http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Bluecohosh-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:37:31 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/chinese-herb-may-curb-binge-drinking-treat-alcoholism-101464-1.htm An extract of the Chinese herb kudzu dramatically reduces drinking and may be useful in the treatment of alcoholism and curbing binge drinking. This is according to a new study by McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers. "Our study is further evidence that components found in kudzu root can reduce alcohol consumption and do so without adverse side effects," said David Penetar, PhD, of the Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory at McLean Hospital, and the lead author of the study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chinese-herb-may-curb-binge-drinking-treat-alcoholism-101464-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-most-senior-citizens-in-delhi-ncr-have-bone-ailments-101154-1.htm A recent study states that as many as 85 percent of senior citizens in the national capital region (NCR) have bone and joint ailments. The epidemiological study by the Arthritis Federation of India (AFI), conducted among 1,300 senior citizens living in residences on the second floor and above, revealed that 10 percent of the elderly in the age group of 60-65 and 17 percent of those above 66 were not able to walk down to the ground floor. Just 56 percent of the people between 60-65 and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-most-senior-citizens-in-delhi-ncr-have-bone-ailments-101154-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-mixing-drugs-herb-remedies-can-damage-health-100874-1.htm Combining common drugs with herbal, dietary or nutritional supplements can damage health, say researchers. "'Natural' does not equal 'safe,'" and the effects and interactions of herbal or dietary supplements and functional foods such as energy drinks or nutritional bars can be difficult to predict, says Catherine Ulbricht, senior attending pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital. "If something has a therapeutic action in a human body, this substance can also cause a reaction ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-mixing-drugs-herb-remedies-can-damage-health-100874-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-Benefits-of-Indian-Herbs-Need-Global-Focus-Expert-92397-1.htm The health benefits of Indian herbs and the need for scientific research to evaluate herbal principles formed the crux of the Madras Science Foundation's Dr.T.R.Govindachari Memorial Lecture delivered by Prof. S.P. Thyagarajan, Pro-Chancellor (Research), Sri Ramachandra University. The lecture dwelt around Phyllanthus amarus (traditionally known as "Kizhanelli") whose plant principles were subjected to extensive research and resulted in an indigenous drug for the treatment of chronic jaundice, called Hepatitis-B....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-Benefits-of-Indian-Herbs-Need-Global-Focus-Expert-92397-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Herbs-To-Stop-Lethal-Bleeding-After-Birth-89745-1.htm Danish researchers have identified several herbs that could help stop lethal bleedings after birth. They examined a number of plants which are used for illegal abortions in Tanzania. The lab tests show that several of the plants can make the uterus tissue contract and that the plants therefore can be used to staunch bleeding. This new knowledge is now to be conveyed in rural Tanzania where access to medicine often is difficult. Every year around 350,000 women die globally due to post partum bleedings - blood loss during child birth....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Herbs-To-Stop-Lethal-Bleeding-After-Birth-89745-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herb-to-Treat-Alzheimers-Disease-89709-1.htm A practical method has been developed by Yale University researchers to create a compound called huperzine A found in Chinese club moss. This compound is believed to treat Alzheimer's disease. They believe that the compound could also potentially combat the effects of chemical warfare agents. Until now, researchers have only been able to derive small amounts of the compound directly from the Huperzia serrata plant, or had to resort to lengthy and cumbersome methods to synthesize it in the lab....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herb-to-Treat-Alzheimers-Disease-89709-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herb-may-Help-Fight-H1N1-Infection-89219-1.htm Researchers in China suggest that there could be a herbal remedy for H1N1 virus after they compared popular prescription medicine, Tamiflu to a common herbal remedy known as maxingshigan-yinqiaosan. Researchers at Beijing's Chao-Yang Hospital compared the effectiveness of maxingshigan-yinqiaosan with Oseltamivir, which is sold under the brand name Tamiflu. Over 410 people, between 15 to 59 years of age, infected with H1N1 virus took part in the study. The researchers divided the participants into ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herb-may-Help-Fight-H1N1-Infection-89219-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Caution-Against-Discontinuing-Drugs-Used-For-Lung-Ailments-86889-1.htm The National Health Service (NHS) is cautioning patients against discontinuing anticholinergic drugs despite some recent adverse findings. The drugs in question have a range of applications, from blocking hayfever to improving breathing in some chronic lung conditions. They are also used in treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal and genitourinary problems and in certain psychiatric conditions too. An example of commonly used anticholinergic drugs is a special group ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Caution-Against-Discontinuing-Drugs-Used-For-Lung-Ailments-86889-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herbs-Could-Offer-New-Cure-for-Parkinsonss-86609-1.htm A study has indicated that Chinese herbs such as hooked herb, root extract and a dash of bark could provide treatments for diseases such as Parkinson's and irritable bowel syndrome. For the study, 115 people with Parkinson's were given a combination of traditional Chinese medical herbs, including gou teng (herb with hook-like branches) or a placebo for 13 weeks early this year. The results showed that volunteers who had taken the herbs slept better and had more fluent speech than those taking the placebo....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herbs-Could-Offer-New-Cure-for-Parkinsonss-86609-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Indian-Herbs-Explored-as-Source-of-New-Antibiotics-85280-1.htm New research published by BioMed Central's open access journal IAnnals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials/I investigates the potency of Indian wild plants against bacterial and fungal infections in the mouths of oral cancer patients. Researchers from Rohtak, India, tested extracts from several plants used in traditional or folk medicine against microbials found in the mouths of oral cancer patients. Of the 40 patients involved in the study, 35 had compromised immune systems with severely reduced neutrophil counts....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Indian-Herbs-Explored-as-Source-of-New-Antibiotics-85280-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Ginseng-and-Saffron-can-Act-as-Aphrodisiacs-82915-1.htm Man's quest for an aphrodisiac that can be commonly used in the diet can be at an end after a new study published in the journal Food Research International suggests that items such as ginseng and saffron can increase sexual desire. Researchers from University of Guelph, Ontario, analyzed hundreds of food items and found that apart from ginseng and saffron, other items such as cloves, garlic and yohimbine, a substance that grows naturally in West African trees, also increase sexual desire. The researchers also found some surprising facts....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Ginseng-and-Saffron-can-Act-as-Aphrodisiacs-82915-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Death-From-Severe-Malaria-Could-Be-Averted-With-Herbs-Used-in-Chinese-Medicine-82425-1.htm Scientists have found that antimalarial drug artesunate, which is derived from herbs used in Chinese medicine, is more effective than quinine at preventing death in patients with severe malaria. Severe malaria occurs when the disease affects the function of vital organs. It is associated with rarer cerebral malaria, which affects the brain and can lead to long-term disability. Artesunate was recommended as the preferred treatment for adults with severe malaria by the World Health Organization ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Death-From-Severe-Malaria-Could-Be-Averted-With-Herbs-Used-in-Chinese-Medicine-82425-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Large-Study-to-Find-Common-Ailments-in-India-Initiated-80254-1.htm A large scale study to find some of the most common ailments affecting people in India will be conducted on Tuesday with more than 12,000 doctors taking part in the study. Known as the Poseidon study, the initiative attempts to find the most common illnesses for which people visit their doctors. The study has been initiated by Pune's Chest Research Foundation (CRF) and will be based on internationally validated methodology. CRF director, Dr Sundeep Salvi revealed that over 5 lakh patients across ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Large-Study-to-Find-Common-Ailments-in-India-Initiated-80254-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Clinical-Trials-to-Test-Chinese-Herbs-Efficacy-To-Treat-Obesity-Under-Way-78928-1.htm Researchers have begun clinical trials to find out how well an anti-obesity compound derived from a Chinese herb works in humans. South Dakota State University researcher Gareth Davies, the scientific director for the Avera Institute for Human Behavioral Genetics in Sioux Falls, said collaborators from SDSU and Avera have published several articles about the compound, AIHBG-10. "We studied a natural product used extensively in Chinese medicine to treat obesity," he said....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Clinical-Trials-to-Test-Chinese-Herbs-Efficacy-To-Treat-Obesity-Under-Way-78928-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Find-Ways-to-Counter-Ginseng-Bitterness-77738-1.htm University of Illinois scientists have found a way to counter the bitterness of ginseng. "Consumers like to see ginseng on a product's ingredient list because studies show that it improves memory, enhances libido and sexual performance, boosts immunity, and alleviates diabetes. But the very compounds that make ginseng good for you also make it taste bitter," said Soo-Yeun Lee, a U of I associate professor of food science and human nutrition. In an earlier study, Lee and U of I professor of food chemistry Shelly J....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Find-Ways-to-Counter-Ginseng-Bitterness-77738-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-giving-Herb-Ginseng-Honored-by-South-Koreans-73822-1.htm Han Myung-Ja, 52, gets very excited as she unearths a giant ginseng root with her hoe. She fills a basket with the man-shaped root as she collects seasonal presents for family and friends -- one of dozens of people doing the same at South Korea's biggest ginseng festival. The herb, known to Koreans as the "root of life" for its purported health-giving properties, grows wild in deep valleys and on shaded hillsides and has also been cultivated on the peninsula for 1,500 years. Devotees ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-giving-Herb-Ginseng-Honored-by-South-Koreans-73822-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herbs-Offer-Hope-for-Type-2-Diabetes-72825-1.htm A new study has found that emodin, a natural product that can be extracted from various Chinese herbs including Rheum palmatum and Polygonum cuspidatum, shows promise as an agent that could reduce the impact of type 2 diabetes. The study showed that giving emodin to mice with diet-induced obesity lowered blood glucose and serum insulin, improved insulin resistance and lead to more healthy levels of lipid in the blood. It also decreased body weight and reduced central fat mass. "If repeated ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herbs-Offer-Hope-for-Type-2-Diabetes-72825-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Herb-from-Paraguay-may-be-Sugar-Substitute-71214-1.htm Stevia, a herb found in Paraguay, may be a suitable sugar substitute as it is sweeter than sugar, but comes without the added calories. Stevia Biotech Pvt Ltd managing director Sourabh Agarwal said that his company has approached the agriculture ministry with a view to get clearance for wider cultivation of the herb. "It is a zero calorie sweetener and without any side effects. It can replace sugar in every aspect," Agarwal said, adding that the herb could be cultivated anywhere. "For commercial ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Herb-from-Paraguay-may-be-Sugar-Substitute-71214-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Lifestyle-Ailments-Exert-Pressure-on-Healthcare-in-Asia-67163-1.htm Asia's healthcare system is unable to withstand the immense pressure due to increase in lifestyle related ailments connected to increasing wealth. A rapidly ageing population, expensive medical technologies and more demanding patients are adding to the burden, said experts attending a regional healthcare conference this week in Singapore. Budgetary constraints are hobbling government spending, but allowing the private sector to lead could take medical care further beyond the poor's reach, the experts said....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Lifestyle-Ailments-Exert-Pressure-on-Healthcare-in-Asia-67163-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Stevia-Herb-Sweetens-a-Zero-calorie-Global-Market-67004-1.htm Also having the appeal of being natural, a sweetener derived from the South American herb stevia is taking the global marketplace by storm, promising a zero-calorie product. The global market for stevia sweeteners has already hit 500 million dollars following US regulatory approval and could reach 10 billion dollars in a few years, according to market research firm Mintel. Stevia, which originated in Paraguay but has been used for decades in Japan and other Asian nations, got a major boost ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Stevia-Herb-Sweetens-a-Zero-calorie-Global-Market-67004-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Milk-Thistle-Herb-can-Protect-Liver-from-Adverse-Effects-of-Chemotherapy-62902-1.htm Milk thistle can help treat liver inflammation in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, a new study has suggested. Drugs used in chemotherapy often cause inflammation in the liver but the study has found that the herb could prevent chemo from harming the patients' liver. Kara Kelly of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center in New York City and her team carried out a randomized, controlled, double ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Milk-Thistle-Herb-can-Protect-Liver-from-Adverse-Effects-of-Chemotherapy-62902-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Banned-Chinese-Herb-may-Trigger-Urinary-Tract-Cancer-62675-1.htm The consumption of popular Chinese herbal products containing carcinogen aristolochic acid is linked to an increased risk of urinary tract cancer, a new study has found. Many countries, such as Taiwan, have banned products containing aristolochic acid because of clinical cases of urothelial cancer in association with aristolochic acid use. However, no such associations have been documented in herbal products containing aristolochic acid. To examine this association, Jung-Der Wang, , ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Banned-Chinese-Herb-may-Trigger-Urinary-Tract-Cancer-62675-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Water-Pollution-In-Sutlaj-River-Causes-Skin-Diseases-And-Stomach-Ailments-To-People-57300-1.htm Water contamination due to hazardous industrial waste seeping into the Sutlaj River flowing through Ropar District in Punjab has caused people to get skin diseases and stomach ailments. Environmentalists blamed cement and thermal factories along the Sutlaj River for polluting the water, apart from effluents released into the river from factories in Himachal Pradesh. "The industrial effluents released from a thermal plant near Ghanoli in Ropar is going into the river and percolating into the ground water....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Water-Pollution-In-Sutlaj-River-Causes-Skin-Diseases-And-Stomach-Ailments-To-People-57300-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Can-Asian-Medicinal-Herbs-Fight-Type-II-Diabetes-And-Obesity-54451-1.htm Researchers are exploring the possibility of using Asian medicinal herbs to manage the global epidemic of Type II diabetes and obesity. The research team is from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Chungbuk Oriental Medicine Center in South Korea. Young-Cheul Kim, a UMass Amherst assistant professor of nutrition and an expert in how fat cells develop in the body, will study molecular-level biological function of certain medicinal herbs such as the vetch, Astragalus, also known as milk vetch or huang chi....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Can-Asian-Medicinal-Herbs-Fight-Type-II-Diabetes-And-Obesity-54451-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Vegetarianism-Scares-Off-Certain-Chronic-Ailments-Like-Heart-Disease-Cancer-and-Diabetes-54283-1.htm Vegetarian diets may turn down certain risks, a new report has claimed. These include the prevention and easier treatment of chronic ailments like heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes. The report was written by Winston Craig, PhD, MPH, RD, professor and chair of the department of nutrition and wellness at Andrews University; and Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, nutrition advisor at the Vegetarian Resource Group, Baltimore, Md. Vegetarian diets are often associated with health advantages including ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Vegetarianism-Scares-Off-Certain-Chronic-Ailments-Like-Heart-Disease-Cancer-and-Diabetes-54283-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Herb-Used-in-Chinese-Medicine-Hold-Promise-for-Autoimmune-Disease-52561-1.htm A drug derived from the hydrangea root, used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine, shows promise in treating autoimmune disorders, report researchers from the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the Immune Disease Institute at Children's Hospital Boston (PCMM/IDI), along with the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. In the June 5 edition of IScience/I, they show that a small-molecule compound known as halofuginone inhibits the development of Th17 cells, immune cells recently ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Herb-Used-in-Chinese-Medicine-Hold-Promise-for-Autoimmune-Disease-52561-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Ginseng-Does-Have-Anti-inflammatory-Effects-Study-51372-1.htm Laboratory experiments have demonstrated the immunological effects of ginseng. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access IJournal of Translational Medicine/I have shown that the herb, much used in traditional Chinese and other Asian medicine, does have anti-inflammatory effects. Allan Lau led a team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong who identified seven ginseng constituents, ginsenosides, which showed immune-suppressive effects. He said, "The anti-inflammatory role ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Ginseng-Does-Have-Anti-inflammatory-Effects-Study-51372-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/GinsengTraditional-Chinese-Herb-May-Help-Make-Immunological-Drugs-51330-1.htm Ginseng, a herb which has long been used in traditional Chinese and other Asian medicine, naturally contains anti-inflammatory effects that may be used to make immunological medications, according to a study. Led by Allan Lau, a team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong conducted laboratory experiments and identified seven ginseng constituents, ginsenosides, which showed immune-suppressive effects. "The anti-inflammatory role of ginseng may be due to the combined effects of these ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/GinsengTraditional-Chinese-Herb-May-Help-Make-Immunological-Drugs-51330-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Validates-Herbs-Potency-To-Cure-Gastric-Ulcer-51055-1.htm A study conducted by Saudi Arabian researchers has confirmed that a herb called Rocket "Eruca sativa L." (EER), a member of the Brassicacae family, has potential anti-ulcer medicinal properties. Led by Dr. Syed Rafatullah, the research team validated the gastric anti-ulcer properties of EER on experimentally-induced gastric secretion and ulceration in albino rats. For their research, the group undertook gastric acid secretion studies using pylorus-ligated rats. They revealed that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Validates-Herbs-Potency-To-Cure-Gastric-Ulcer-51055-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Raipur-Residents-Shoo-Away-Their-Ailments-With-Laughter-49590-1.htm An hour of hearty laughter a day, residents of Raipur hope, will keep their ailments away! And they are proving the long-forgotten truism, 'Laughter is the best medicine' right! Every morning, around 150 men and women, mostly senior citizens, assemble at a park near the office of State District Collector, and start their day on a positive note. The idea of the laughter club was first started in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria Lokendwala. The club believes that laughter is the best ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Raipur-Residents-Shoo-Away-Their-Ailments-With-Laughter-49590-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergies-and-Respiratory-Ailments-on-the-Increase-in-New-Delhi-44458-1.htm Vehicular pollution is wrecking havoc to health of New Delhi residents, according to a recent study conducted by Vallabh Bhai Patel Chest Institute. Nearly one in ten children between 5 and 14 years suffer from asthma and other allergies owing to vehicular pollution. According to Dr. Rajiv Uttam, a pediatric pulmonologist with Fortis Hospital in New Delhi, numbers of children with allergic problems is on the rise. He cautions parents against the indiscriminate use of cough and cold suppressants ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Allergies-and-Respiratory-Ailments-on-the-Increase-in-New-Delhi-44458-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herb-may-Harbour-HIV-Cure-44103-1.htm A new UCLA AIDS Institute study has found that a chemical from the Astragalus root, frequently used in Chinese herbal therapy, may help in the fight against HIV. Like other kinds of cells, immune cells lose the ability to divide as they age because a part of their chromosomes known as a telomere becomes progressively shorter with cell division. As a result, the cell changes in many ways, and its disease fighting ability is compromised. But the new study has shown that the chemical, TAT2, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herb-may-Harbour-HIV-Cure-44103-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Man-Owes-His-Back-Ailments-Cure-to-Elephant-shaped-Ganesh-Plant-43223-1.htm Many would pass the purple flower that sprouted between two concrete slabs in a Queens backyard as another unwanted weed, but Jamaican resident Sam Lal thinks that the plant resembling Lord Ganesh holds holy powers. He claims that the growth of unusual amaranth plant has cured his back ailments. The plant, which is not native to the area, has a trunk that resembles the elephant-headed god. And now Lal, a Hindu by religion, is seeing an inundation of neighbours and friends to have a glimpse of the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Man-Owes-His-Back-Ailments-Cure-to-Elephant-shaped-Ganesh-Plant-43223-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Koreas-Red-Ginseng-Has-Ever-growing-Fan-Club-42383-1.htm Hard training and dedication brought South Korean athletes a record 13 gold medals in this summer's Beijing Olympics, but some may have had a secret weapon -- Korean ginseng. Archers and weightlifters received a regular supply of red ginseng, according to a spokesman for the state-run Korea Ginseng Corp. The herb known as "the root of life" has been cultivated in Korea for 1,500 years and is steadily adding to its fan club overseas. While it is especially popular among athletes, Koreans ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Koreas-Red-Ginseng-Has-Ever-growing-Fan-Club-42383-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Herbs-and-Spices-can-Fight-Diabetes-40297-1.htm Researchers at the University of Georgia have opined that herbs and spices can ward off the dangerous health fallouts of high blood sugar. The study, which appears in the current issue of the Journal of Medicinal Food, tested extracts from 24 common herbs and spices. Their results reveal that the antioxidants in these herbs naturally stall the tissue damage and inflammation caused by high levels of blood sugar. In addition to finding high levels of antioxidant-rich compounds known as phenols, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Herbs-and-Spices-can-Fight-Diabetes-40297-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/UP-Villagers-Suffer-from-Eye-Ailments-Due-to-Toxic-Emissions-39908-1.htm Residents of Akbarpur Mati village near Kanpur are suffering from corneal diseases and other eye allergies brought on by toxic emissions from about 300 factories. "The ashes from the factories which are running in the vicinity affect the eyesight of everyone. Some people get their checkup done and are cured but again after some days the problem reoccurs," said Raju, a villager. The doctors have claimed that out of the 80 patients visiting the clinic, 50 percent have been victims of corneal injuries and allergic conjunctivitis....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/UP-Villagers-Suffer-from-Eye-Ailments-Due-to-Toxic-Emissions-39908-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Herb-With-Cancer-Curing-Property-37904-1.htm A local herb in Manipur is thought to have cancer curing properties. This has prompted Institute of bioresource and sustainable development (IBSD) to launch an investigation into the herb. IBSD sources said that the herb is known as 'zanlung damdei.' Ot is reported that this herb was discovered by a villager named Chawlien Hmar at Saikot village in Churachandpur district. Project coordinator Mohindro Singh Khaidem is leading the investigation into the medicinal properties of the herb....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Herb-With-Cancer-Curing-Property-37904-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coriander-is-the-King-of-Herbs-in-Britain-35808-1.htm A new survey has found that the widely used Asian herb coriander is now the king of herbs in Britain. The herb, which is scattered on curries, baked in breads and simmered in soups, accounts for a quarter of all fresh herb sales, despite having only been grown commercially in Britain since the 1970s. Basil comes in second with 19 per cent. This is followed by old favourite parsley, both flat-leaved and curly varieties. The country's top ten herb chart was compiled by Fresh Herbs, an organisation representing British herb growers....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coriander-is-the-King-of-Herbs-in-Britain-35808-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Traditional-Chinese-Herbs-may-Help-to-Ease-Eczema-34114-1.htm A traditional combinations of five Chinese herbs may help treat people suffering from eczema, a new study by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong suggests. In the study, the researchers found that patients using the herbal treatment had to rely less on conventional medicines, and that it improved the quality of life for young patients with atopic eczema. However, UK experts have warned that patients must consult a doctor before taking herbal remedies. For the study, the researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Traditional-Chinese-Herbs-may-Help-to-Ease-Eczema-34114-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Simple-Saline-Nasal-Washes-Could-Keep-Respiratory-Ailments-At-Bay-32119-1.htm A new study has reported that a saline nasal wash solution made from processed seawater might help kids with a common cold. According to the study, conducted by Dr. Ivo Slapak and colleagues at the Teaching Hospital of Brno in the Czech Republic, the solution can help by reducing symptoms associated with the common cold, as well as reducing the risk of recurrent respiratory infections. "Nasal irrigation with isotonic [balanced] saline solutions seems effective in such health conditions and is often ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Simple-Saline-Nasal-Washes-Could-Keep-Respiratory-Ailments-At-Bay-32119-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Ailments-Doubled-By-Depression-And-Anxiety-32008-1.htm The mind rules the heart , literally. A new study by McGill University and University of Montreal researchers has found that major anxiety and/or depression, can double a coronary artery disease patient's chances of repeated heart ailments. This is one of the first studies to focus on patients with stable coronary artery disease -- not those who were hospitalized for events such as a heart attack. "We found that both major depression and generalized anxiety disorder were more common in cardiac ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Ailments-Doubled-By-Depression-And-Anxiety-32008-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Treatment-for-Non-cancer-Ailments-Improves-Survival-Rates-of-Cancer-Patients-31194-1.htm A new study has revealed that treatment for non-cancer health issues, even after the diagnosis of the disease, may improve survival rates of cancer patients. The study cited that if cancer patients receive specialist treatment for often ignored non-cancer health issues, it might result in a prolonged survival rate. The study, led by Caroline Carney Doebbeling, M.D., M.Sc., associate professor of medicine and of psychiatry at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and Laura Jones, Ph.D., at the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Treatment-for-Non-cancer-Ailments-Improves-Survival-Rates-of-Cancer-Patients-31194-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Reveals-Surgeries-and-Ailments-Have-Not-Changed-Much-Since-Ancient-Times-30468-1.htm Italian archaeologists have shed new light on how doctors practised in Roman times by discovering an ancient doctor's surgery. The medical implements found show that doctors, their surgeries and the ailments they treated have not changed much in 1,800 years. The discovery revealed that sore joints were widespread, patients were frequently told to change their diets, and the good doctor of the coastal town of Rimini even performed house calls. For the past 17 years, archaeologists have carefully ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Reveals-Surgeries-and-Ailments-Have-Not-Changed-Much-Since-Ancient-Times-30468-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hot-Iron-Rod-Treatment-for-Curing-Ailments-Still-Rampant-in-Rajasthan-27972-1.htm Hot iron rods are still used to treat the sick in some villages of Rajasthan. Clinging to superstitions, residents of some villages in Jodhpur district would rather subject themselves to hot iron rod treatment at the hands of witch doctors instead of going to qualified doctors. A two-month-old girl in Doli village was recently down with pneumonia. She was rushed to a 'phopa', as witch doctors are called who promptly branded her with hot iron rods. Although the baby continues to suffer, villagers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hot-Iron-Rod-Treatment-for-Curing-Ailments-Still-Rampant-in-Rajasthan-27972-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herb-Used-for-Treating-Snakebite-may-Harbour-Cure-for-HIV-26958-1.htm Scientists from Australia, Europe and the US have found that a Chinese herb, which has been used to treat snakebites and boils for centuries, has the potential to fight HIV/AIDS. The researchers say that an Asian violet known as Viola yedoensis contains tiny proteins that appear to kill off infected cells. Such anti-HIV and anti-bacterial qualities, say the researchers, make the plant a target for new drug therapies to treat the HIV virus. While presenting their findings at COMBIO 2007, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Herb-Used-for-Treating-Snakebite-may-Harbour-Cure-for-HIV-26958-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Designer-Children-for-Non-fatal-Ailments-too-British-Lawmakers-24516-1.htm The saviour siblings saga is hitting new highs. A joint committee of the British House of Commons and Lords has called for laws that would enable parents to create children in order to take stem cells from them for treatment of other family members suffering from a range of serious disorders. Presently the law in that country allows parents to use IVF procedures to select embryos that will be a genetic match to older siblings with life-threatening diseases, such as a rare blood disorder....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Designer-Children-for-Non-fatal-Ailments-too-British-Lawmakers-24516-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sioux-Herb-Confirmed-as-Shield-Against-Colds-22609-1.htm Echinacea, a medicinal herb that came to prominence thanks to its use by Sioux Indians, can more than halve the risk of catching a cold, a wide-scale study has confirmed. Taking echinacea supplements can reduce the risk of a cold by 58 percent and may also shorten the duration of a cold almost one and a half days, according to the paper, published on Sunday in the July issue of the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The study is a "meta-analysis" comparing the outcome of 14 published trials using echinacea....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sioux-Herb-Confirmed-as-Shield-Against-Colds-22609-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20758 Sales of herbal dietary supplements have skyrocketed by 100 percent in the United States during the last 10 years, but most people don't consider evidence-based indications before using them, according to a University of Iowa study published in this month's Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Two-thirds of people who use herbs don't do so in accordance with scientific guidelines, according to the article. Meanwhile, sales of herbal supplements reached (Dollor) 18.8 billion in 2003, up 100 percent from (Dollor) 8.8 billion in 1994....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20758 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20738 This is perhaps the first clinical study that relates the collapse of the trade center to lung ailments in the rescuers, due to inhalation of dust and pollutants during the rescue operation. The rescuers seem to be suffering a rare type of lung condition which showed up a year after the catastrophe. Medical specialists from the Fire Department and from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that 13 firefighters and emergency medical service workers were sick with sarcoidosis - a serious ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20738 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=19851 A Duke University scientist has come out with a possible herbal cure for urinary track infection (UTI). Soman Abraham and team from the Duke University Medical Center found that the herb called forskalin or commonly known as the Indian Coleus plant, can significantly reduce UTI as well as help antibiotics kill 90 percent of the bacteria associated with it. The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) says urinary tract infections are a serious health problem ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=19851