UCI study also shows novel analgesic to be nonaddictive Monday 6 January 2014 A compound derived from a traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been found effective at alleviating pain, pointing the way to a new nonaddictive analgesic for acute inflammatory and nerve pain, according to UC Irvine pharmacology researchers. Working with Chinese scientists, Olivier Civelli […]
Saturday, 28 December 2013 18:09By John Otrompke, Contributing Writer Better sleep, physical activity, good nutrition and reducing stress and environmental toxins are the keys to reducing chronic pain, especially in women, said Dr. Robert Bonakdar, at the 2nd annual Lifestyle Medicine Summit in Chicago. All too often, though, clinicians focus on the “chief complaint”—the pain itself—and miss opportunities […]
J Holist Nurs. 2013 Dec 4;32(3):173-182. [Epub ahead of print] Topical Ginger Treatment With a Compress or Patch for Osteoarthritis Symptoms. Therkleson T. Abstract AIM: This article is a report of a study evaluating changes in health status before and after topical ginger treatment for adults with moderate to severe osteoarthritis. METHOD: In 2011, 20 […]
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Published: November 3, 2013 The New York Times Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/science/herbal-supplements-are-often-not-what-they-seem.html Americans spend an estimated $5 billion a year on unproven herbal supplements that promise everything from fighting off colds to curbing hot flashes and boosting memory. But now there is a new reason for supplement buyers to beware: DNA tests show […]
Marcy J. Balunas Published in final edited form as: Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2008 August ; 8(6): 646–682. Abstract With the clinical success of several synthetic aromatase inhibitors (AIs) in the treatment of postmenopausal estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, researchers have also been investigating also the potential of natural products as AIs. Natural products from terrestrial and marine organisms […]