Psychology & Psychiatry
Music and ayahuasca's role in treating substance use disorders in men
In Perú, music heals more than the soul.
Dec 23, 2022
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Medications
Is ayahuasca safe? New study tallies adverse events
There is a high rate of adverse physical effects and challenging psychological effects from using the plant-based psychoactive ayahuasca, though they are generally not severe, according to a new study by Daniel Perkins of ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Medications
Tracing the origin of Kampo, Japan's traditional medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been around for centuries. With a history of almost 3,000 years dating back to the early Zhou Dynasty, it has been incorporated into China's present medical system. The traditional practice ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Medical research
Honey has sweet potential for wound healing, scientists claim
Honey has exceptional antimicrobial and tissue-regenerative properties which should be exploited to the full to help wounds heal, say scientists from The university of Manchester.
Sep 20, 2022
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Medications
FDA panel backs much-debated ALS drug in rare, 2nd review
A panel of federal health advisers voted Wednesday to recommend approval for an experimental drug to treat Lou Gehrig's disease, a remarkable turnaround for the much-debated medication that was previously rejected by the ...
Sep 8, 2022
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Other
Chinese medical portal censored after doubting herbal 'COVID remedy'
A popular Chinese medical information site has been censored by authorities for "violation of relevant laws and regulations", months after its criticism of a government-backed herbal COVID-19 treatment sent shares in a pharmaceutical ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Medications
Nature is the world's original pharmacy. Returning to medicine's roots could help fill drug discovery gaps
While humans evolved over a period of approximately 6 million years, breakthroughs in modern medicine as we know it today got going only in the 19th and 20th centuries. So how did humans successfully survive through millions ...
Jul 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
North Korea pushes traditional medicine to fight COVID-19
As a medical student in North Korea, Lee Gwang-jin said he treated his fevers and other minor ailments with traditional herbal medicine. But bad illness could mean trouble because hospitals in his rural hometown lacked the ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Medications
Can traditional Chinese medicine help prevent and treat rheumatoid arthritis?
Chinese medicine based on combinations of typically five to ten plants has a long tradition of use against rheumatoid arthritis, but few clinical trials have tested its potential. A review in the Journal of Internal Medicine ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Medical research
Investigating the protective effects of Dragon's Blood against radiation
Radiation is the main source of biological stress in the low Earth orbit (LEO), which is the region encompassed by the Earth's magnetosphere where all manned missions currently occur. In the upcoming missions to the moon ...
Jun 30, 2022
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