Herbal Remedies
An Interesting Herb FactAntioxidant Rich Milk Thistle Herbal RemediesThe plant milk thistle got its name because it has traditionally been used to stimulate milk flow from nursing mothers. The plant's scientific name is Silybum marianus and it has been used to make healing herbal remedies since the Middle Ages. The leaves of the milk thistle plant are distinctive for their white streaks, and they are said to symbolize milk. Milk thistle was also once used as a highly versatile vegetable, and today the plant is highly regarded by herbalists as an important...
Ginkgo Biloba and Historic Herbal Remedies
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Info for Seniors Added to NIHSeniorHealth.com (Senior Journal) Dec. 15, 2008 – The use of complementary and alternative medicine declines as Americans move up into the ranks of senior citizens – probably due to lack of coverage by Medicare for most of these – but still a substantial number of seniors use CAM. To help seniors make better therapy choices, the topic has been added to NIHSeniorHealth.com. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Info for Seniors Added to NIHSeniorHealth.com (Senior Journal) 01/06/2009 Literature Walk Down Ongpin (Philippine Daily Inquirer) TO MANY, ONGPIN IS not so much a geographical reference as a state of being, synonymous to being Chinese in the Philippines. Two kilometers in length and named after businessman Ramon Ongpin, the street lies at the figurative heart of Chinatown. Literature Walk Down Ongpin (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 12/30/2008 Trick or Treatment (Slashdot) brothke writes "The recent collapse of financial companies occurred in part because their operations were run like a black box. For many years, alternative medicine has similarly operated in the shadows with its own set of black boxes. In Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine, Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst, MD, break open that box, and show with devastating clarity ... Trick or Treatment (Slashdot) 12/12/2008 NIHSeniorHealth Adds Complementary and Alternative Medicine Information (National Institutes of Health) Older adults are frequent users of complementary and alternative medicine, also known as CAM, which can include products such as vitamins and herbal supplements, and practices such as chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, meditation and massage. NIHSeniorHealth Adds Complementary and Alternative Medicine Information (National Institutes of Health) 01/06/2009 Literature Walk Down Ongpin (Philippine Daily Inquirer) TO MANY, ONGPIN IS not so much a geographical reference as a state of being, synonymous to being Chinese in the Philippines. Two kilometers in length and named after businessman Ramon Ongpin, the street lies at the figurative heart of Chinatown. Literature Walk Down Ongpin (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 12/30/2008 Trick or Treatment (Slashdot) brothke writes "The recent collapse of financial companies occurred in part because their operations were run like a black box. For many years, alternative medicine has similarly operated in the shadows with its own set of black boxes. In Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine, Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst, MD, break open that box, and show with devastating clarity ... Trick or Treatment (Slashdot) 12/29/2008 Put an end to holiday hangovers (The Springfield News-Leader) New Year's Eve is a-comin', and with it come many traditions: Watching the ball drop on Times Square, singing "Auld Lang Syne" and, often, socializing at alcohol-fueled parties. Put an end to holiday hangovers (The Springfield News-Leader) 12/19/2008 False cancer cures (Malaya) few weeks ago, an international vendor of herbal products and "food supplements" denounced the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for launching what it described as "a campaign of terror against companies selling natural cures for cancer." False cancer cures (Malaya) | |||||||
