Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine
... ... We have found that 20...Chinese children with hearing devices benefit from new speech test
LOS ANGELES, CHENGDU, China and SYDNEY, Australia August 13, 2007 More than 4,000 children in China who have received cochlear implants and other devices will soon benefit from a speech perception test offered in Mandarin. The Mandarin Early Speech Perception (MESP) test was developed in collaboration between Sigfrid D. Soli, Ph.D., of the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles and Yun Zheng, MD,...Chinese space agency joins the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters'
... China National Space Administration (CNSA) Administrator Prof. Dr Sun Laiyan signed the Charter on 24 May at ESA headquarters in Paris, France, in the presence of ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and CNES Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Yannick d'Escatha. ..."The International Charter Space and Majo...Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs may help women with breast cancer
... ... Chinese medicinal herbs include mixtures of herbal compounds or extracts f...Traditional Chinese medical beliefs still relevant in Beijing
... Over a two-month period, she gathered ethnographic data from 67 respondents, including patients, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) professionals, and dental practitioners. Each of the respondents used the concept of shang huo (rising heat) to describe oral health problems....Traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes has scientific backing
Reports of a traditional Chinese medicine having beneficial effects for people suffering from type 2 diabetes...now has some scientific evidence to back up the claims. A collaboration between Chinese, Korean, and...Australian scientists at Sydney's Garvan Institute, has revealed that the natural plant product berberine could be a valuable new treatment.... Berberine is found in the roots and bar...Research reinforces findings that Chinese exercises benefit older adults
... Qigong (chee-kung) and Taiji (tye-chee) or Tai Chi, as it is more commonly known in the U.S. combine simple, graceful movements and meditation. Qigong, which dates to the middle of the first millennium B.C., is a series of integrated exercises believed to have positive, relaxing effects on a person's mind, body and spirit. Tai Chi is a holistic form...28-site trial studying Chinese herb as Alzheimer's treatment
Washington, DC Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center's Memory Disorders Program are directing the first U.S. study to determine whether huperzine A, derived from the Chinese club moss plant Huperzia serrata, improves cognitive function in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study, which is recruiting participants at 28 sites across the country, is jointly funded by the Nat...Salt substitute significantly reduces hypertension amongst rural Chinese
A salt substitute specially formulated to be flavourful and effective has significantly reduced blood pressure among high-risk residents of northern, rural China, where home-pickled foods are a dietary mainstay and hypertension is rampant....... This simple approach announced today at the American College of Cardiology's 55th Annual Scientific Session in Atlanta by The George Institute for Intern...Chinese, Tibetan and Indian herbal medicines may help people with irritable bowel syndrome
Traditional herbal medicines may improve symptoms of abdominal pain, disturbed bowel movements, and/or bloating and distension caused by Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). This was the conclusion of a systematic review of clinical studies that is published in the latest update of The Cochrane Library.... ...Authors searched for studies that evaluated the effectiveness of traditional herbs including...Ancient Chinese remedy shows potential in preventing breast cancer
A derivative of the sweet wormwood plant used since ancient times to fight malaria and shown to precisely target and kill cancer cells may someday aid in stopping breast cancer before it gets a toehold....In a new study, two University of Washington bioengineers found that the substance, artemisinin, appeared to prevent the onset of breast cancer in rats that had been given a cancer-causing agent...UQ researchers show traditional Chinese exercises can help combat diabetes
A pilot study for Australia's first clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of traditional Chinese exercises in preventing the growing problem of diabetes has produced startling results. ...... The team from The University of Queensland found that by performing the Chinese exercises Qigong and Tai Chi, participants significantly improved several indicators of metabolic syndrome including HbA...Around 18 million adults in China are obese, 137 million are overweight, and 64 million have metabolic syndrome--a condition where a number of risk factors for heart disease are present, suggests a study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET....... The metabolic syndrome is characterised by a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors, including abdominal obesity, raised blood pressure and...