Now you can get Ayurvedic remedies at the click of a mouse. This is what the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) promises to offer to those who want to follow the ancient herbal system of Indian medicine.
The NIA will begin its online consultancy services in one months time. Later they plan to offer telemedicine, confirmed [...]
A British health Official has said that people who use homeopathic medicines could in fact be causing themselves more harm than good.
Homeopathy is an alternative form of medicine whose remedies are supposed to offer therapeutic cures without any side-effects. The idea of homeopathy is directly opposed to allopathic drug treatments.
However, David King a chief [...]
Yoga and meditation have been practiced for centuries on end mainly because of the sense of well-being that it offers to practitioners besides offering benefits to one’s physical and mental states.
Now, a new US review has found that transcendental meditation produces a significant reduction in high blood pressure.
This review was conducted by the [...]
Scientists have said that a chemical found in cannabis may stop breast cancer from spreading through the body and could be a non-toxic alternative to chemotherapy.
As of now, there is a limited range of treatments available for aggressive forms of cancer like chemotheraphy. However, it could be extremely toxic and difficult for patients.
According to [...]
A U.S. study found marijuana has therapeutic value at a medium-dose level for neuropathic pain in patients with HIV/AIDS, diabetes or shingles.
Previous studies have shown Marijuana to be effective not only in reducing allergic skin reactions, but also to ease foor pain in HIV patients and to ward off Alzheimer’s disease.
Lead researcher Mark [...]
A research team at the Central Food Technological Research Institute in Mysore, India recently demonstrated the effectiveness of a novel multi-step ulcer preventive activity.
This treatment uses a novel phenol-bound pectic polysaccharide from the Decalepis hamiltonii plant species to treat multiple complications encountered when one suffers from ulcers. This plant is found in abundance in [...]
Scientists in Britain are warning that there is no evidence to suggest herbal medicines “tailored” to the individual do actually work; they also say such concoctions may even be harmful.
According to a study by a team from the Peninsula Medical School, no convincing evidence was found that suggested herbal medicines “tailored” to the individual [...]
According to the Hamburg-based German Psoriasis Association, people suffering from Psoriasis should consult a doctor or even an aroma therapist before using essential oils to treat the disease.
It is common knowledge that many therapies involve oils to be massaged on the skin.
The Psoriasis Association has said that this practice is important, keeping in [...]
German investigators have found that Acupuncture, a traditional Chinese medical technique using needles is better in healing back pain than drugs and exercise.
A study conducted by the investigators looked at 1,162 adults with an average age of 50 who suffered from chronic lower back pain for several years. The participants were randomly split into [...]
Sometime ago, we had reported about an anti-wrinkle cream developed by researchers.The Camel milk may soon lead to a cream that keeps the skin glowing and wrinkle free.
The National Research Centre on Camel (NRCC) here is carrying out experimental research on the cream, and scientists say they have had “positive results”.
“We and a local [...]
