Posted on May 28th, 2012 by Diana
Researchers at Johns Hopkins hospital have conducted research on the effects of supplemental vitamin C in the lowering of the blood pressure. The researchers found that 33% of men and 25% of women in middle age reduced the risk of heart disease and stroke. The ideal dosage for positive effect was 500mg per day. Read more.
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Posted on April 3rd, 2012 by newvistas
Epigenetic researcher (the study of genes) Michael Skinner of Washington State University using animal models, has found that a range of environmental toxins not only impact the health of an exposed animal, but also the health of at least the next three generations of offspring. Toxins such as dioxin, jet fuel, plastics, pesticides change the [...]
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Posted on September 7th, 2011 by admin
The European Commission has approved an allocation of €1.8 million for research into the use of homoeopathy in farm animals. Readers should be aware that homoeopathy is very effective in the treatment of farm animals and pets. However, as could be expected the cynics have before described it being madness and waste of public funds. [...]
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Posted on August 10th, 2011 by admin
The EMA (European Medicines Agency) has prepared a status report as of the 31st of December on THM (Traditional Herbal Medicines) in Europe. The report states that a total of 898 applications had been received throughout the EU. The Regulators had expected that applications would be in the 10’s of thousands. That’s a clear indication [...]
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Posted on June 13th, 2011 by admin
The Economist Magazine, one of the most influential business magazines in circulation, carried an article in late may entitled “Is research into alternative medicine a waste of time?”.nNo doubt this comes following activities in Brussels such as the establishment of the CAMbrella project and other changes. Clearly from the public’s point of view, research into [...]
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Posted on July 12th, 2010 by Colm
Ten years ago in 2000, the annual health budget was €4 billion. This year it has quadrupled to €16 billion and the prediction is that costs will grow by 6% to 7%, reaching €37 billion by 2020. This information was revealed by the Voluntary Health Insurance in conjunction with the publication of their Annual Report for [...]
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Posted on July 5th, 2010 by Colm
Writing for Molecular Nutrition & Food Research magazine, Professor Armin Zittermann of Ruhr University Bochum, Germany states that increased use of Vitamin D supplementation could save Germany €40 billion. Prof Zittermann bases his estimates upon a European Commission report which suggests potential savings for the EU of €187 billion from increased use of Vitamin D. [...]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by Diana
A survey carried out in the US on life style practices by Ipsos Public Affairs Consultants generated some interesting results. The survey “Healthcare Professionals Impact Study” found that 72% of physicians and 89% of nurses in the sample selected used dietary supplements either regularly, occasionally or seasonally. Regular use of dietary supplements was reported by [...]
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Posted on May 19th, 2010 by Colm
The European Herb Growers Association (Europam) collects data on medicinal and aromatic plant production which makes interesting reading. Of the EU member states, 14 are active producers. Unfortunately, Ireland is not one of those. Leading the way is France with 35,500 hectares (87,000 acres), followed by Austria with 24,300 hectares (60,000 acres). The UK comes [...]
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