Alternative Medicine - Page 25

September 27, 2016

Walking is medicine? It helped high-risk seniors stay mobile

It's not too late to get moving: Simple physical activity - mostly walking - helped high-risk seniors stay mobile after disability-inducing ailments even if, at 70 and beyond, they'd long been couch potatoes.

September 26, 2016

Alzheimer's patients will be able to spend their days in 1950s San Diego

Alzheimer's can be, if anything, an extremely disorienting disease, and traditional care often relies on drugs and the expertise of nursing homes.

September 25, 2016

12 natural ways to improve fertility

If you’re struggling with infertility or worried about your ability to get pregnant, you already know how important it is to be healthy in order to conceive.

September 21, 2016

Just going on vacation may change gene activity

In a new study comparing a meditation retreat with just relaxing in the same locale, both options improved stress regulation, immune function and other cellular markers in the blood.

September 20, 2016

Under 3 percent of US athletes in Rio had medical exemptions

Fifteen of the 558 athletes in the U.S. delegation at the Rio Olympics - or slightly less than 3 percent - had therapeutic-use exemptions in force during the games.

September 20, 2016

Can meditation help pain after surgery?

Patients who have back surgery, a procedure that can cause severe pain for weeks, may have a new relief option beyond narcotics: meditation.

September 19, 2016

'I played stoned': Some NFL players love getting high before kickoff

Before he suited up to play against the New York Giants in 2012, Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Eben Britton took an ice bath followed by a hot shower.

September 19, 2016

Yoga helping Swedish prisoners behave better

Getting inmates to behave themselves is as simple as having them learn how to say “om,” according to a Swedish study.

September 16, 2016

Cancer patient dies after forgoing chemo for cupping, acupuncture

A 26-year-old Chinese actress who documented her cancer treatment journey online has died, BuzzFeed News reported, and her death has sparked conversation in her native country about the possible harms of traditional Chinese medicine.

September 16, 2016

Medical marijuana programs may help cut opioid use

Making medical marijuana legal may lead to a reduction of opioid use in adults under the age of 40, a new study suggests