Naturopathy News

As the death rate of the H1N1 virus surpassed 1,000 people in the United States, Chinese medicine practitioners, Ayurvedic healers, and Latino yerberas faced a dilemma: whether to tell their clients to get the vaccine -- which is recommended by the CDC -- or to prescribe alternative treatments.

Leon Wittman tweaked his shoulder in 1994 while attempting to keep his basement from flooding during a thunderstorm by scooping water out of a window well with a bucket.

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The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.

Michael Owen, a naturopathic physician who operates a clinic in Forest Grove, will give a free seminar on Type 2 diabetes from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.

Two studies published by the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in the October issue of BMC Clinical Pharmacology investigated the use of oral dimercaptosuccinic acid , a prescription medicine approved by the FDA for treating lead poisoning, and used off-label in these studies for treating heavy metal toxicity in children with autism.

Proponents of alternative medicine may be surprised to know local naturopathic doctor Kerri Fullerton doesn't encourage everyone to turn their back on flu clinics that open around the city this week.

The topic of treating cancer is very complex, but recently I was asked by a patient, Jane, 63, what further natural therapies she could do after her treatment for breast cancer.

Imagine being a mother of a newborn child and being told that your child is lactose intolerant.

When our immune systems are not in tip-top shape and are exposed to a new virus to which our bodies have had no previous exposure and therefore no immunity, we are vulnerable.

Like every overzealous new mother, I had done my research, spoken to various nurses, pediatricians and mothers.

ALAPPUZHA: At a time when doctors who teach in State-run medical colleges are drawing criticism for reasons other than medical, a group of doctors from the Government Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha, set an example by taking health care to the community.

Thursday, 29 October 2009, 10:48 am Press Release: New Zealand Society of Naturopaths NZ Society of Naturopaths Media release - Vitamin dangers NZ Society of Naturopath Response The NZSN of Naturopaths strongly opposes the suggestion by TV 3 that Vitamins are more dangerous than passive cigarette smoke.

Julie Fountain, ND of HealthSpan Naturopathic in the Georgetown Medical Centre is hosting a community lecture, What to Do About the Flu? on Wednesday, Nov.

This is my inaugural column and the beginning of your journey into a better level of health.

Whether you get vaccinated this fall or not, there are lots of other things you can do to protect yourself from flu and colds.

Vials containing the two components of the H1N1 flu vaccine are displayed in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday.

Chopped, crushed or sliced, in a salad dressing or a pasta sauce, no one can dispute that garlic makes any meal just that much better.

Certainly Western medicine has revolutionalized health care in many ways, but new alternative approaches to wellness are gaining popularity.

In general, surgery, radiation and chemotherapy are the unavoidable mainstays of cancer treatment.