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Performance Enhancers and Placebos
A recent study revealed that the placebo effect can be as effective as an illegal drug with respect to improving performance.
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Four Ways to Pray With Power
Power praying is not begging. It's not hoping. It's knowing. It's having faith. In this article, you'll discover some simple--and easy--ways to increase your faith. The result? More positive answers to your prayers. Remember: the universe is holding nothing back from you. It's your own attitudes that keep you from attaining what you desire. Improve your attitudes, and you change your life.
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Oxidative Stress and the Neuropathies - Part II
NAC - N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) is effective in the treatment of HIV and the related symptoms that stem from this disease. It is also possible that due to the many similarities of most aspects of HIV and the Neuropathies - that there is common ground here and that the solution to one may be also the solution to the other. Thus - an introduction to the presence of and the current research involving NAC.
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Foundation for Mind-Being Research
The Foundation for Mind-Being Research is building a learning community of scientists, artists, and seekers who are discovering and legitimizing new conceptions of truth.
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Lybrel Offers End to Menstruation
Lybrel is a new birth control pill that allows women to skip their periods completely.
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Treating Cancer With Chinese Herbs
Why it is so difficult to quantify the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in cancer management. Learn about types of Chinese herbs used in treating cancers.
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Alzheimer's Disease: Is There a Prevention?
Alzheimer's Disease - On-going studies on vitamins and other medications show some progress in slowing of the process, but much more is needed.
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Drug May Help Women Stop Smoking
A drug used to treat drug addicts and alcoholics with their addictions appears to help women stop smoking. It's cheap, relatively safe, and it may help save your life.
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Scientific vs. Alternative Medicine
Scientific vs alternative medicine, and how to combine the two with education and awareness for good health.
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Herbal and Home Remedies That Prevent Memory Loss
The Ancient Grandmothers have a thing or two to tell us about how to keep our memory sharp until the day we die.
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Homeopathy and Frequency
Homeopathic remedies can be surprisingly effective for treating stress, fever, stomachache, and allergies. They are made based on dilution and the Principal of Similars.
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Vitamin Therapy For Infertility
Using Vitamins to detox and enhance your fertility
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Natural Painkillers for Topical Use
These alternative therapies are used topically to relieve acute or chronic pain, such as muscle pain, arthritis and even neuropathic pain.
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Seven Medicines
Susun Weed discusses the seven medicines: Serenity, Story, Energy, Lifestyle, Herbal, Pharmaceutical, Hi-Tech.

The relationship between Biochemistry & Aggression (Part 1)
The relationships between biochemistry and neurochemistry with violent human aggression is investigated. Biochemical studies strongly support a positively correlated relationship between testosterone and aggression. A mediating relationship between cortisol and testosterone is apparent. Neurochemical evidence is not as clear. However, a significant relationship between serotonergic functioning and aggression is evident. Causal relationships have been difficult to infer, but, are somewhat supported.
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FISH OIL for BIPOLARS?
omega 3 fish oils are being touted as a new adjunctive treatment for Bipolar Disorder. Read about it here.
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News About Migraine Treatment
Since some 28 million people in the U.S. suffer from migraines, it's no wonder headache centers all over the world are trying to find better treatments. Two medications and a mineral supplement made the news recently as migraine treatments.
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Remicade? Should I try it or not?
Remicade is a new drug used for Crohn's Disease, it comes with much joy and many questions. Read some personal stories I have found and learn a little more about this treatment.
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Xenical - Good Product or New Fad?
What is Xenical? Is it really the overweight patient's answer to his/her dietary problems? This column attempts to give the facts, both pro and con concerning the newest dietary product.
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Is There a Cure for Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimer's Disease patients taking a new drug, Rember, experienced significant slowing of the disease's effects.
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Depression and suicide in young people:the continuing debate
This article presents some information on the recent (or maybe not so recent) controversy about the link between anti-depressant drugs and suicide tendencies in young people. As this issue is on-going,no conclusion can be offered, only encouragement for everyone to read widely and examine the issue critically.
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Neuropathic Pain Part II
The conclusion of the definition and the mechanics of pain.
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New Light on ECT
Too often, we are kept in the dark on ECT. Two recent studies shed new light on the treatment, and may facilitate informed decision-making.
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The Relationship between Biochemistry and Aggression (part 2)
The relationships between biochemistry and neurochemistry with violent human aggression is investigated. Biochemical studies strongly support a positively correlated relationship between testosterone and aggression. A mediating relationship between cortisol and testosterone is apparent. Neurochemical evidence is not as clear. However, a significant relationship between serotonergic functioning and aggression is evident. Causal relationships have been difficult to infer, but, are somewhat supported. THIS WEEK: Cortisol and Serotonin
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Foot Hand Ear Reflexology
Learn about this form of Reflexology that works the maps of the feet, hands, and ears in a full session.
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St. John's Wort and Depression
Some swear by it; others shy away from it. Get all the facts about St. John's Wort.
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Psychiatric Drug Research: Is It Safe?
Is psychiatric drug research safe? Is it even ethical? Have you ever considered taking part in a reasearch study? If so, this article is a must read. Learn all about psychiatric drug testing here.
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Find The Right Fuel Hours Before You Race!
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Herbal Help for Depression
Natural relief for depression...
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Summary of the Oregon Fibromyalgia Convention
Summary of the Oregon Fibromyalgia Convention, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Alzheimer's Drugs - Part Three
Third in a series of four articles on Alzheimer's drugs.
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Alzheimer's Drugs -- Part One
First in a four part series of articles on Alzheimer's drugs.
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Headline News
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The Greenwood Institute
In 1993, Leicester gained a promising new research institute into child psychiatric care. Read about the Greenwood Institute's long term and short term research projects, dedicated to children of all ages.
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2 Oral MS Drugs in Phase III Study
Can MS patients see an end to injections? Possibly, with 2 new oral multiple sclerosis drugs that are now in Phase III studies, the last step before FDA approval......
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80. BOO!!!
When did Halloween become ritualistic fun and real life become frightening?
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A Defensive Strategy Against The Neuropathic Diseases
The Neuropathies are of unknown origin and do not have a well defined treatment plan at present. Here is a proposed treatment plan for the sufferer of these particular Neuropathies.
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Another Chiropractic Triumph
Yet another study has found that chiropractic care is superior to physiotherapy for lower back pain. How many more are needed?
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Treatments for Depressed Teenagers or Children
An effective treatment for depressed teenagers or children is combination therapy, which blends of antidepressants and cognitive-behavioral talk therapy.
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Herbs for Colds & Flu I: Elderberry
Don't let winter colds & flu get you down! Here are some helpful herbs.
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Jonas Salk, the Salk Polio Vaccine
A biography of Dr. Jonas Salk who pioneered the vaccine against the polio virus.
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NADH - The newest fad, or the newest miracle drug?
In the field of alternate medicine, hundreds of products are sold offering cllaims of remarkable cures. Every so ofte, however, one comes along that can back its claims. Can NADH be one of those?
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Peppermint: More than just another pretty flavor!
Peppermint is more than a flavoring for toothpaste.
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The New Weapon Against Insomnia, Valerian
Valerian has been shown, in many studies, to be far more effective than placebo's and as effective (sometimes more so) than valium and similar products in relaxing a patient and promoting sleep.
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Creatine Supplementation
Creatine is one of the most widely used nutritional supplements by athletes. It is a naturally occurring substance, that can enhance muscle performance.
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Ethical Issues in Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are experiments on human subjects--which means that ethical issues are always present. This article surveys historically prominent ethical debates.
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Frankincense May Ease Depression
Long used in Eastern medicine and religious ceremonies around the world, recent information indicates incense may be a valuable tool in anxiety and depression treatment.
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Get Relief From Night Sweats
For centuries, sage has been used as a reliable and safe natural herbal treatment for night sweats, and it can help you, too.
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Heart Failure Meds
Maybe you should be taking cheaper heart medication. A new study suggests that one of the oldest and least expensive medications could keep you out of the hospital.
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Lose Weight Safely With Irvingia
Studies show that the nut from the African bush mango, Irvingia gabonensis, contains a powerful way for obese people to lose weight easily.
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