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Homeopathic Medicine :: Conium – Spotted Hemlock

Indicated in affections of elderly people who have become weak and sluggish; in elderly persons of either sex, especially women at the change of life, who have been continent, but not without desire; in hard tumors and suspicion of cancerous tendency; in all glandular indurations, vertigo. Night-coughs of old people, frequently with gastric pain. According to T. F. Allen, useful in sexual nervousness of strong, healthy men who are unable to have erections.

Homeopathic Medicine :: Nux Vomica – Poison Nut

Indicated in persons of nervous, irritable habit; thin, spare, preferably of sedentary life and subject to much mental strain; given to the use of stimulants; inclined to constipation and ready recourse to tonics, cathartics and patent medicines.

Serotonin Syndrome :: Serotonin syndrome Treatment

There is no antidote to the condition itself, but emergency medical clinicians can administer cyproheptadine or methysergide to control the symptoms. Doing so is important as the symptoms can in severe cases be potentially life threatening.

Fibromyalgia :: Women Living with Fibromyalgia

Although fibromyalgia is a real neurological condition, it is not uncommon for FM suffers to be treated as if “it’s all in your head.” Support, understanding and even basic information can be hard to come by for those coping with the intense pain and fatigue of this debilitating chronic illness, as well as the grief, anger and isolation that often accompany it’s onset.

Reiki :: The Power of Reiki – An Ancient Hands-On Healing Technique

Reiki means universal life energy, and its practice simply refers to the technique of transferring healing energy from giver to receiver. Although this practice dates back some 2500 years, it’s a relative newcomer on the Western healing scene. In this beautiful, practical step-by-step guide the reader is introduced to all aspects of this fascinating therapy.

Insomnia :: Lack of sleep caused Eminem to crack

Sleeping disorder, leading to excessive medication was the reason behind Eminem’s stint in rehab last year.

Health :: High testosterone may mean shorter lives

A North Dakota State University study suggests males with higher levels of testosterone sire more children, but have shorter life spans.

Health :: Women now live longer than men globally – BMJ

A new global study has found that social change all across the world has had a positive impact on the health of the women, and that even in poorer countries they now have a longer life expectancy than men.

Low Calorie Diet :: Low Calorie Diet Affects Aging-Related Factors

Results from a controlled clinical trial indicate that overweight people who cut their calories by 25 percent for six months have reduced fasting insulin levels and core body temperature, two markers for which lower levels have been associated with increased longevity in humans. The present study is part of a project sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a component of the National Institutes of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to learn more about the effects of sustained low calorie diets in humans on factors affecting aging.

Arthritis :: Relieving the pain of arthritis with snake venom

As the world looks to nature to find cures for some of the world’s most debilitating diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and strokes, an Israeli company – Shulov Institute for Sciences Ltd (SIS) – has unlocked the chemicals found in deadly viper venom to help treat arthritis.