Alternative Medicine

Music Becomes A Healer as We Are The World Is Recreated For Haiti

Tyler Woods Ph.D. — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:30:26 +0000

The 2010 remake of We Are the World is intended to help Haiti while using music as a healer to begin to heal the trauma it left on the entire planet.

In 1985 a Song called We Are The World was put together by 45 top musicians to help aid the African Famine.

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TG Daily, Gather News, USA Today, Tonic

Music Therapy Can Benefit Many

Denise Reynolds RD — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:21:50 +0000

Music therapy is an intervention designed to improve health status that includes musical interaction between the therapist and a patient within a structured theoretical framework and in which outcomes were born of music, talk inspired by music or therapeutic relationships.

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Washington Post

Touch, Massage Relieve Symptoms in Cancer Patients

Deborah Mitchell — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:32:58 +0000

Never underestimate the power of touch and massage, especially when it comes to cancer patients. A recent study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) finds that family caregivers can significantly reduce the suffering experienced by cancer patients at home when they administer simple touch and massage techniques.

Never underestimate the power of touch and massage, especially when it comes to cancer patients.

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Collinge & Associates

More Insurance Companies Are Paying For Alternative Medicine

Tyler Woods Ph.D. — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:23:21 +0000

After years of being lobbied for more choice, insurers and employers are beginning to cover alternative therapies including some alternative HMOs.

Alternative medicine which was once thought to be controversial and experimental is now gaining newfound respect within the medical community.

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ABC News, Associated Press

More Med Schools Are Teaching Alternative Medicine

Tyler Woods Ph.D. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:11:54 +0000

Future doctors and nurses will be learning about acupuncture and herbs along with traditional medicine at an increasing amount of top medical schools as people are demanding a more alternative approach to their medical needs.

Ten years have gone by and $2.5 billion have been done in research, yet it all comes down to scientists, doctors and researchers have really found no cures from

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Associated Press, ABC News

More People Using Alternative Health Therapies

Tyler Woods Ph.D. — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:34:55 +0000

Americans spends about 34 billion dollars on alternative health according to the first national estimate of such out-of-pocket spending in more than a decade. This indicates that more people are using alternative therapies.

Americans spends about 34 billion dollars on alternative health according to the first national estimate of such out-of-pocket spending in more than a decade.

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Tyler Woods Ph.D.

Toad Venom May Slow Cancer Progression

Deborah Mitchell — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:43:41 +0000

People with cancer will not need to kiss a toad to get possible benefits from this amphibian. Researchers from The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center report that huachansu, a Chinese medicine made from dried toad venom, may slow progression of cancer in some patients.

People with cancer will not need to kiss a toad to get possible benefits from this amphibian. Researchers from The University of Texas M.D.

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Deborah Mitchell

Acupuncture Impacts Brain to Reduce Pain

Deborah Mitchell — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:51:09 +0000

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Use of brain imaging has revealed that acupuncture affects the brain’s ability to reduce and regulate pain. This study was the first of its kind to provide imaging of how acupuncture affects specific receptors in the brain that process and suppress pain signals.

Use of brain imaging has revealed that acupuncture affects the brain’s ability to reduce and regulate pain.

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Deborah Mitchell

Alternative Medicine Can Help Prevent Hypothyroid

Tyler Woods Ph.D. — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:43:05 +0000

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In the USA, 9 million people suffer from hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is the result of an inactive thyroid gland; one that is under-producing the hormone needed to have a balanced thyroid. Of those people with thyroid problems, 90 percent are women.

In the USA, 9 million people suffer from hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is the result of an inactive thyroid gland; one that is under-producing the hormone needed to have a balanced thyroid.

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Tyler Woods Ph.D.

Alternative Eczema Therapies Are Not Proven

Ruzanna Harutyunyan — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:39:31 +0000

Patients seeking alternative treatments to alleviate symptoms of this common, chronic, inflammatory skin disease marked by red, itchy rashes, risk developing more severe symptoms by delaying treatment.

Despite having access to some of the best health care in the world, many Americans with the most common form of eczema, known as atopic dermatitis, have sought relief from “alternative medicines.” However, dermatologists caution that patients seeking alternative treatments to alleviate symptoms of this common, chronic, inflammatory skin disease marked by red, itchy rashes, risk developing more severe symptoms by delaying treatment.

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American Academy of Dermatology

Alternative medicine could be part of health care reform

Deborah Mitchell — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:01:08 +0000

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If Senator Tom Harkin (Dem-Iowa) has his way, the new health care reform bill will provide coverage for alternative medicine practices, such as acupuncture, massage therapy, yoga, naturopathy, and herbal remedies. The measure cosponsored by Harkin would prohibit health insurance companies from discriminating against health care providers who offer alternative medicine therapies.

If Senator Tom Harkin (Dem-Iowa) has his way, the new health care reform bill will provide coverage for alternative medicine practices, such as acupuncture, massage therapy, yoga, naturopathy, and herbal remedies. The measure cosponsored by Harkin would prohibit health insurance companies from discriminating against health care providers who offer alternative medicine therapies.

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Deborah Mitchell

Music Has Future Role In Patient Rehab

Ruzanna Harutyunyan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:05:37 +0000

Blood flow and respiratory rates can synch with music, indicating that music could one day be a therapeutic tool for blood pressure control and rehabilitation.

Blood flow and respiratory rates can synch with music, indicating that music could one day be a therapeutic tool for blood pressure control and rehabilitation, according to a study by Italian researchers published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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American Heart Association

Healing Wounds With Lasers

Ruzanna Harutyunyan — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:55:59 +0000

A new optical technology that lines up living cells and controls their movements has opened the door to better artificial tissues and wounds that heal faster with less scarring.

Star Trek scanners that fix injuries with beams of light may not be science fiction after all. A new optical technology that lines up living cells and controls their movements has opened the door to better artificial tissues and wounds that heal faster with less scarring.

For years, scientists have used the energy in laser light to drill microscopic holes or as tweezers or traps to direct and maneuver small pieces of matter. Guiding entire cells, though, has proven difficult because the lasers used for manipulation tend to damage the structural units of living organisms.

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Optical Society of America

Plants Make a Difference in Promoting Health

Kathleen Blanchard RN — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:35:06 +0000

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In an effort to address the current economy, healthcare crisis, and improve life for all, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is working hard to re-educate the public on how plants make a difference in supporting personal and global health.

Recent research has focused on the disease fighting properties of natural compounds. We are finally getting the news that plant derivatives really can provide us with good health – on many levels.

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Kathleen Blanchard RN

FDA Approved Alternative for Motion Sickness

Kathleen Blanchard RN — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:26:09 +0000

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If you are looking for an alternative to medications for motion sickness, or nausea in general, try the FDA motion sickness band from Hammacher Schlemmer. The motion sickness band lasts comes with a lifetime warranty, batteries that last two years, and sells for $139.

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Kathleen Blanchard, RN