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Breakthrough In Plant Medicine Production A research team of scientists from Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands has succeeded in further unravelling and manipulating the glycosylation of proteins in plants. This is the result of the research soon to be published in the renowned scientific magazine The Plant Cell. The scientists expect that this knowledge will allow plants to be applied more often in the production of therapeutic proteins, an important type of medicine. |
Complementary Medicines Can Help Mild Depression And Premenstrual Syndrome Many people use "alternative" or complementary products because they see them as a more gentle form of medicine. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care has now analysed the latest research on several products and released the results along with a guide for consumers. St John's wort (hypericum), for example, could help ease mild depression, but it does not help with severe depression. |
Market America Announces Plans To Launch Vitamins For Children With Autism Market America announced that it is in the development and testing stages of a new line of nutraceutical products that will support the health of children with autism and related neurodevelopmental challenges. Specialized laboratory testing often demonstrates sub-optimal levels of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids in people with autism, which can be addressed with nutritional supplements. |
Herbal Medicine: Will Practitioner Regulation Protect Consumers? New Book. UK Recent news of proposed regulations that will apply to herbal medicine practitioners has stimulated yet more debate over the safety of herbal medicines. According to |
Herbal Supplement For Patients With HIV & TB - Phase II Clinical Trial Of Botanical Immunomodulator Dzherelo (Immunoxel) Ukrainian company Ekomed LLC announced this week that it had published Phase II clinical trial of its herbal supplement Dzherelo (Immunoxel) in patients with HIV and tuberculosis. The study appeared in June issue of International Immunopharmacology (2008; Volume 8(6): Pages 845-851). Abstract of the paper can be found online at PubMed -- medical information service of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - |
Dietary Supplement Education Alliance Merges Into Natural Products Foundation In a move that will strengthen efforts to focus the nation's attention on the benefits provided by dietary supplements and other natural products, the Natural Products Foundation (NPF) announced that the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA) has become part of the foundation. |
New Technology May Prevent Vitamin B12 Deficient Seniors, Vegetarians And Anemics From Needing Injections For those patients who receive the nearly 40 million intramuscular injections per year to treat their B12 deficiency, a new oral option may soon exist. According to the National Institutes of Health, vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to a wide spectrum of conditions, such as anemia, dementia and reduced cognitive functioning. Vitamin B12 deficiency is a significant health issue. Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population is B12 deficient (Tufts University, Boston). |
Can A Natural Vitamin Help Slow Lung Cancer? Study Looks At Role Vitamin D May Play In Shielding Lungs From Tumors You can get Vitamin D from the sunlight on a warm sunny day, from drinking a cool glass of milk or from supplements at the store, but no matter how you get it, a healthy dose of Vitamin D may be doing more good than first thought. In the laboratory, scientists have discovered that high doses of this common vitamin may help slow or prevent the growth of cancer cells. Building miniature ships is a tedious hobby, but David Rose doesn't mind. |
Do-It-Yourself Massage: Effective, Convenient And Free Based on medical traditions more than 2,000 years old, Chinese self-massage techniques can help release tension and reduce anxiety -- without the cost of visiting a professional therapist. Called Dao yin (DOW-in), these techniques are part of a larger branch of Chinese medicine called qi gong (che-kung), meaning "energy work." The purpose of self-massage is to maintain and restore balance and harmony of the body's various parts. |
HHS Secretary And Chinese Minister Of Health Sign Memorandum Of Understanding On Traditional Chinese Medicine Research HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese Vice Minister of Health Wang Guoqiang to foster collaboration between scientists in both countries in research on integrative and traditional Chinese medicine. The signing marks the opening of a two-day traditional Chinese medicine Research Roundtable at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The roundtable features scientific presentations by researchers from China and the United States. |
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