Apr 092012
 

AFP

Herbal remedy blamed for high cancer rate in Taiwan: study
AFP
By Kerry Sheridan (AFP) – 22 minutes ago WASHINGTON — A toxic ingredient in a popular herbal remedy is linked to more than half of all cases of urinary tract cancer in Taiwan where use of traditional medicine is widespread, said a US study Monday.

Apr 042012
 

Transforming The Nation's Healthcare

Does traditional Chinese medicine have a place in the health system?
Transforming The Nation's Healthcare
With the advent of modern medicine, traditional European practices were relegated to a handful of surviving herbal remedies. Similarly in China, despite recent attempts to retain traditional healing practices, modern medicine is supplanting traditional ...

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Apr 032012
 

Traditional Chinese medicine team preps for Phase II cancer study
FierceBiotech
The Wall Street Journal has an in-depth look at the painstaking work undertaken by Yale investigator Yung-Chi Cheng, who has been studying the potential of a combination Chinese herbal medicine in treating the harsh side effects triggered by ...

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Apr 022012
 

Traditional Chinese Medicine Gets 21st Century Makeover
First Coast News
The manufacturers hope the machine will make the idea of traditional medicine more Medical Cures herbal remedies East Asia East Asia international medical practices ginseng Health health news Asian News News East Asian News Chinese Medicine Ailments ...

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Apr 012012
 

Does traditional Chinese medicine have a place in the health system?
The Conversation
With the advent of modern medicine, traditional European practices were relegated to a handful of surviving herbal remedies. Similarly in China, despite recent attempts to retain traditional healing practices, modern medicine is supplanting traditional ...

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Mar 302012
 

Chinese herbalist's offending 'atypical'
The West Australian
A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner convicted of molesting a woman said the job is "fraught with danger from clients", a judge has been told. Watson Zhu, 58, of Surry Hills, was found guilty by a jury last November of two counts of having ...

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Mar 302012
 

Chinese herbalist's offending 'atypical'
Sydney Morning Herald
A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner convicted of molesting a woman said the job is "fraught with danger from clients", a judge has been told. Watson Zhu, 58, of Surry Hills, was found guilty by a jury last November of two counts of having ...

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Mar 302012
 

Chinese herbalist's offending 'atypical'
Ninemsn
A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner convicted of molesting a woman said the job is "fraught with danger from clients", a judge has been told. Watson Zhu, 58, of Surry Hills, was found guilty by a jury last November of two counts of having ...

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Mar 262012
 

Contactmusic.com

Thandie Newton - Thandie Newton Favours Natural Remedies
Contactmusic.com
Actress Thandie Newton is refusing to get health jabs ahead of a movie shoot in Nigeria - because she prefers natural remedies. The Crash star snubs traditional medicine when she falls ill and instead seeks a cure with alternative herbal potions, ...

The boom in “Himalayan Viagra” – Salon

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Mar 112012
 

Salon

The boom in “Himalayan Viagra”
Salon
But according to Daniel Winkler, a botanist specializing in the fungus, it quickly has become the most expensive herbal remedy in traditional Chinese medicine. Winkler estimates the annual yarsagumba harvest at between 85 and 185 tons, ...
How the Surging Popularity of 'Himalayan Viagra' Is Causing Murder and ...AlterNet

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