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DETROIT, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- If there's one message viewers and guests alike will take away from the cutting-edge, conversational new health TV talk show, Ask Dr. Nandi, it's that "you have to be an advocate for your own care." (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120618/CG25914) That's the premise behind Ask Dr. Nandi, a new talk show airing on Wednesdays on WADL. The first episodes focusing on topics like yoga, Celiac disease and childhood obesity and...
NEWTON, Mass., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a ceremony full of old and new traditions, Susan L. Gorman was sworn in as the sixth president of New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) on Sunday, June 3, 2012. The Inauguration and Investiture ceremony began at 3 p.m. in Lindsay Hall on Bentley University's campus and included a formal procession of trustees, distinguished guests, and faculty, with a reception following the ceremony. (Photo:...
New evidence to support a range of healthy behaviors reported in the American Journal of Medicine Five new studies provide evidence to support simple steps we can take to prevent illness and improve our overall health. In the June issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers report on fish consumption to reduce the risk of colon cancer; the effectiveness of hypnotherapy and acupuncture for smoking cessation; regular teeth cleaning to improve cardiovascular health; the...
DANVERS, Mass. and BEVERLY, Mass., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pain affects nearly everyone at some point in their lives, and, in the worst cases, diminishes quality of life and livelihood. In fact, pain is a significant health problem affecting more than 100 million people and costing society at least $560-$635 billion annually in both health care and lost productivity costs.* Now research shows that pain patients do better with a comprehensive approach to care that addresses the...
The American Medical Association's Code of Ethics prohibits physicians from prescribing treatments that they consider to be placebos unless the patients know this and agree to take them anyway. But this policy is not clearly the best way to protect or benefit patients, concludes an The American Medical Association's Code of Ethics prohibits physicians from prescribing treatments that they consider to be placebos unless the patients know this and agree to take them anyway. But this policy is...
NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For years, doctors and microbiologists have sent out biopsies, slides, X-rays and other information outside the body for examination. These tests take days to get back and cannot be used immediately or during procedures. Donald Spector, a well-known, serial entrepreneur-inventor and Chairman of New York College of Health Professions, one of the few institutionally accredited schools of Acupuncture and Massage Therapy in the nation, is changing...
SOUTH FALLSBURG, N.Y., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Neck surgeries can correct bone damage and attempt to correct disc problems; however, with Manning's surgeries over, he's still left with significant soft-tissue damage, says one pain specialist. "There are seven bones in the neck yet six large layers of muscle groups. Most pain is caused by muscle and tendon adhesions where the cells have glued together in a contracted position and even when pain is resolved the soft-tissue...
According to a small clinical trial reported by investigators from Japan, acupuncture appears to be associated with improvement of dyspnea (labored breathing) on exertion, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a study published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. The management of dyspnea is an important target in the treatment of COPD, a common respiratory disease characterized by irreversible airflow limitation. COPD...
SOUTH FALLSBURG, N.Y., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthritis is a common diagnosis for pain; however, pain and arthritis are usually separate problems that coexist. The "death sentence" of arthritis as an incurable pain problem is a complete fallacy, says Tom Chi, a/k/a The Pain Whisperer. Medscape approximates 35% of Americans have chronic pain, and 50 million Americans are disabled partially or totally due to chronic pain. Dr. Hugh Rosomoff, MD, then chief of neurology at the...
Nearly 8 of 10 Americans will experience lower back pain at some time in their lives. Persistent low back pain is a common, incapacitating, costly, and difficult to treat condition. Many patients might benefit significantly from an individualized, multidisciplinary, team-based model of care that includes access to licensed complementary care practitioners (e.g., chiropractors, massage therapists, and acupuncturists) in addition to conventional care providers, as demonstrated in a study...
