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View Post: New stem cell technology developed at Hebrew University
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30 Nov 2009 by News   ...
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View Post: Susan Kim: Women, Compliance And Medicine
24 Nov 2009 by Susan Kim  
HRT is now currently appropriately prescribed for short-term use by women suffering from menopausal symptoms; it may also provide protection against fractures. Yet recent court documents reveal that pharmaceutical companies like Wyeth ... I think many of us, men and women, accept the "conventional wisdom" of our doctors, often without doing research ourselves. The column on HuffPo written by Dr. Oz earlier this week brought that idea home to me once more when he said that ...
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View Post: In Defence Of Conventional Medicine – View From The Vet
21 Sep 2009 by Redwinelover  
In conventional medicine, if the spleen was causing the lethargy, it would be because it was affected by a not uncommon vascular tumour called a haemangiosarcoma. One of the reasons the dogs are lethargic is because they are bleeding ...
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View Post: Covering Alternative Medicine---Another perspective : White Coat ...
18 Nov 2009
I've seen them get fractures from steroids. The difference is right now there's little liability for the ginseng distributor because legally his product is a "food supplement" and not a drug. Oh, about "non serious" conditions. A migraine is considered non serious by those who .... and I sincerely hope you are not implying that I put no weight whatsoever into conventional medicine, being an MD myself who just prescribed azithromycin to my whole household for pharyngitis. ...
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View Post: Science-Based Medicine » Vertebroplasty for compression fractures ...
10 Aug 2009 by David Gorski  
Unfortunately, even though the proportion of medical therapies not based on science is far lower than CAM advocates would like you to believe, there are still more treatments in “conventional” medicine that are insufficiently based on ...
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View Post: Healths Revolutionary Medicine - Shockwave Therapy for Chronic Pain
23 hours ago
[C. Bailey-Lloyd]: "How effective is shockwave therapy as opposed to other conventional treatments?" [L. Smith]: "Normal treatments for various tendonapathies include steroid injections, physical therapy, various orthopedic support devices and in chronic ... Globally, "...shockwave therapy is utilized for tendonapathies, knees, shoulders, and treatment of Nonunion fractures." In closing, shockwave therapy has been proven to stimulate and accelerate human healing process. ...
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View Post: Essentials For How to Give a Massage
23 Nov 2009
You need to be aware of any risks or side effects involved and whether it should be a substitute for conventional medicine. Before giving anyone a massage you must satisfy yourself that it is in fact safe for the person to receive such ...
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View Post: The Breaking Point – How much calcium and too over-medication can ...
25 Nov 2009
In fact, in Asia, where calcium consumption is relatively low (100-200 mg daily), peak bone mass is reached later in life, and the bones remain stronger and more resistant to fracture in later life. Unfortunately, conventional medicine ...
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View Post: back pain
22 Nov 2009 by faithful  
Other Treatments. A number of complementary and alternative treatments are used to relieve back pain. Complementary means it is used together with conventional medicine. Alternative means it is done in place of conventional medicine. ...
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View Post: Why Flamingos Don't Get Hip Fractures
14 Aug 2009 by Dr. Scott  
Only six minutes a day in one exceedingly simple exercise can end up preventing a possibly life-threatening hip fracture. ==== Do you have health issues that aren't being adequately addressed by conventional medicine? ...
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