Ramdev breathes new life into ancient yog prescription Reported January 06, 2009 Whatever might be said of yog master Swami Ramdev Ji, one cannot accuse him of being dull. Clad in orange robes, his early morning television show pulls in 20 million viewers in India alone, with the usual video and summer camp spinoffs, as well as things like yoga … [Read more...]
Alternative Health News
Beating the Odds: Prayer (Part 3 of 3)
Beating the Odds: Prayer (Part 3 of 3) Reported February 10, 2006 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Research shows more than half of Americans pray for their health. But the age-old debate over religion and science rages on in the medical world. Should we be spending money on clinical trials that … [Read more...]
Sleep Herb for Eye Disease
Sleep Herb for Eye Disease Reported November 24, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research reveals an herb commonly used as a sleep aid could save your sight. The inflammatory eye disease, uveitis, causes sudden redness, pain and rapid vision deterioration accounts for an estimated 10 to 15 percent of cases of blindness in the United States. While there are … [Read more...]
Hepatitis A vaccine gives long-lasting protection
Hepatitis A vaccine gives long-lasting protectionReported January 06, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hepatitis A infections, usually transmitted via contaminated food, can cause debilitating illness, but protection afforded by the hepatitis A vaccine last more than a decade, a new study shows. In fact, antibodies against hepatitis A virus persist for up to 27 years after … [Read more...]
Religious Services Keep Elderly Healthy
Religious Services Keep Elderly Healthy Reported November 17, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A weekly dose of a religious service may be just what the doctor ordered for the elderly. A new study of 1,174 healthy men and women in their 70s reveals those who participate in religious activities tended to be … [Read more...]
Meditation as Medication for Heart Failure
Meditation as Medication for Heart Failure Reported March 5, 2007 By Vivian Richardson, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Close your eyes, think about nothing, and heal your heart? New evidence reveals Transcendental Meditation may help reduce the severity of congestive heart failure. … [Read more...]
Hormone replacement is linked to stroke risk
Hormone replacement is linked to stroke risk Reported by Susan Aldridge, PhD, medical journalist A review of the research evidence suggests that hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of a stroke. Some studies have suggested that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase the risk of stroke, while others … [Read more...]
Hepatitis B Accounts For 40 Percent Of ‘Missing’ Asian Women
Hepatitis B Accounts For 40 Percent Of 'Missing' Asian Women July 10, 2007 Science Daily In a groundbreaking, sure-to-be-controversial new study, Emily Oster (a graduate student in economics at Harvard University) argues that excess female mortality, such as infanticide, may not be the only cause of uncommonly high male to female ratios in many Asian … [Read more...]
Urinary incontinence is passed down from mother to daughter
Urinary incontinence is passed down from mother to daughterThursday, 4-Nov-2004 New research from the University of Bergen (UiB), Norway, shows that a woman whos mother has urinary incontinence has a 30 percent greater chance for incontinence herself. For the first time, a larger study of the relationship of inheritance and urinary incontinence has been conducted. The … [Read more...]
Crossing the Border: The Search for a Cure
Crossing the Border: The Search for a Cure Reported January 31, 2008 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- What if you were told you were going to die and there was nothing doctors could do? What if your child had a disease with no cure? How far would you go? One hundred fifty thousand Americans head overseas each year for experimental … [Read more...]
Turn Down Your Ears
Turn Down Your Ears Reported January 22, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Loud concerts and parties today -- hearing aids tomorrow, right? It turns out, researchers may have discovered a simple alteration to the ear canal that protects against acoustic trauma from loud noises. An existing sound-limiting system in the ear sends signals from the brain to turn … [Read more...]
Yoga for Back Pain
Yoga for Back PainReported December 26, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People suffering from lower back pain may find relief in an ancient art, report researchers from Group Health Cooperative's Center for Health Studies in Seattle. The first-of-its-kind study on back pain and yoga revealed yoga can significantly ease the condition and … [Read more...]
IVF and Acupuncture
IVF and Acupuncture Reported November 17, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Reducing the stress and anxiety women feel when undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) is considered important in improving the pregnancy rate in these women. Acupuncture has shown promise in easing these symptoms, but a new investigation out of Hong Kong suggests a sham version of the … [Read more...]
Chinese Medicine for Asthma
Chinese Medicine for Asthma Reported November 13, 2006 By Heather Kohn, Ivanhoe Health CorrespondentPHILADELPHIA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Alternative, or complementary medicine, is growing increasingly popular in the United States. "Only 10 percent, and at most, 30 percent of our health care is actually … [Read more...]
Can Soy Protect the Lungs?
Can Soy Protect the Lungs? Reported June 30, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- commonly known as COPD -- is most often caused by a lifetime of smoking. But could what a person eats make a difference? Yes, report Australian researchers who surveyed 300 Japanese COPD patients about their diets, comparing them with 340 … [Read more...]
Sunshine May Prevent MS
Spending time in the sun may help prevent multiple sclerosis (MS), according to the results of a recent twin study. Because they share the same genes, experts say identical twins stand an equal chance of contracting certain diseases like multiple sclerosis. But what happens when one twin contracts MS and the other does not? This question drove researchers at the University … [Read more...]
Vitamin B12 Good for Older Brains
Vitamin B12 Good for Older Brains Reported September 15, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Senior citizens interested in hanging on to their brain power may want to increase the amount of meat, fish and milk in their diets. According to researchers from the United Kingdom, eating these and other foods rich in vitamin B12 protect against the loss of brain volume … [Read more...]
Painkillers Damage Intestine, U.S. Expert Says
Painkillers Damage Intestine, U.S. Expert Says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 70 percent of patients who took painkillers such as ibuprofen for more than three months suffered damage to their small intestines, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. The study is yet another blow to patients trying to find ways … [Read more...]
Women Fitness : City News
A Spot of Tea for Your MemoryReported August 08, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A few cups of coffee or tea not only give your body a pick me up, but they may improve a woman's memory as well. Text Continues Below Women age 65 and older who drink more than three cups of coffee -- or five to six cups of tea -- every day have less decline on memory tests than women … [Read more...]
Improve Your Computer Vision
Improve Your Computer Vision Reported April 8, 2008 HOUSTON, Texas (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Tens of millions of people spend four to eight hours in front of a computer every day, and it's only going to get worse! All that time can have an impact on your eyesight. If you are one of these people, you may suffer from a syndrome you don't even realize you … [Read more...]
Fruit Flies Help Treat Brain Damage
Fruit Flies Help Treat Brain Damage Reported December 03, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fruit flies may help lead to a new treatment for children with brain-damaging disorders. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University genetically modified flies to exhibit symptoms of mucolipidosis type IV (ML4) -- a disease where nerve cells die in the brain and elsewhere. … [Read more...]
Robotic Therapy Tiles: Playing Your Way to Health
Robotic Therapy Tiles: Playing Your Way to Health November 12, 2007 Patients recovering from surgery or injuries may soon be able to physically play their way to a full recovery with intelligent robotic systems that generate specialized games to challenge the human body's abilities. Henrik Hautop Lund, a robotics and artificial-intelligence … [Read more...]
Back Pain Test
Back Pain Test Reported September 01, 2009 NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- About 31 million Americans suffer from lower back pain, but what many don't know is that just a few changes in their everyday routine could relieve the ache. Kevin Dailey has been poked, pushed, pulled and stretched since he was 18. "I've had problems with low back … [Read more...]
Hormone therapy linked to brain shrinkage
Hormone therapy linked to brain shrinkageReported January 13, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of commonly prescribed forms of postmenopausal hormone therapy may slightly accelerate the loss of brain tissue in women aged 65 and older beyond what normally occurs with age, new research suggests. The findings stem from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study … [Read more...]
Relax and Improve Your Genes
Relax and Improve Your Genes Reported July 04, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) The connection between the mind and body has been studied for years, but now new research takes a closer look at how Eastern medicine can activate patterns of genes associated with the bodys response to stress. For hundreds of years Western medicine has looked at mind and body as … [Read more...]
Laughter Yoga
Laughter Yoga Reported September 11, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you've ever taken a yoga class, you know the drill: downward dog, the cobra and cat stretches. But forget those poses for just a minute. There's now a new kind of yoga, and all it takes is a few laughs. When you picture yoga class, you probably imagine a group of people in a … [Read more...]
Fix Your Spine, Lower Your Blood Pressure?
Fix Your Spine, Lower Your Blood Pressure? Reported January 11, 2008 SCHICAGO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- About 72 million adults in the United States are living with high blood pressure. That's one in three people. Statistics show only 35 percent of them have it under control. Now, research shows a spinal adjustment may … [Read more...]
Antidepressants Don’t Curtail Drinking in Women
Antidepressants Don't Curtail Drinking in Women Reported March 1, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who are depressed may still be hitting the bottle too hard, even if they are taking antidepressants. The same, however, can't be said for men. A new study shows depressed men on the medications significantly reduce their drinking … [Read more...]
CF care crisis
CF care crisis November 1 Care for young patients with the genetic lung disease cystic fibrosis in Britain is seriously under-resourced, a report claims today. Britain has 38 specialist centres for cystic fibrosis - but none received the funds to provide recommended levels of care, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. One centre said they could … [Read more...]
Yoga for Lung Disease
Yoga for Lung Disease Reported November 1, 2004 (Ivanhoe Broadcast News)--Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is an umbrella term used to categorize lung diseases like emphysema, chronic bronchitis and chronic asthma. Currently, there are few effective treatments for these often fatal diseases. But an ancient practice may help the … [Read more...]