A time-honored arthritis-relieving herb has started receiving mainstream attention. | added 2008/09/29
According to all of these articles, including the most recent one by BBC News, Boswellia, which you might know by its other name, frankincense, helps ease the pain and stiffness associated with osteoarthritis.
Soothe carpal tunnel — without surgery | added 2008/09/29
Cases of carpal tunnel syndrome typically involve pain and numbness that travels from the underside of one or both wrists into the palm of the hand and sometimes even into the fingers.
The U.S. Senate ban on lead in children's products may not fully protect the little ones in your life. | added 2008/09/25
Last month, the U.S. Senate finally passed a bill banning the addition of lead in toys and other products designed for children.
A cry for help | added 2008/09/25
Medical scientists define infantile colic by the "rule of threes": crying that lasts more than three hours a day for more than three days a week for more than three weeks.
The FDA's new "strict" advisory committee financial interest rules still leave the door wide open for significantly clouded judgment in its members. | added 2008/09/24
The FDA's new advisory committee rules seem more like a halfhearted attempt to appease the increasingly angry and suspicious public than they are about real change.
15 immune boosters you need to know about | added 2008/09/24
Several recent eTips have talked about building a healthy immune system to help prevent and fight off infections like pneumonia. Can you tell me what supplements are best for immune-boosting purposes?
New study shows flu vaccines don't offer adequate protection for seniors. | added 2008/09/22
What will really protect you from the flu and pneumonia is a strong immune system — not the flu shot.
C how much you need | added 2008/09/22
Slowly increase your supplemental vitamin C each day until you start getting excess gas or loose bowels.
FDA announces 51 drugs that need labeling changes due to safety concerns. | added 2008/09/18
A weekly bulletin from the FDA announced that, in June, 51 drugs currently on the market required changes to their labeling information due to safety concerns.
Brushing up on canker sores | added 2008/09/18
If you wait long enough, canker sores usually go away on their own. But there may be an even easier solution that can help you from getting them in the first place.
Suzanne Somers' new book helps put the benefits of natural medicine in the spotlight | added 2008/09/17
Among other things, Somers talks about the benefits of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy and correcting digestion by replacing the hydrochloric acid your stomach isn’t producing enough of.
"Regular" vs. rheumatoid | added 2008/09/17
“Regular” arthritis, technically known as osteoarthritis, is the most common form of the disease and occurs when the cartilage between the joints begins to break down and wear away, causing pain and stiffness.
Researchers uncover a new benefit of vitamin C, beyond preventing colds | added 2008/09/15
Researchers uncover a new benefit of vitamin C, beyond preventing colds.
Out with the new, in with the old | added 2008/09/15
One of the easiest things you can do to increase food safety in your own kitchen is to switch from plastic to wooden cutting boards.
One group of researchers advocates early lifestyle intervention rather than drugs for targeting elevated childhood cholesterol and subsequent heart disease in adulthood. | added 2008/09/11
One group of researchers advocates early lifestyle intervention rather than drugs for targeting elevated childhood cholesterol and subsequent heart disease in adulthood.
Spot remover | added 2008/09/11
Studies have shown that an extract from eggplant called BEC5 can cure — that's cure, not just improve — cases of actinic keratosis.
Study finds that psychiatrists have moved away from psychotherapy techniques in favor of drug therapy to treat mental and emotional disorders. | added 2008/09/10
Study finds that psychiatrists have moved away from psychotherapy techniques in favor of drug therapy to treat mental and emotional disorders.
Strong veins = healthy veins | added 2008/09/10
Like anything else, varicose veins do run in families, but you can get them to slow down, or sometimes even stop, with vein-strengthening, flavonoid-rich foods and flavonoid supplements.
Pneumonia vaccine questioned after 12 Argentinean children die during drug trial | added 2008/09/08
Since that study began, 12 of the babies who were part of that study have died — presumably as a result of the vaccine itself.
The red, green, and purple solution for black and blue bruises | added 2008/09/08
People who bruise easily are usually low on vitamin K, flavonoids, or both.
An all-natural cancer treatment, tested by the National Insititutes of Health, shrinks tumors and slows their growth by as much as 50 percent. | added 2008/09/04
An all-natural cancer treatment, tested by the National Insititutes of Health, shrinks tumors and slows their growth by as much as 50 percent.
Getting a leg up on Osgood Schlatter's disease | added 2008/09/04
When knee pain occurs in children between the ages of 10 and 15 it usually indicates a condition called Osgood Schlatter's disease.
Researchers believe they've developed a drug that mimics the beneficial effects of exercise. | added 2008/09/03
Researchers believe they've developed a drug that mimics the beneficial effects of exercise.
The REAL price on that tag | added 2008/09/03
All skin tags — whether they're located on the neck, under the arms, or in the groin area — indicate the same thing: a greater possibility of insulin resistance, which leads to Type II diabetes.
September 2008 NAH Newsletter | added 2008/09/01
IN THIS ISSUE: The new “diet soda” that’s actually safe to drink —and tastes great too!; Is your child’s ADHD a chemical reaction?; Iron: the “new kid” on the ADHD block; Tasty ways to maximize brain power; Earl Gray and 4 other natural wonders to heal herpes fast —and keep it away longer;

