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Medicinal Plant Kava Safe And Effective In Reducing Anxiety, Study Suggests Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia have found a traditional extract of Kava, a medicinal plant from the South Pacific, to be safe and effective in reducing anxiety. The results of a world-first clinical trial which found that a water-soluble extract of Kava was effective in treating anxiety and improving mood. Science Daily | New Study Shows Supplementing With Probiotics May Ease Anxiety According to new research reported in the journal Gut Pathogens, supplements of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota may ease symptoms of anxiety in people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Medical News Today | Marijuana Is Option to Unpleasant Meds, Teens Say Some teens are smoking marijuana not just for recreation but to self-medicate emotional problems, sleep difficulties and pain, a new study shows. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 63 adolescents who smoked marijuana regularly. About a third of the teens said they used the drug as a medication rather than as a means of getting high. HealthDay | Yoga For Anxiety And Depression For anyone who has ever had a yoga practice, the recent announcement from the Harvard Medical School about yoga’s effectiveness in reducing anxiety and depression is another “duh” moment in the annals of science. Nutrition News | Probiotics may ease anxiety: Pilot study Supplements of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota may ease symptoms of anxiety in people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to new research funded by Yakult. Two months of supplementation with the bacterial strain from a sachet was associated with a decrease in anxiety symptoms. Nutra Ingredients | Stepped-Care Prevention of Depression and Anxiety May Be Helpful in Elderly Stepped-care prevention of depression and anxiety may be helpful in elderly individuals, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial reported in the March issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. Medscape | Depression, Anxiety Major Factors in Neck Pain Psychosocial distress, specifically depression and anxiety, are closely linked to recurrent or persistent neck pain, clinicians from Germany report in the journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders posted online January 26. Medscape | Mind Out Of Balance, Body Out Of Balance Many of the 40 million American adults who suffer from anxiety disorders also have problems with balance. As increasing numbers of children are diagnosed with anxiety, Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered that the link between balance and anxiety can be assessed at an early age and that something can be done about it before it becomes a problem. Science Daily | EFT More Effective than Medication in Treating Anxiety EFT, or The Emotional Freedom Technique is a technique based on acupuncture points that helps people to experience emotional harmony. Emotional stress has a tremendous impact on physical health, causing it to go into its primal state of fight or flight, with hormones being released, the digestive system turning off and muscles tightening Natural News | Too sick to work? Need health care? Take a number Master toolmaker John McClain built machine parts with details so small they couldn't be seen with the naked eye. Then a lump on his neck turned out to be cancer Associated Press | Robban A. Sica, MD - International College of Integrative Medicine - ICIM Energy expressed through thoughts and feelings, energy becomes physical. Hence, we are all energy beings. It is true that at any point in time, anyone can become free of a given illness or symptom simply by directing their focus towards the state of health they desire and maintaining a state of allowing their connectedness with universal energy to deliver that outcome to them. Natural Health Science News | Anxiety Disorders and Traditional Chinese Medicine The holidays can be stressful and can lead to anxiety. Anxiety is a mental disorder that affects literally millions of people. It's an illness that often dovetails with depression and alternates from mild discomfort to almost uncontrollable panic with physical symptoms Health World | Medical searches on Web can trigger anxiety: study Playing doctor on the Web often leads people to mistakenly believe that they are suffering from rare illnesses, according to a study by researchers at Microsoft. AFP | FDA Science and Mission at Risk An FDA Science Board report states that the nation's public health is at risk, as are the regulatory systems that oversee the nation's drug and device supplies. Drug Discovery & Development | Lack of Potassium Linked to High Blood Pressure Consuming too little potassium may be as big a risk factor for high blood pressure as eating too much sodium, especially for blacks, new research says. The study also identified a gene that may influence potassium's effects on blood pressure. Health Day News | Exercise may improve function in dementia patients Organized exercise designed to increase strength, flexibility, mobility and coordination may improve overall physical function among nursing home patients with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report. Reuters Health | FDA Roadblocks Revolution in Nutrition There is a real scientific revolution taking place at the intersection of food, food extracts, and food supplements. Research suggests that changes in diet could reduce both heart disease and cancer by as much as 90%. Unfortunately the American people do not hear about this research. Food producers would like to tell them about it, but FDA rules prevent it. ReformFDA.org | Would You Tolerate This Abuse? Americans needlessly die while scientific discoveries that could save their lives remain trapped in bureaucratic red tape. There is a solution to this travesty. Allow free market innovation into the health care arena, and the development of new medical therapies will progress as rapidly as other technologies. ReformFDA.org |
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