O Christmas tree: Your bark may fight arthritis
...ent study. But dont try to brew your own pine bark remedy at home, Pihlaja and his associates warn, as further studies are needed to ensure the safety of its components. The National Technology Agency of Finland provided funding for this study. The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization, char...Complementary and alternative therapies and conventional medical therapies
...without consulting a health care professional. To remedy this situation, the report calls on Congress and the appropriate federal agencies to work with industry representatives, researchers, consumers, and other stakeholders to amend DSHEA to implement quality-control standards for each step of the manufac...Plant derivative attacks the roots of leukemia
... Feverfew has been used for centuries as an herbal remedy to reduce fevers and inflammation, to prevent migr...er, would not be able to take enough of the herbal remedy to halt the disease.) Investigating stem cells that give rise to cancer is an urgent new initiative,...Branding practices in rural India should be banned
...J. Branding or inflicting burns over the body as a remedy for illnesses such as pneumonia, jaundice, and convulsions, is a harmful practice prevalent in rural India. Children and young babies are worst affected by this superstitious practice, which causes serious ill health and delays in seeking proper medi...ORLANDO -- The widely used herbal remedy St. John's wort appears to amplify the action of the popular blood-thinning drug clopidogrel, sold as Plavix, a small new clinical study finds. The effect could increase the risk of bleeding among those who take both substances, say the physicians f...