Alternative Medicine
While we normally avoid the use of corporate press releases which contain little more than marketing intent, the following is an exception. I confess to being a long-time prescriber and user of ginger to treat nausea so while I do not advocate the use of cytotoxic chemotherapy used in oncology I do recommend the use [...]
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A study conducted by Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland scientists has identified a new class of therapeutic agents found naturally in soy that can prevent and possibly treat colon cancer, the third most deadly form of cancer. Sphingadienes (SDs) are natural lipid molecules found in soy that research shows may be the key to [...]
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American herbal supplements consumers may be interested to know that the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has issued new standards guidelines. The guidelines relate to contamination by microbiological and mycotoxin agents and heavy metals. A full copy of the updated guidelines is available on the AHPA Web site . It’s original guidance on Heavy Metals was [...]
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Researchers concluded that Chrysanthemum indicum extract (CIE) exerted a significant anti-cancer effect on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The cancer-specific selectivity shown in their study suggests that the plant extract could be a promising novel treatment for human cancer without side effects.
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The following is a reproduction of a recent newsletter written by Dr John Cannell of The Vitamin D Council, a non-profit organization worthy of support. Five Harvard researchers accept the Vitamin D theory of autism. Last month, Dr. Dennis Kinney and four of his colleagues at Harvard University accepted the Vitamin D theory of autism [...]