Joint Pain :: New Topical Therapy Brings Relief to Pain Sufferers

ALCiS Health Inc., a consumer health company specializing in pain relief and body therapy products that utilize unique drug delivery technologies, announced the availability of ALCiS Daily Relief, a topical pain cream engineered to provide fast relief from muscle and joint pain, including that associated with arthritis, backache, strains, sprains and bruises.

Nutrition :: Major Initiatives for Dietary Supplements

The Food and Drug Administration announced three major regulatory initiatives designed to further implement the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). These initiatives — a regulatory strategy, an open public meeting, and a draft guidance document for industry — are significant steps FDA has taken in the implementation of DSHEA.

Health Care’s New Paradigm – The HSA

The HSA, or Health Savings Account, will revolutionize health care as we know it. The HSA will give the health care consumer ultimate control. The concept of freedom of choice, once limited by insurance carriers to control costs, will see a revival as patients, working together with their physicians, begin once again dictating the course of their own health care.

Alternative Medicine :: Guidelines to promote use of alternative medicines

Since traditional, complementary and alternative medicines remain largely unregulated, consumers worldwide need to be informed and given the tools to access appropriate, safe and effective treatment. To help address this issue, the World Health Organization (WHO) today releases a new set of guidelines for national health authorities to develop context specific and reliable information for consumer use of alternative medicines.

Herbal Remedies – natural treatment – take care

A Woman who has been taking a prescription for her high blood pressure was advised by a friend to see an herbalist, who sold her a bag full of remedies. Now, the woman admits, she knows almost nothing about those remedies. Nor has she told her doctor about them.