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Rsearchers will unveil findings that show that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for depression during pregnancy, in a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal M...  Read more

Alternative medicine has caught the imagination of more and more Americans who are turning to herbal remedies to help manage chronic conditions or promote general health and wellness. But ex...  Read more

Pain management stands to advantage with massage and other hands-on approaches, new studies have found.

Also, spinal manipulation and Rolfing, apart from the Alexander technique...  Read more

Research has helped develop a genetic map to speed up breeding of the medicinal herb Artemisia annua and rapidly develop the species into a high-yielding crop. The same has been published by...  Read more

The question on whether electro-acupuncture prevents prolonged postoperative ileus is addressed in a research article to be published on January 7 , 2010 in the World Journal of Gastroent...  Read more

Essential oils derived from the common herb, known as thyme, could help suppress inflammation, shows a new study.

Essential oils from plants have long been a component of home re...  Read more

Brit students at a leading public school are to receive weekly 40-minute classes in meditation and stress relief as per a new addition to the school curriculum.

The Tonbridge Sch...  Read more

A new study has found that drinking green tea could modulate the effect of smoking on lung cancer.

Results of this hospital-based, randomized study conducted in Taiwan were prese...  Read more

Acupuncture not only helps reduce hot flashes, but also improves sex drive of breast cancer patients, a new study has found.

The Henry Ford Hospital study revealed that acupun...  Read more

53-year-old Joan van Holsteijn opted to use mistletoe instead of chemotherapy when she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Joan decided to shun chemotherapy after she found that inject...  Read more