EVE SIMMONS: The quack remedies being peddled by NHS midwives
EVE SIMMONS: According to patient leaflets written by staff at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, acupuncture helps women 'avoid epidurals'. Others promote aromatherapy rather than drugs. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Deadly Bacteria in U.S. Soil Not Tied to Lab Leak, Aromatherapy
(MedPage Today) -- The melioidosis-causing bacteria recently detected in U.S. soil samples is not likely related to a 2014 "lab leak" in Louisiana, nor to a recent outbreak sparked by an aromatherapy product, experts said.
Genetic sequencing indicated... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - July 28, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Bacteria That Cause Rare Tropical Disease Found in U.S. Soil, CDC Says
NEW YORK — A germ that causes a rare and sometimes deadly disease—long thought to be confined to tropical climates—has been found in soil and water in the continental United States, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
The bacteria was found on the property of a Mississippi man who had come down with the disease, melioidosis. Officials don’t know how long it had been there, but they say it likely is occurring in other areas along the Gulf Coast.
U.S. physicians should consider melioidosis even in patients who haven’t traveled to other countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Source: TIME: Health - July 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health wire Source Type: news
Guangzhou Orchard Aromatherapy & Skin Care Co., Ltd. - 628678 - 07/20/2022
Refusal to Provide Access to and Copying of Records (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - July 26, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
How a COVID Misdiagnosis Revealed Deadly Aromatherapy Outbreak
(MedPage Today) -- The boy's parents weren't convinced that their 5-year-old had died of COVID-19, so they insisted on an autopsy.
The hospital where he died declined to do one, as did the local medical examiner. His case ended up in the hands... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 11, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Can Complementary Therapies Ease Cancer Treatment Symptoms? What the Science Says
After Marianne Sarcich underwent treatment for breast cancer in 2016, she called an acupuncturist in hopes of easing her cancer-related anxiety—but made sure to be upfront.
“I told her right away that I didn’t think this would work, I didn’t believe in it, but I was desperate,” she says. “Absolutely nothing else was helping. I only considered acupuncture to knock it off the list of possibilities.”
To her shock, it helped. Over a few months of sessions, she felt the tightness of anxiety began to loosen, and Sarcich began considering other complementary options she’d dismissed ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized Cancer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
How to sleep: 'Aromatherapy may be able to help with sleep' - essential oil side effects
THERE are lots of factors which can impact sleep, and some people may have long-term issues with sleeping. It may be that aromatherapy can help people drift off. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Erratum to "Supportive effect of body contact care with ylang ylang aromatherapy and mobile intervention team for suicide prevention: a pilot study" -
In the above-referenced paper, in the table 2, the row Suicide attempt, % for controls should be 10.0.
The online version of the paper has been corrected.
Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Beware of Vaping Products with Unproven Health Claims
FDA issues warning letters to companies marketing vaping products containing herbal extracts, vitamins, or essential oils. These products, also marketed as inhalers, diffusers, and personal aromatherapy devices, are illegally marketed with unproven health claims. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - December 7, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
CDC Sleuths Find Source Of Deadly Melioidosis Outbreak Is A Room Spray Sold At Walmart
An outbreak of melioidosis was solved by the CDC when Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes the infection, showed up in the aromatherapy bottle from the Georgia patient ’s home. We need to better support public health. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 24, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
Walmart recalls aromatherapy spray that contained deadly bacteria
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mystery of exotic infectious disease traced to aromatherapy room spray
CDC has traced an unusual tropical disease to a very unusual source-- a lavender-scented room spray. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - October 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aromatherapy spray linked to US deaths faces recall
U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease, even though none had traveled internationally (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Aromatherapy spray recalled in U.S. following rare tropical disease deaths
U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease even though none had travelled internationally: an aromatherapy spray imported from India. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - October 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
CityMD Co-founders Change the Way People Experience Dentistry with dntl bar Startup, Providing Enjoyable, Patient-First Care in New York City
NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gone are the days of booking a dentist appointment months in advance and dreading the impersonal and often painful experience that comes with laying in a dental chair as someone pokes and prods your mouth. dntl bar—New York City ' s most enjoyable and convenient dental practice from the team behind CityMD, the Northeast ' s largest urgent care provider —puts patients at the center of its service at its three Manhattan locations, offering quality care and same-day appointments, clear pricing and comfortable visits. Forget old magazines in stuffy waiting rooms, now patie...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - September 30, 2021 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
