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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Researchers Find Traces Of Mercury In High-Fructose Corn Syrup

A swig of soda or bite of a candy bar might be sweet, but a new study suggests that food made with corn syrup also could be delivering tiny doses of toxic mercury. Read More...

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Official: Acupuncture beats aspirin for chronic headache

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acupuncture works better than drugs like aspirin to reduce the severity and frequency of chronic headaches, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

A review of studies involving nearly 4,000 patients with migraine, tension headache and other forms of chronic headache showed that that 62 percent of the acupuncture patients reported headache relief compared to 45 percent of people taking medications, the team at Duke University found. Read more...

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Meditation May Protect Your Brain

For thousands of years, Buddhist meditators have claimed that the simple act of sitting down and following their breath while letting go of intrusive thoughts can free one from the entanglements of neurotic suffering.

Now, scientists are using cutting-edge scanning technology to watch the meditating mind at work. They are finding that regular meditation has a measurable effect on a variety of brain structures related to attention -- an example of what is known as neuroplasticity, where the brain physically changes in response to an intentional exercise. Read More...

Finding Ways to Help Children With Cancer

For the past year, Alexa Weitzman, 29, has worked as a research coordinator, licensed acupuncturist and chef at the Integrative Therapies Program for Children With Cancer at Columbia University Medical Center. She comes to the job with a master’s degree in Oriental medicine from Touro College and a lifelong love of cooking. Read more...

Thursday, November 20, 2008

WHO Promotes Chinese Model for Integrating Traditional Medicine

The World Health Organization says traditional medicines are an effective treatment for modern illnesses and should be integrated in to primary health care. The head of the WHO says China, where herbal remedies are prescribed alongside western medicine, is a good model to follow. But as Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, there are still concerns about the effectiveness and safety of traditional medicine Read more...

Can using mushrooms make the violin sound better?

Maybe … but not in the way you were thinking. Many people believe that a violin’s tone gets better with age. This is subjective of course, however there is a fairly large concensus when it comes to this. There are a few reasons why the age of the instrument could affect it’s tone: read more...