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Cervicocephalic kinesthetic sensibility and postural balance in patients with nontraumatic chronic neck pain - a pilot study
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In patients with nontraumatic chronic neck pain, we found statistically significant global repositioning errors in only one of six test movements. In this cohort, we found no evidence of impaired postural balance.Head repositioning accuracy and computerized static posturography are imperfect measures of functional proprioceptive impairments. Validity of (and procedures for using) these instruments demand further investigation.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN96873990 (Source: Chiropractic & Osteopathy)...
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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Chromium Picolinate Does Not Improve Key Features of Metabolic Syndrome in Adults
About 47 million Americans have some form of metabolic syndromea group of conditions that increase the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and related complications. Metabolic syndrome is often characterized by abdominal obesity, impaired fasting glucose (an increase in glucose levels), elevated blood pressure, and high cholesterol and triglycerides. It is also associated with insulin resistance, a condition in which the body cannot use insulin effectively. Previous studies have suggested that chromium picolinate dietary supplements can help people with type 2 diabetes by improving insulin resistance and increasing the bodys sensitivity to insulin. However, its effects on people with a high risk for developing type 2 diabetes, especially those with metabolic syndrome, are largely unknown. (So......
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 02:36 PM --
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For Women With PCOS, Acupuncture And Exercise May Bring Relief, Reduce Risks
Exercise and electro-acupuncture treatments can reduce sympathetic nerve activity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a new study. (Source: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 08:00 AM --
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Food taboos: Their origins and purposes
Food taboos are known from virtually all human societies. Most religions declare certain food items fit and others unfit for human consumption. Dietary rules and regulations may govern particular phases of the human life cycle and may be associated with special events such as menstrual period, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and - in traditional societies - preparation for the hunt, battle, wedding, funeral, etc. On a comparative basis many food taboos seem to make no sense at all, as to what may be declared unfit by one group may be perfectly acceptable to another. On the other hand, food taboos have a long history and one ought to expect a sound explanation for the existence (and persistence) of certain dietary customs in a given culture. Yet, this is a highly debated view and no singl......
POSTED 06/28/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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A mini review of traditional chinese medicine for the treatment of depression in china.
Authors: Zhao H, Wan X, Chen JX
To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine for treating depression in China, the electronic medical database from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) was searched using Chinese and the date is set, from 1st January 1994 to 1st August 2008. The 18 studies that met the entry criteria along with 1,260 randomized patients were included in this review. All studies with words like "randomization" or "quasi-randomization" in their abstracts were included, whether they used blinding or not. The results showed that the Chinese medicine treated group did not decrease the scores of the self-rating depression scale (-1.02, 95% CI -2.16 ~ 0.12, p = 0.08) and the scores of the Hamilton depression scale (-0.45, 95% CI -0.98 ~ 0.0......
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Effects of far infrared acupoint stimulation on autonomic activity and quality of life in hemodialysis patients.
Authors: Su LH, Wu KD, Lee LS, Wang H, Liu CF
Patients receiving regular hemodialysis sessions have been known to suffer from fatigue and depression. This experiment was designed to determine the effects of far infrared ray (FIR) stimulation on acupoints of patients suffering from renal failure who are receiving regular hemodialysis. Patients receiving long-term and regular hemodialysis who volunteered for this procedure were randomly selected to undergo either FIR or heat pad (HP) therapy to determine the impact of FIR treatment on these patients. Both the activities of the autonomic nervous system and changes in quality of life were measured before and after treatment to determine the effectiveness of the FIR treatment. Results from this study show that FIR therapy decreases both str......
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Antioxidant effect of tianwang buxin pills a traditional chinese medicine formula: double-blind, randomized controlled trial.
This study was conducted to assess the antioxidative and anti-stress effects of TBPs by analyzing (determination) reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs test) of the blood, the stress response inventory (SRI), and the Korean version of the WHO Quality of Life Scale Abbreviated Version (WHOQOL-BREF) in 39 healthy volunteers (Placebo group = 20, TBPs group = 19) before and after oral administration of TBPs for 4 weeks. However, d-ROMs test, SRI, and WHOQOL-BREF values did not differ significantly between the two groups. These results indicate that TBPs do not effectively restrain ROS or their derivatives.
PMID: 19507268 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine)...
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Collateral theory and vascular lesion treatment.
Authors: Wu Y
The correlation between the collateral system of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the vascular system of Western medicine was approached and the conception of "Mai" was analyzed. It was pointed out that "Mai" is an independent viscera with certain structure, function, and characteristics in metabolism. Ancient TCM physicians basically share the same knowledge on the vascular system with biomedicine in terms of its anatomical structure, but the distinctive TCM theory on qi-blood correlation can enrich the contents of the vascular system. The concept of "collateral-vascular system disease" was proposed based on ancient TCM literature and a clinical epidemiology survey on 3,469 cases with arteriosclerosis, approached by common pathological steps. The pathogenesis of ve......
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Sini tang prevents depression-like behavior in rats exposed to chronic unpredictable stress.
Authors: Guo JY, Huo HR, Li LF, Guo SY, Jiang TL
Sini Tang, a Chinese traditional prescription containing three herbs, has been widely used for Yang-deficiency. Recent clinical studies have shown that Sini Tang could treat and improve depression symptoms, but the mechanisms underlying the antidepressant effect of Sini Tang remains unknown. In rats with chronic unpredictable stress (CUS), we examined the effects of Sini Tang on sucrose preference and open field exploratory behavior. The levels of corticosterone level in plasma and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) mRNA expression in hypothalamus were also measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR), respectively. Rats subjected to CUS exhibited decreases in sucrose preferen......
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Protective Effects of Natrii Sulfas on Cerebral Focal Ischemia Induced by MCAO in Rats.
This study examined the effect of Natrii sulfas, a treatment for stroke patients suffering constipation in Oriental medicine, on the physiological indices and brain edema of rats. Brain edema was induced by a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), Natrii sulfas was administered after the MCAO. At 3, 6, 15, 24, and 48 hours after reperfusion, the physiological indices such as the fecal weight, urine volume and water content in the stools were assessed. The edema index was measured 48 hours after reperfusion. At 48 hours, the expressions of iNOS, MMP9, VEGF, GFAP, Bax, Bcl-2, c-Fos, and HSP72 positive astrocytes were observed on the brain tissues by immunohistochemistry. Natrii sulfas significantly improved the decrease in fecal weight, urine volume and water content in the stool caused by......
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Effect of total glucosides of paeony on the expression of nephrin in the kidneys from diabetic rats.
Authors: Zhang P, Zhang JJ, Su J, Qi XM, Wu YG, Shen JJ
Total glucosides of paeony (TGP), extracted from the traditional Chinese herb root of Paeonia lactiflora pall, have been shown to have a therapeutic role in experimental diabetic nephropathy including albuminuria. Recent investigation has identified nephrin, a podocyte-specific transmembrane protein, as a key regulator in the pathogenesis of diabetic albuminuria. The aim of this study was to investigate whether TGP can attenuate albuminuria through prevention of nephrin loss in the experimental diabetic nephropathy. Fifty male Munich-Wistar rats were obtained from the Experimental Animal Center of Anhui Medical University. These rats were divided into 5 groups (n = 10); normal group, control diabetic group, and 3 TGP treated diabe......
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Anti-inflammatory Effect of Triterpenoic Acids of Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. Leaf on Rat Model of Chronic Bronchitis.
This study was designed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of Triterpenoic Acids from Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. (TAL) on chronic bronchitis (CB) in rats. CB model was established by combination of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG, 5 mg/kg, injected through the caudal vein) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 1 g/L, injected through endotracheal intubation). Rats with CB model were treated with TAL (50, 150 and 450 mg/kg) for 3 weeks. The leukocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were counted after Wright staining, the levels of cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin (IL)-8, and IL-10 in the supernatants of lung homogenate were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the protein expression of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) and in......
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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In-chern-hau-tang and genipin reduces acute urinary bladder distension evoked sympathetic activation-induced hepatic dysfunction in rats.
In conclusion, In-Chern-Hau-Tang along with its active component, genipin, can ameliorate AUR-induced ALI via the alleviation of oxidative stress possibly by the inhibition of sympathetic induced hypoxia/hypoperfusion and leukocyte NADPH oxidase activity.
PMID: 19507276 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine)...
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Uncaria rhynchophylla and Rhynchophylline Inhibit c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Phosphorylation and Nuclear Factor-kappaB Activity in Kainic Acid-Treated Rats.
This study suggested that UR and RH have antiepileptic effects in KA-induced seizures and are associated with the regulation of the innate immune system via a reduction in the level of superoxide anions, JNK phosphorylation, and NF-kappaB activation.
PMID: 19507277 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine)...
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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beta Cell Protecting and Immunomodulatory Activities of Paecilomyces Hepiali Chen Mycelium in STZ Induced T1DM Mice.
Authors: Xiang M, Tang J, Zou XL, Zhao ZY, Wang YY, Xie SN
The anti-hyperglycemic and immunomodulatory activities of the ethanol extract from Paecilomyces Hepiali Chen (PHC), a Chinese medicine, were investigated in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic (T1DM) mice. Male Balb/c mice, which were i.p. injected with streptozotocin (STZ, 50 mg/kg, for 5 consecutive days) on Day 7, were orally administered saline (the normal control and diabetic control group), Metformin (60 mg/kg, b.w., positive group), or the extract (100 mg/kg, b.w., PHC prevention group) from Day 1 to Day 28, Mice i.p. injected with streptozotocin (STZ, 50 mg/kg, b.w.) for 5 consecutive days prior to PHC treatment (100 mg/kg, b.w.) were used as the PHC treatment group. The effects of PHC on postprandial blood glucose c......
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Anti-Edema Effects of Brown Seaweed (Undaria pinnatifida) Extract on Phorbol 12-Myristate 13-Acetate-Induced Mouse Ear Inflammation.
We examined the anti-inflammatory activities of the seaweed. The methanol extract of the seaweed was active against mouse ear edema induced by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), with an IC(50) of 10.3 mg/ml. The extract reduced the edema to a half-maximal level when applied at the concentration of 40 mg/ml within 3 hours before or 2 hours after application of PMA. Extract taken from the blade section of the seaweed demonstrated the highest activity. The Northern form of U. pinnatifida was more active than the Southern form. In the analgesic test, the methanol extract suppressed the acetic acid-induced writhing response, with an IC(50) of 0.48 g/kg body weight. The extract also demonstrated antipyretic activity in yeast-induced hyperthermic mice. Activity-related constituents were arachidonic......
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Gastrodia elata Rhizome in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells.
In conclusion, the present data suggest that EGE could suppress TNF-alpha-induced vascular inflammatory process via inhibition of oxidative stress and NF-kappaB activation in HUVEC.
PMID: 19507281 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine)...
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Letter to the Editor - Re: Is It Possible to Blind Subjects Using Sham Moxibustion Treatment?
Authors: Park JE, Lee MS, Choi SM
No abstract received.
PMID: 19507282 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine)...
POSTED 06/27/2009 at 09:24 AM --
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Hahnemann's Pre-Organon Views (Part 1)
This study of his pre-Organon publications shows that he had in that period already acquired many important theorems of the Organon: but it also demonstrates that a series of insights were still missing.[...]© Sonntag Verlag in MVS Medizinverlage Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KGGet connected:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Homoeopathic Links)...
POSTED 06/25/2009 at 02:29 AM --
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Sequential Treatment with Heilkunst
Homoeopathic Links 2009; 22: 106-111DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185583SummaryHahnemann provided a comprehensive nosology and posology with which to approach complex, chronic cases. Autism is the name for an observed condition with various characteristics. However, as with all allopathic conditions, the descriptive name hides the underlying causes (diseases and disorders) that contribute to the emergence of the condition. The disease causes fall into various categories from Hahnemann's comprehensive nosology (homogenic, pathogenic, iatrogenic and ideogenic – that is, diseases irritations, such as accidents, disease agents, drugs, and false beliefs, what Hahnemann termed “the highest disease”). Each case of autism, as with each case of a complex condition, involves a unique mix an......
POSTED 06/25/2009 at 02:29 AM --
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