Alternative Medicine - Page 35

March 8, 2016

Canadian couple allegedly tried to treat son's meningitis with herbal remedies before death

A Canadian couple whose son died of meningitis in 2012 allegedly tried to treat the child with home remedies like olive leaf extract and whey protein rather than seek medical attention, CBC News reported.

March 6, 2016

How a quadriplegic guitar player defeated the odds

Musician Ryan “Gooch” Nelson was 18 when a car accident left him paralyzed. Five years later he was diagnosed with leukemia. He shared his story to remind others that no matter what obstacles come your way life goes on

February 25, 2016

Colorado visitors end up in ERs more for pot use than residents

Marijuana is sending visitors to Colorado to hospital emergency rooms at an increasing rate, according to a new study.

February 24, 2016

A good weight loss program is hard to find online

Looking for weight loss programs online might not work very well for people who want a bricks-and-mortar place to go for support shedding excess pounds, a small U.S. study suggests.

February 23, 2016

Coffee pot: What happens when you mix marijuana and caffeine?

You can now add coffee to the growing list of foods and drinks that are available as products infused with marijuana.

February 19, 2016

Hope for paraplegics: Spinal cord stimulation may restore motion, sensation

Kent Stephenson, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, was a competitive motocross racer until one day in June 2009, when the motor on his bike locked up while going off the face of an 80-foot tabletop jump.

February 18, 2016

Gut bacteria may influence alcoholics' liver damage

Differences among alcoholics in who gets severe liver damage and who doesn't might be partly due to differences in their gut microbes, suggests a new study using mice and people.

February 18, 2016

Tailored acupuncture might offer some fibromyalgia relief

Individualized acupuncture treatments were tied to greater pain relief for people with fibromyalgia, according to results from a small trial in Spain that compared the approach to sham acupuncture.

February 18, 2016

Tailored acupuncture might offer some fibromyalgia relief

Individualized acupuncture treatments were tied to greater pain relief for people with fibromyalgia, according to results from a small trial in Spain that compared the approach to sham acupuncture.

February 17, 2016

Study finds nutrient may offer women protection against breast cancer

For girls and young women, getting a lot of fiber could pay off decades later with lowered risk of developing breast cancer, according to a large U.S. study.