by Hermeet Suri | Jul 13, 2012 | Latest Health News and Information
In June 2009, Genentech, Inc. withdrew the psoriasis drug Raptiva from the market after it was linked to deaths of at least three patients from a rare but often fatal brain disease, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Although 80% of people are said...
by Hermeet Suri | Jul 13, 2012 | Latest Health News and Information
A 2009 multicenter study published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology gathered data on 82 patients with psoriasis who were treated with classical homeopathy for two years. The study found a marked reduction in psoriasis symptoms and...
by Hermeet Suri | Jul 13, 2012 | Latest Health News and Information
“Ear candling,” also known as auricular candling or coning, refers to various procedures that involve placing a cone-shaped device in the ear canal and supposedly extracting earwax and other impurities with the help of smoke or a burning wick. The origins...
by Hermeet Suri | Jul 13, 2012 | Latest Health News and Information
A survey suggests as many as 60 percent of Scottish doctors prescribe homeopathic or herbal remedies. University of Aberdeen researchers analyzed prescribing data from 2003 and 2004, covering 1.9 million Scottish patients in 323 practices, and found that children...
by Hermeet Suri | Jul 13, 2012 | Latest Health News and Information
A new observational study revealed that three-quarters of all patients who received homeopathic treatment from a general practitioner (GP) experienced benefits. The analysis of 1,783 consultations with 14 doctors in the U.K.—10 of them National Health Service...
by Hermeet Suri | Jul 13, 2012 | Latest Health News and Information
In February 2007, NBC’s Today Show with Matt Lauer and Joy Bauer (nutritionist and Today Show contributor) discussed cold and flu remedies. Bauer noted that a new study on vitamin C published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that people taking 500...
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