Trials of a prototype robot for sports therapy have just begun in Singapore, to create a high quality and repeatable treatment routine to improve sports recovery, reducing reliance on trained therapists.
Jul 18, 2016
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Acupressure helped reduce persistent fatigue in women who had been treated for breast cancer, a new study finds.
Jul 7, 2016
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Want to get better at meditating? Try taking a selfie.
Jun 14, 2016
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China's decision to allow all married couples to have two children is driving a surge in demand for fertility treatment among older women, putting heavy pressure on clinics and breaking down past sensitivities, and even shame, ...
May 30, 2016
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Researchers testing the potential positive effects of "micro-injury" by brief insertion of a small needle into the hippocampal region of mice modeled with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have found that the procedure not only stimulated ...
Apr 26, 2016
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A new study has revealed traditional Chinese acupuncture treatments are no better than fake acupuncture for treating menopause symptoms.
Jan 19, 2016
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Expanding interest in traditional Chinese medicine in the United States is fostering a potentially lucrative new niche market for farmers who plant the varieties of herbs, flowers and trees sought by practitioners.
Dec 27, 2015
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A collaborative study has found high rates of adulteration, substitution and mislabelling of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM), with the undeclared ingredients rendering many of the tested samples either illegal or potentially ...
Dec 11, 2015
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China's Tu Youyou collects her country's first Nobel Prize for medicine next week for extracting an anti-malarial drug from a herb mentioned in a traditional text, but her award has prompted debate over the role of science ...
Dec 2, 2015
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A meta-analysis of dozens of studies of traditional Chinese medicine and other nonpharmacological interventions meant to improve patients' quality of life affirms that these approaches, on the whole, help alleviate depression, ...
Nov 17, 2015
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