Tina Chin-Kaplan, M.S., L.Ac., Dipl. O.M., an American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine graduate, is providing relief to Bay Area residents who suffer from allergy symptoms this summer.San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 02, 2011 Allergies are an over-response of the immune system set off by otherwise harmless environmental substances like pollen. The allergic reaction causes mast cells in .. more …
For thousands of city residents who suffer from watery eyes, sneezing, coughing, wheezing and other debilitating symptoms that can accompany seasonal, environmentally-based allergies, prescription medications are not always the answer.Many popular drugs that are prescribed for allergy relief can leave users feeling lethargic or anxious, in addition to a range of other undesirable side .. more …
DENVER (AP) ” Denver has an ambitious plan to revive the county fair: blend throwback chic with urban grit to draw crowds celebrating everything weird and crafty. Mix funnel cakes with drag queens, add a dash of old-time quilting and newly hip knitting, and the recipe could produce what organizers hope is a new flavor of county fair.Fair staples like funnel cakes and cotton candy, animal exhibits .. more …
Founders of BetterHerbalRemedies.com, Diane and William Palmer, Jr., are proud to announce the launch of their latest business venture. Customers are encouraged to browse the site for all natural health products that can vastly improve their quality of life. Choose from supplements that support overall health, mental health, weight loss, and more. For additional information, visit the site’s .. more …
LONDON (Reuters) – A leading professor of complementary medicine accused Britain’s heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and other backers of alternative therapies on Monday of being “snake-oil salesmen” who promote products with no scientific basis.Edzard Ernst, who is stepping down from his post as Britain’s only professor of complementary medicine at Exeter University, also said a long-running .. more …
Many flowers are pretty, but pretty demanding too.Not echinacea. It likes heat and it works hard, producing flowers all summer. It doesn’t need to be staked, deadheaded or divided. And it returns year after year.”It’s one of my favorite flowers,” said Cleo Lane of Bailey Lane Nursery in Whitmore.Chris Moats of Castle Mountain Gardens and Nursery in Redding called echinacea “one of those dependable .. more …
Sebi has directed 14 companies to act on pending investor complaints within 15 days, failing which a penalty of up to R1 crore each would be imposed on them. In two separate statements, Sebi said it had received the complaints and sent them to the companies concerned, advising them to resolve the grievances and submit status reports within 30 days.The 14 firms are Hi-Tech Drugs, Dupont Sportswear, .. more …
BY INDIANA CHIRARAThe Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers’ Association (Zinatha) is planning to resuscitate a once popular herbal concoction known as Gundamiti whose promoters claim can reduce the viral load in HIV-positive people. Gundamiti, a concoction of about seven herbs, was developed by University of Zimbabwe researchers and became popular at the height of the country’s economic .. more …
Every year, many deaths and hospitalizations result frommismanaged medications. Errors include taking the wrongmedications, taking them incorrectly, medication interactions andside effects, as well as omission of important medications.To help prevent some of these errors, keep a list of allmedications that you take, including prescribed drugs,nonprescription medicines, herbal supplements, home .. more …
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The teeming streets of Flushing, Queens, can feel like a different country.A booming Chinese population exists alongside a longtime Korean enclave in the New York City borough. On a recent afternoon, the sidewalks were jammed with shoppers browsing and haggling in stores offering everything from iPhones to herbal remedies. Stalls selling fragrant dumplings and tea shops did a .. more …
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