Breast cancer survivors often have more severe hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms than other women, yet they have limited treatment choices. Hormone replacement therapy, for example, is not an option for cancer survivors because it may increase their risk for disease recurrence. Therapies widely used to prevent cancer recurrence, such as tamoxifen, also tend [...]
Meditation can affect certain brain regions and make people more compassionate, kind, and loving. A study by University of Wisconsin-Madison proved that meditation makes people more sensitive towards other people. Scientists examined 16 Tibetan monks who had at least 10000 hours of meditation, and 16 volunteers with no meditation experience. They used functional magnetic resonance [...]
Hay fever is often seen as a trivial ailment but this annoying and sometimes distressing complaint now affects about 15 to 20% of the population in the UK. With spring on the way, hay fever sufferers need to review their options for treatment. Conventional medications such as antihistamines and topical steroids, although more refined than [...]
The Faculty of Homeopathy, the professional body for doctors and other statutorily regulated healthcare professionals who integrate homeopathy into their practice, has long held the position that homeopathic medicine should not be promoted for the prevention of malaria. It is still the case that there is no evidence to justify the use of Malaria officinalis [...]
Americans who are looking for alternatives to the labyrinth that is US healthcare system need look no longer. Omedtra, a medical tourism, health travel and wellness company, is helping to make affordable, care-oriented medical treatment solutions available to patients everywhere. An increasingly popular topic in America’s healthcare debate, medical tourism provides a reliable healthcare option [...]
God ordained that plants be used as medicine, Ezekiel 47:12. Essential oils extracted from plants were man’s first medicine, valued more than gold during the time of Christ. Today they still work better than antibiotics and drugs, and without dangerous side effects. Essential oils are the life blood of the plant. Their tiny oxygenating molecules [...]
Homeopathy Awareness Week focuses on helping those who suffer from allergies including hay fever, allergic asthma and eczema, and it couldn’t come at a better time. Homeopathy is an effective treatment for allergies. European researchers have found that homeopathy is as good as conventional medicine (which often produces unwanted side-effects) in the treatment of eczema [...]
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Wednesday, drugs designed to help control Type 2 diabetes, like the well-known prescription medication Avandia, should be subjected to more rigorous safety reviews to ensure they don’t raise the risk of heart problems. In light of this news, we believe that taking a look at some of [...]
