Premenstrual Syndrome
Whilst it is extremely rare for a woman to have a hysterectomy due to Premenstrual Syndrome alone, it can be a contributing factor in overall gynaecological health. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) (also known as Premenstrual Tension or PMT) is the name given to the physical, psychological and behavioural symptoms that can occur in the two weeks before a woman’s monthly period.
It is estimated that almost all women of child-bearing age have some premenstrual symptoms, although it is usually at its worst between the late 20’s and early 40’s. About one woman in every 20 with PMS gets symptoms which are severe en...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - January 10, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health PMDD pms Source Type: news
The UK’s Advertising Double Standards Authority
UK ad watchdog’s anti-natural healthcare agenda becomes clearer than ever (Source: Alliance for Natural Health)
Source: Alliance for Natural Health - December 4, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sophie Tags: Advertising Standards Authority ASA europe herbal medicine international Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency MHRA milk thistle Schwabe Pharma Silybum marianum Thisilyn Maximum Strength Source Type: news
Vaccine doctor Offit leads transatlantic attack on natural healthcare
We look at the facts behind a transatlantic anti-natural healthcare campaign (Source: Alliance for Natural Health)
Source: Alliance for Natural Health - June 19, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sophie Tags: antioxidants Aristolochia Cochrane curcumin Do you believe in magic Dr Paul Offit europe Goran Bjelakovic international joint health Killing us softly milk thistle paediatrician resveratrol St John’s wort vaccine Vitamin Source Type: news
Vitamins: stop taking the pills
This article was corrected on 7 June 2013. During editing, a line in the fifth from last paragraph, beginning 'Another example is St John's wort…' was accidentally transposed, leading to the suggestion that serotonin was a medicine rather than a brain chemical.Alternative medicineHealth & wellbeingHealthCancerCancerMedical researchPharmaceuticals industryDepressionguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 7, 2013 Category: Science Tags: The Guardian Depression Pharmaceuticals industry Health Medical research & wellbeing Society Extracts Features Cancer Life and style Alternative medicine Science Source Type: news
Clinical Digest: Hepatitis C and Dietary Supplements
Hepatitis C, a contagious liver disease, is caused by the hepatitis C virus. People can get hepatitis C through contact with blood from a person who is already infected or, less commonly, through having sex with an infected person. The infection usually becomes chronic. Chronic hepatitis C often is treated with drugs that can eliminate the virus. This may slow or stop liver damage, but the drugs may cause side effects, and for some people, treatment is ineffective.
Some people with hepatitis C also try complementary health approaches, especially dietary supplements. Several herbal supplements have been studied for hepati...
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - May 13, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCAM Source Type: news
ANH-Intl Feature: Lessons to be learned from the milk thistle ‘ban’ in Sweden
ANH-Intl investigates the lessons that can be learned from recent events in Sweden to help protect freedom of choice in natural health (Source: Alliance for Natural Health)
Source: Alliance for Natural Health - April 17, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sophie Tags: 5HTP botanical EFSA europe garlic herb international Livsmedelsverket Läkemedelsverket MHRA milk thistle NAC red yeast rice Silybum marianum SSRI Svensk Egenvård sweden Swedish Food Agency Swedish Medical Products Age Source Type: news
Protection Against UV-Induced Skin Cancer Offered By Silibinin, Found In Milk Thistle
A pair of University of Colorado Cancer Center studies published this month show that the milk thistle extract, silibinin, kills skin cells mutated by UVA radiation and protects against damage by UVB radiation - thus protecting against UV-induced skin cancer and photo-aging. "When you have a cell affected by UV radiation, you either want to repair it or kill it so that it cannot go on to cause cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Melanoma / Skin Cancer Source Type: news
Two University of Colorado Cancer Center Studies Show that Silibinin,...
The milk thistle extract, silibinin, kills skin cells mutated by UVA radiation and protects against damage by UVB radiation – thus protecting against UV-induced skin cancer and photo-aging.(PRWeb January 30, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10381116.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 31, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UV-induced skin cancer
Milk thistle extract, silibinin, kills skin cells mutated by UVA radiation and protects against damage by UVB radiation -- thus protecting against UV-induced skin cancer and photo-aging, according to new research. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 30, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UV-induced skin cancer
(University of Colorado Denver) A pair of University of Colorado Cancer Center studies published this month show that the milk thistle extract, silibinin, kills skin cells mutated by UVA radiation and protects against damage by UVB radiation -- thus protecting against UV-induced skin cancer and photo-aging. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 30, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Treating Amanita phalloides poisoning: is silibinin superior to chicken dung?
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Amanita phalloides poisoning and treatment with silibinin in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales. Roberts DM et al. Med J Aust 3013 Jan 21;198:43-47
Abstract
In one of his published works, the second-century Roman physician Galen related an anecdotal method of treating mushroom poisoning:
I have heard of a physician of Mysia who administered Fowl’s dung to persons suffering form fungus poisoning, and I myself have experimented with the remedy. I have used finally powdered dung mixed with water or mixed with honey and vinegar The patients immediately on drinking the ...
Source: The Poison Review - January 25, 2013 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical amanita phalloides Australia milk thistle mushroom poisoning silibinin silymarin Source Type: news
