture won't improve chronic knee pain in middle-aged people, researchers say.

Alternative Medicine October 27, 2015

More Americans using acupuncture for common ailments

Americans are using acupuncture more to provide relief from pain and common ailments, according to a new survey

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH October 27, 2015

Daily pot use not associated with brain shrinkage, study says

Daily marijuana use is not associated with brain shrinkage when using a like-for-like method to control for the effects of alcohol consumption on those who both drink and toke up, a new study from Colorado has found.

Alternative Medicine October 27, 2015

Medical marijuana for your pet?

More people are using medical marijuana to treat pets for a variety of conditions, ranging from separation anxiety and noise phobia to cancer, according to the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) News. Now, as more states begin to legalize the drug for humans, veterinarians and pet owners are calling for more research into the use and safety of the drug in pets.