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Two new systematic reviews have found that acupuncture therapy can provide patients who suffer from tension and migraine headache an alternative treatment for their pain.
Tension headaches are the most common headaches, and generally cause infrequent mild to moderate pain, but in a considerable number of patients, tension headaches are so frequent that they require treatment. [...]

Insulin resistance occurs when the body produces enough insulin in response to sugar consumption, but the insulin is not able to perform its function within the body properly.  Insulin is a hormone whose role is to signal cells to bring sugar from the blood stream into the cells, so it can be turned into energy.  When an individual [...]

By Sarah Klein, Health.com
March 30, 2010 4:22 p.m. EDT

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Brains of rats that gorged themselves on human fatty foods changed
Dopamine appears to be responsible for the behavior of the overeating rats
Findings could lead to new treatments for obesity

(Health.com) — Scientists have finally confirmed what the rest of us have suspected for years: Bacon, cheesecake, and [...]

Will Dunham
WASHINGTON Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:35pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The use of acupuncture before and during surgery reduces patients’ post-operative pain as well as the need for pain-killing medication, researchers said on Tuesday.
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina analyzed the results of 15 clinical trials on the effectiveness of acupuncture — [...]

The beginning of the new school term is an opportunity to evaluate how your child is functioning in the important arenas of their life.  When a child is demonstrating problems at home or school, or not reaching their potential in school or activities, the solutions are typically not clear or simple. 
A child’s functioning is the [...]

 The headlines have lately been filled with news of the Obama administration’s proposed healthcare plan. Strongly worded opinions, both pro and con, are being volleyed from each side of the political fence. But one aspect of healthcare not being adequately addressed in the plan-as well as not mentioned in most of the pro or con [...]

The oldest member of the 2008 Olympic U.S. Track and Field squad that competed in Beijing, China, this year is a 40-year-old pole vaulter who relies heavily on Chiropractic to keep competing on the international stage. This was the second Olympic appearance for Jeff Hartwig, who also competed in the 1996 Games in Atlanta where [...]

Two men who have done quite well in achieving success and riches in the business world are teaming up to take on the ill effects of what they are calling a global tobacco epidemic. The people of the world are slated to benefit through an infusion of $500 million to help implement new policies and [...]