In US, sickness from imported foods on the rise
People in the United States are getting sick more often from imported foods in recent years, and seafoods and spices from Asia are the most common culprits, US health authorities said Wednesday.
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Pfizer says Europe undermining drug innovation
LONDON (Reuters) – Europe is undermining drug innovation by cutting prices, raising barriers to new medicines and freeloading” off others in Asia and the United States who are more willing to pay, the boss of Pfizer, the world’s largest drugmaker, said. European governments are sacrificing the long-term future of science in their countries for the sake of short-term budget cuts, chief executive Ian Read told Reuters on Monday. …
Book on natural healing launched
Alternative medicine is now getting popular in the West but it always had a big fan base in Asia with hakims and homoeopaths found in cities and villages alike. 'Shurti: Ayurveda for Wellbeing,' a book which places Ayurveda at the heart and wisdom of …
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Ayurveda Medicine and Supplement Hidden Dangers: Arsenic, Lead and Mercury
| Ayurveda is an ancient medical practice used by over 1 billion individuals in India and southern Asia. It recently has gained some popularity in the US with people seeking both traditional and alternative medicine as a way toward fighting obesity and … See all stories on this topic » |
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Bird flu still a menace in Asia and beyond (AP)
AP – Thought bird flu was gone? Recent human deaths in Asia and Egypt are a reminder that the deadly H5N1 virus is still alive and dangerous. Vietnam is also grappling with a new strain that has outsmarted vaccines long used to help protect its poultry flocks.
Chinese Medicine Driving Rhinos to Extinction | Alternative …
The western black rhino was recently listed as extinct, mostly because poachers have killed the animal for its horn, which is sold as an aphrodisiac in Asia.
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Nonprofit proposes California bill to legalize integrative cancer treatment
(Courtesy of Cancer Treatment Centers of America) LOS ANGELES—For the wealthy, integrative medicine (also known as “complementary and alternative medicine” or CAM) for cancer treatment has been available for decades in Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe. …
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The Disinformation Campaign Against Homeopathy
Homeopathic medicine is at present one of the leading alternative therapies practiced by physicians in Europe (particularly France, Germany, UK and Italy) and Asia, especially on the Indian subcontinent (EU Commission, 1997; Prasad, 2007). …
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UN warns of bird flu resurgence, new Asian strain (AP)
AP – The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the deadly bird flu virus, saying wild bird migrations had brought it back to previously virus-free countries and that a mutant strain was spreading in Asia.
Philippines warns against geckos as AIDS treatment (AP)
AP – The Philippines warned Friday against using geckos to treat AIDS and impotence, saying the folkloric practice in parts of Asia may put patients at risk.
Jail warning to save Philippine geckos
Philippine: Geckos in the Philippines are under increasing threat as demand intensifies from the Asia-wide alternative medicine trade that ravaged lizard numbers in neighbouring Malaysia, the government said Wednesday. Trapping, selling or exporting …
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