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Let Them Eat Cake: The Anomaly of Compulsory Private Health Insurance

Ellen Brown | Posted 12.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Medical Errors, Wall Street, Alternative Medicine, Side Effects, FIRE Sector, Politics News
Ellen Brown

"Let them eat cake," the notoriously callous words ascribed to Marie Antoinette, were probably said a century earlier by Marie-Therese, the wife of Lo...

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South African Plant Helps With Back Pain

nytimes.com | Anahad O'Connor | Posted 12.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Pain, Back Pain, Health, Alternative Medicine, Wood Spider, Natural Medicine, Devil's Claw, Medicine, Alternative Therapy, Pain Relief, Wellness, Living News

Devil's claw is a plant from South Africa named for the small hooks on its fruit. Known for its anti-inflammatory effects, it has been shown in recent...

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Milk Thistle Shown To Help Cancer Patients

Los Angeles Times | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Milk Thistle, Plants, Chemotherapy, Health, Alternative Medicine, Natural Remedy, Liver, Natural Medicine, Cancer, Liver Problems, Wellness, Liver Inflammation, Living News

A new study, published online today in the journal Cancer, finds that milk thistle may help reduce the liver inflammation associated with chemotherapy...

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A Broader Definition Of Health Care

latimes.com | Kim Geiger and Tom Hamburger | Posted 12.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Bill, Senate, Health Care Debate, Health Legislation Senate, Health, Health Care Reform, American Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Doctors, Health Care Practitioners, Health Care, Medical Establishment, Living News

Acupuncturists, dietary-supplement makers and other alternative health practitioners, some of whose treatments are considered unproven by the medical ...

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Liver Damage May Be Prevented By Herbal Medicine

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Wheat, Liver Damage, Ulcers, Herbal Medicine, Nutrition, Health, Alternative Medicine, Toxicity, Liver, Natural Medicine, Diet, Cabbage, Peptic Ulcer, Wellness, Eastern Medicine, Living News

A well-known Eastern medicine supplement may help avoid the most common cause of liver transplantation, according to a study by researchers at the Sta...

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How To Pay For Alternative Treatments

nytimes.com | TARA PARKER | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Alternative Treatments, Health Care, Acupuncture, Health, Alternative Medicine, Alternative Remedies, Living News

Besides learning the ins and outs of complementary and alternative medicine, Ms. Klenke has also become something of an expert on how to pay for these...

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Heart Disease: Protect Yourself With Fresh Garlic

cnn.com | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Heart, Food Chemistry, Health, Cardiovascular-Disease, Cardiovascular Research Center, Antioxidants, Garlic, Natural Medicine, Heart Disease, Wellness, Connecticut School of Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Living News

Here's a new garlic discovery I hope you will make use of: researchers have discovered why freshly crushed garlic protects your heart....

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Health Care: Understanding Functional Medicine

Dr. M.J. Wegmann | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Emergency Care, Physicians, Medicine, Health Care, Chronic Disease, Health, Alternative Medicine, Living News
Dr. M.J. Wegmann

Wellness can be described as a state that combines health and happiness. Thus those factors that contribute to being healthy and happy also will be contributing to being well.

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Marigold Soothes Skin

nytimes.com | Anahad O'Connor | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Antiobiotics, Contact-Dermatitis, Marigold, Health, Natural Remedy, Natural Medicine, Skin Inflammation, Remedies, Wellness, Skin Irritation, Alternative Medicine, Living News

Herbal advocates have long promoted extracts from the plant Calendula officinalis, also known as the marigold, as a substitute....

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Alternative Medicine: Safety Tips

latimes.com | Tammy Worth | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Homeopathic Remedies, Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Health, Integrative Medicine, Complementary Medicine, Herbs, Medicine, Health Care, Homeopathy, Alternative Medicine, Living News

It's unlikely that Americans will lose their love affair with complementary medicine, so the best thing to do is to make the practice as safe as possi...

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A Breathing Technique Offers Help For People With Asthma

nytimes.com | JANE E. BRODY | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Respiratory Illnesses, Asthma, Breathing, Health, Alternative Medicine, Living News

Hyperventilation -- breathing too fast and too deeply -- could be the underlying cause of asthma, making it worse by lowering the level of carbon diox...

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More Insurers Are Paying For Alternative Remedies

health.yahoo.com | Marilynn Marchione | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Natural Medicine, Health Insurance, Holistic Medicine, Insurance, Health Care, Alternative Medicine, Living News

Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used...

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Med, Nursing Schools Teaching Alternative Remedies

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Homeopathic Remedies, Yoga, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Acupuncture, Dr. Andrew Weil, Herbal Remedies, Natural Remedies, Meditation, Herbs, Health Care, Alternative Medicine, Living News

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now main...

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Homeopathy for Allergies: Nothing to Sneeze At

Dana Ullman | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Hay Fever, Homeopathic Remedies, Homeopathic, Health, Asthma, Living, Dana Ullman, Wellness, Alternative Medicine, Evidence-Based Medicine, Allergies, Living News
Dana Ullman

This concept of using small doses of what might cause a problem in order to help prevent or heal the person is an ancient observation of healers/physicians all over the world, and it is the basis for homeopathy.

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Snake Oil Medicine

Lee Schneider | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Acupuncture, Science-Based Medicine, Science, Complementary Medicine, Integrative Medicine, David Gorski, Snake Oil, Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Living News
Lee Schneider

Acupuncture doesn't hurt anybody. Many believe that it works. While "believe" might be the operative word there, the evidence to satisfy the skeptics isn't here yet.

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Allergies? Neti Pot Cures Congestion

nytimes.com | Anahad O'Connor | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Allergy, Homeopathic Remedies, Sinus Problems, Health, Neti-Pots, Sick, Congestion, Homeopathy, Wellness, Neti Pot, Allergies, Alternative Medicine, Living News

For allergies, doctors recommend irrigating the sinus cavity with a mild saline solution. One option is to snort warm salt water from cupped hands, bu...

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Fibromyalgia: Alternative Therapy Looks Promising

nytimes.com | The New York Times | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living

Read More: All-Natural, Health, Brent A. Baur, Natural Cure, Natural Remedy, Fms, Fibromyalgia, Alternative Therapy, Homeopathy, Wellness, Dr. Baur, Alternative Medicine, Living News

There are many new strategies -- especially in alternative medicine -- for dealing with fibromyalgia in a way that helps many patients live with the d...

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13 Natural Hangover Cures: Quick Remedies Or False Hope? (PHOTOS) (POLL)

Huffington Post | Michael Macher | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Hangover Remedies, Homeopathic Remedies, How to Cure a Hangover, Hangover Fixes, Hangover Cure Drink, Quick Hangover Cure, Best Hangover Drink, Hangover Cure, Natural, Hangover Cures, Natural Hangover Cures, Slidepoll, Hangover, Huffington Post Michael Macher Hangover, Why Do You Get Hangovers, The Hangover, Homeopathy, Drinking, Wellness, Cure Hangover, Alternative Medicine, Hangover Fix, Health, Alcohol, Best Hangover Remedies, Sick, Michael Macher Natural Hangover, Medicine, Weed Hangover, Hangovers Remedies, Living News

Hangovers happen to the very best of us. We all know the familiar story: the evening starts off innocently enough--you go to a party to unwind after a...

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Homeopathy: Arnica Relieves Pain

nytimes.com | Anahad O'Connor | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Pain Relief, Pain, Health, Natural, Natural Cure, Cure, Homeopathy, Medicine, Wellness, Alternative Medicine, Living News

Arnica Montana, a plant native to mountainous areas of Europe and North America, has been used for centuries to treat a variety of pain....

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"$2.5 Billion Spent, No Alternative Cures Found"

Cassandra Vieten | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Scientific Research, Alternative Medicine, Complementary Medicine, Mind Body Medicine, Testing, Memorial-Sloan-Kettering-Cancer-Center, Media News
Cassandra Vieten

Those of us who study mind-body approaches need to step up our own creativity and discipline so that we meet acceptable standards of scientific conduct, while also developing innovative ways to study treatments.

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Imaging Sheds Light On How Acupuncture Works

US News and World Report | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Wellness, Health, Living News

Traditional Chinese acupuncture, increasingly popular in the West for a variety of ills, eases pain by regulating key receptors in the brain, accordin...

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The Tenderness in the Autism Journey

Amanda Copeland | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Autism, Parenting, Children's Health, Medicine, Civil Rights, Alternative Medicine, Parenting Challenges, Living With Autism, Kids, Love, Living News
Amanda Copeland

Mothers experience a more shattering level of love than they have ever known, the day their baby is born. I had that experience. Then, there was the afternoon when I first heard my child had autism.

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Killing the Killers: How We Can Eliminate Heart Disease and Cancer

Dr. Larry Dossey | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Reform, Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Heart Disease, Cancer, Complementary Medicine, Functional Medicine, Living News
Dr. Larry Dossey

We need to wake up to the obvious: the solution is already here, and it rests on prevention, not invention.

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What Is Work? Finding Your Path by Laying the Bricks

Sharon Glassman | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Natural Resources Healthcare, Women's Health, Acupuncture, Naturopathic, Women Construction Workers, Career Advice, Deepak Chopra, JoHannah Reilly, Careers, Natural Medicine, Boulder, Colorado, Pearl St. Mall, Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Living News
Sharon Glassman

There's nothing like asking someone about their work to distract you from the fact that they're sticking a dozen needles into your torso.

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Health Care and Daniel in the Liars' Den

Deepak Chopra | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Wellness, Alternative Medicine, Public Option, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News
Deepak Chopra

Millions of informed citizens may not be enough to fight the health care system as it stands. That's why I keep thinking about the road less traveled: taking responsibility for your own wellness.

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