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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Aromatherapy Falls Short, Study Finds
It didn't heal wounds, relieve pain or boost immune status
HealthDay
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
HealthDay
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Researchers are reporting that two of the most commonly used scents in aromatherapy do nothing to heal wounds, relieve pain or enhance immune status, although one did briefly improve mood.
In fact, in some cases, distilled water showed more of a salutary effect, the study found.
To read this medical news, please go to MedlinePlus News at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_61886.html
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Music Therapy Improves Stroke Outcomes
Study finds enhanced alertness, mood in those who listened just a few hours a day
HealthDay
By Robert Preidt
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Listening to music for a few hours a day can help boost a stroke patient's early recovery, according to Finnish researchers.
Their study of 54 patients who'd suffered a stroke of the right or left hemisphere middle cerebral artery found that those who listened to music for a few hours a day showed better improvements in verbal memory and focused attention, and had a more positive mood than those who listened to audio books or listened to nothing at all. To read the detail of the study, please go to MedlinePlus News at: <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_61381.html>
HealthDay
By Robert Preidt
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Listening to music for a few hours a day can help boost a stroke patient's early recovery, according to Finnish researchers.
Their study of 54 patients who'd suffered a stroke of the right or left hemisphere middle cerebral artery found that those who listened to music for a few hours a day showed better improvements in verbal memory and focused attention, and had a more positive mood than those who listened to audio books or listened to nothing at all. To read the detail of the study, please go to MedlinePlus News at: <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_61381.html>
Monday, February 25, 2008
UCI Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine Colloquium Lecture
The Colloquium Lecture for Today from 4:30 – 5:30, has been canceled. The speaker has just learned of a family emergency and must fly out of the country tonight. We are unable to make other arrangements due to the short notice.
Presents
Tahseen Mozaffar, MD
Associate Professor (Neurology)
Director, UC Irvine Neuromuscular Program
Director, UC Irvine-MDA ALS and Neuromuscular Center
“Economic Burden from the use of Complementary and Alternative Methods of Treatment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis”
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is often a fatal neurodegenerative disorder. There are no effective cures for this disease and in majority of cases there is relentless progression of symptoms and signs. Average survival from the time diagnosis is given is roughly around 36 months. The purpose of this study was to study the pattern of use of complementary and alternative methods of treatment in this disorder. We then wanted to calculate the economic costs associated with such use and the factors surrounding use of these methods in ALS.
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Hitachi Conference Room, Plumwood House, UCI Campus
This talk and opportunity for discussion is part of a monthly series offered by the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine. Additional information: http://www.sscim.uci.edu or 949-824-5763.
Presents
Tahseen Mozaffar, MD
Associate Professor (Neurology)
Director, UC Irvine Neuromuscular Program
Director, UC Irvine-MDA ALS and Neuromuscular Center
“Economic Burden from the use of Complementary and Alternative Methods of Treatment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis”
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is often a fatal neurodegenerative disorder. There are no effective cures for this disease and in majority of cases there is relentless progression of symptoms and signs. Average survival from the time diagnosis is given is roughly around 36 months. The purpose of this study was to study the pattern of use of complementary and alternative methods of treatment in this disorder. We then wanted to calculate the economic costs associated with such use and the factors surrounding use of these methods in ALS.
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Hitachi Conference Room, Plumwood House, UCI Campus
This talk and opportunity for discussion is part of a monthly series offered by the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine. Additional information: http://www.sscim.uci.edu or 949-824-5763.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Study Suggests Glucosamine Won't Ease Hip Arthritis
Research adds to debate on the supplement but doesn't settle it, one expert says
MONDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Glucosamine sulfate, a popular dietary supplement purported to ease the pain and inflammation of arthritis, does not seem to help people with arthritis in their hips.
For more detail about the study, please go to MedlinePlus news at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_61289.html
MONDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Glucosamine sulfate, a popular dietary supplement purported to ease the pain and inflammation of arthritis, does not seem to help people with arthritis in their hips.
For more detail about the study, please go to MedlinePlus news at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_61289.html
Harnessing the Mind to Manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnosis may help ease symptoms, research shows
HealthDay
Friday, February 15, 2008
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Friday, February 15, 2008
FRIDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- When drugs and dietary changes don't provide relief from the pain, bloating and other unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, patients may want to try a different approach.
Detail can be found at MedlinePlus news: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_61234.html
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
Frontiers in the Integration of Eastern and Western Medicine
Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine
Presents
Shin Lin, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology, Neuroscience, & Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Lin is on the faculty of the Samueli Center and a long-time collaborator with researchers at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is currently a member of the National Advisory Council on Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine and the journal Chinese Medicine.
“Frontiers in the Integration of Eastern and Western Medicine”
After a brief introduction to the fundamental differences between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western medicine, Dr. Lin will give an overview of how modern biomedical technologies are applied in the mechanistic research on herbal medicine and Eastern mind-body practices. This will be followed by examples of the integrative use of Eastern and Western therapies to treat complicated diseases such as diabetes and cancer, and an inside look into some of the largest and most advanced hospitals for integrative medicine in China.
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Hitachi Conference Room, Plumwood House, UCI Campus
This talk and opportunity for discussion is part of a monthly series offered by the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine. Additional information: http://www.sscim.uci.edu/ or contact Jodi Montano at jymontan@uci.edu
949-824-0087
Presents
Shin Lin, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology, Neuroscience, & Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Lin is on the faculty of the Samueli Center and a long-time collaborator with researchers at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is currently a member of the National Advisory Council on Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine and the journal Chinese Medicine.
“Frontiers in the Integration of Eastern and Western Medicine”
After a brief introduction to the fundamental differences between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western medicine, Dr. Lin will give an overview of how modern biomedical technologies are applied in the mechanistic research on herbal medicine and Eastern mind-body practices. This will be followed by examples of the integrative use of Eastern and Western therapies to treat complicated diseases such as diabetes and cancer, and an inside look into some of the largest and most advanced hospitals for integrative medicine in China.
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Hitachi Conference Room, Plumwood House, UCI Campus
This talk and opportunity for discussion is part of a monthly series offered by the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine. Additional information: http://www.sscim.uci.edu/ or contact Jodi Montano at jymontan@uci.edu
949-824-0087
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