MEDICINE

Qigong And Hypertension

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Qigong, the ancient Chinese practice of harnessing Qi (vital energy), is receiving a lot of attention as a major part of traditional Chinese medicine.
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Acupuncture Needles Have Healing Effects

Acupuncture needles are thin but powerful. Many people believe in the healing powers of acupuncture needles, and more people turn to the powers of acupuncture needles every year.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine - Is It Safe?

Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture continue to gain popularity among the American public for the treatment of diseases where mainstream medical therapies have had little success.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine - a New Perspective of Healing

While we in the West are more familiar with the way doctors practice traditional medicine for healing, the ancient Eastern practice of medicine known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (or TCM), has recently become popular in the West as an alternative to traditional medicine.
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Vitamin B12 and Pernicious Anemia

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency is associated with neurologic, psychiatric, hematologic, and possibly cardiovascular aberrations.
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Vitamin E and Health

Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin which serves as an antioxidant, and also plays a role in immune function and metabolism.
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Running To Prevent Aging

Running is most likely the oldest form of exercise. Sprinting from prehistoric animals was surely the impetus for this still popular form of physical activity.
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Exercise-Your Alternative Medicine

Okay, so here's a news flash again: exercise can be the key to eliminating many of the maladies plaguing your otherwise potentially healthy self.
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Exercise Avoidance Excuses

Why aren't you exercising? If you fit into the category of sedentary individuals, you no doubt have a plethora of excuses for not exercising while increasing your risk for many health related maladies associated with this type of lifestyle.
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H1N1 flu stops Italians kissing saint's blood

Fear of H1N1 flu will stop devout Neapolitans from performing the time-honored ritual of kissing the blood of their patron Saint Gennaro when the city's annual festival begins later this month.
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Ethiopians offered free AIDS tests by text message

Ethiopia is sending text messages to mobile phone users offering free HIV/AIDS tests ahead of New Year celebrations, in a drive to have more people checked in sub-Saharan Africa's second most populous nation.
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Early daycare may not lower asthma risk

Contrary to what some previous studies have suggested, children who enter daycare at an early age may not have a reduced risk of allergies and asthma later on, researchers reported Tuesday.
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Opexa shares soar on multiple sclerosis drug data

Opexa Therapeutics Inc said on Tuesday further analysis of clinical data shows that more than 83 percent of patients taking its experimental multiple sclerosis drug remained relapse-free after a year, more than doubling the value of the company's shares.
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In sickness and in health

Mrs Naran speaks many languages, but when the doctor tells her she has diabetes, she can barely believe him. A combination of careful diet, exercise, herbal medicine and her husband's support enable her to live a full and healthy life.
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Ian Kramer's stories

Ian's stories cover topics including concordance with treatment, working as a team, and developing systems that benefit patients.

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