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Hypertension :: Lifestyle Changes Beneficial in Lowering High Blood Pressure

Men and women with elevated blood pressure who make healthy lifestyle changes and sustain them for up to a year and a half can substantially reduce their rates of high blood pressure and potentially decrease their heart disease risk. With behavioral counseling, increases in physical activity, and adoption of a healthy eating plan called DASH, rates of high blood pressure dropped from 37 to 22 percent among participants in a study conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.

Sleep :: Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation

Today, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies released a report on the status of academic sleep research and sleep medicine in the United States. The report includes recommendations to improve public awareness and strengthen the field of sleep medicine. The project was initiated and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research Society, and the National Sleep Foundation.

Addiction :: Treatment for Marijuana Addiction

New research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, indicates that people who are trying to end their addiction to marijuana can benefit from a treatment program that combines motivational incentives with cognitive-behavioral therapy. The study is published in the April 2006 issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Kaposi’s Sarcoma :: Discovery of a Kaposi’s Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus

Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have identified a critical human cell surface molecule involved in infection by Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV), the virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma and certain forms of lymphoma. Kaposi’s sarcoma is a major cancer associated with HIV/AIDS, and it typically manifests as multiple purple-hued skin lesions.

Retinitis Pigmentosa :: Green Algae may be helpful in retinitis pigmentosa

Nerve cells that normally are not light sensitive in the retinas of blind mice can respond to light when a green algae protein called channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) is inserted into the cell membranes, according to a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported study published in the April 6, 2006 issue of the journal Neuron. The study was conducted with mice that had been genetically bred to lose rods and cones, the light-sensitive cells in the retina. This condition is similar to the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in humans.

Stress :: Herb European pennyroyal approved in Canada

The federal government, under a new system for regulating natural health products, has approved the herb European pennyroyal as a traditional remedy for the apparent ailment – giddiness.

Abortion :: American Pennyroyal, European Pennyroyal – Abortifacient

American Pennyroyal, European Pennyroyal – Abortifacient (uterus contraction stimulant/abortion inducer) – Folkloric use and several human case reports describe use of the essential oil of pennyroyal to cause abortion.

Menstruation :: American, European Pennyroyal – Menstrual flow stimulant

American Pennyroyal, European Pennyroyal – Menstrual flow stimulant (emmenagogue) – Folkloric use and several human case reports describe use of the essential oil of pennyroyal as an emmenagogue (menstrual flow stimulant).

Skin Care :: Aloe vera a good natural remedy for burns, sunburn

Aloe vera is a good natural remedy for burns and it works well for sunburn, but if you have bottled aloe vera gel or lotion leftover from last year, it may be worthless. It loses a definite amount of effectiveness over time. The fresher it is, the better it works.

Heart Disease :: Aloe vera and CHD prevention

A study on aloe vera for CHD prevention, authored by Dr. OP Agarwal and his colleagues, was published in the August 1985 issue of the Angiology journal. A total of 5,000 patients with established CHD and who had chest pains were studied over five years.