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HealthWorld Online was a sponsor and participant in the ninth annual Council for Technology and the Individual Roundtable entitled, "Reassessing Values: Back to People," at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey, CA, April 1-3, 1998. The three days of stimulating, interactive discussion with individuals such as: Nicholas Negroponte, Director of MIT Media Labs; John Sculley, former Apple CEO; Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of Flow theory; Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com; Ira Magaziner, Senior Policy Advisor from the White House; Stewart Brand, founder of Whole Earth Catalog; Bob Metcalfe, founder of Ethernet; and John Doerr, Partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, was intended to help promote creativity, cooperation and constructive competition. The Roundtable succeeded admirably in achieving its intended goal.
Deadly Drug Reactions May be More Common Than Thought
Bad reactions to drugs, including serious injury and death, may be much more common than doctors previously assumed, a new study shows. Researchers calculated that adverse drug reactions may kill more than 100,000 Americans each year, according to the study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Depending on how the data are interpreted, the researchers said,deaths from drug reactions were between the fourth and sixth leading cause of death in the United States in 1994.
Midlife Women Seek Estrogen Alternatives
Millions of women swear by prescription hormones to control both short-term menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and vaginal dryness, and to offset the longer-term risks of lowered estrogen levels like heart disease and osteoporosis. But many others are leery, often because they fear that prescription estrogen drugs may raise breast cancer risk 30 to 40 percent (which is true) or because they feel that all alternative remedies, especially herbs, are "natural" and therefore automatically safe (which is untrue). For many herbal alternatives, in fact, there simply aren't any data on long-term effects -- good or bad -- on breast cancer risk, says Dr. Isaac Schiff, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Stronger Depression Warnings Added to Acne Drug
Roche Holding AG said it's adding stronger warnings to its Accutane drug labels and notifying doctors of reports of depression and suicide in patients who have taken the drug. The current label for Accutane, a prescription drug for severe acne, already warns doctors about the risk of depression in patients. The new, stronger warning results from a small number of reports registered on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's MedWatch system, Roche said. Company spokeswoman Kellie McLaughlin noted that the majority of patients taking the drug -- teenagers -- are already at great risk for depression.
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The Healer Within
The presence of special breathing practices in the ancient cultures has
always been a mystery to people in the Western world. In this
column,
Full Chest and Abdominal Breathing, Dr. Jahnke explains a method that activates all of the primary benefits of therapeutic breath practice when done slowly and fully, with intention, concentration and relaxation.
Keeping Fit with
Dr. Wayne Westcott
Competitive distance runners and triathletes obtain excellent results from relatively brief strength training sessions, according to Wayne Westcott, Ph.D. in his column "Strength Training For Distance Runners." Dr. Westcott outlines a comprehensive 5 point strength-training program for distance runners in order to increase strength and endurance.
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Children's
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Diarrhea, or frequent and watery stools, is the body's way of ridding itself of toxins and foreign substances. Most cases of simple diarrhea should not be suppressed too quickly. It may be healthier to allow your child's body to flush itself clean, while supporting her with adequate fluids.
In her article "Diarrhea," excerpted from
her book, Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child, Dr. Janet Zand discusses the common causes of childhood diarrhea and outlines
a comprehensive program for helping to deal with your child's diarrhea, including guidelines for conventional treatment as well as dietary guidelines and recommended nutritional supplements, herbs, homeopathic remedies, Bach Flower Remedies and acupressure.
Alternative Medicine Center
Update
HealthWorld Online's Homeopathy Center offers an in-depth resource on homeopathy including hundreds on articles from leading experts such as Dana Ullman, MPH, Drs. Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman and Robert Ullman, Jacquelyn Wilson, MD and Richard Moscovitz, MD on a wide range of issues in homeopathy -- history, introduction to homeopathy, homeopathic principles, and treatment on over 80 conditions. The Center also includes searchable referral directories from two leading homeopathic organizations, two professional referral databases, two online homepathic journals, and online audio tapes from leading experts. HealthWorld Online has also built website for four homeopathic professional associations who are part of their Professional Association Network: the National Center for Homeopathy, the International Foundation of Homeopathy, the American Institute of Homeopathy and the Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians, as well as the Homeopathic Research Institute and Homeopathic Educational Services, a leading resource for homeopathic information.
Health Professional's Center
Professional's interested in becoming more knowledgable of the growing field of alternative & complementary medicine or "integrated medicine" would do well to visit our Professional Research Center. We offer free Medline, AIDSLINE and Toxline search, Cybrarian Service, exclusive premium content including the following full text alternative medicine journals: HerbalGram, Quarterly Review of Natural Medicine, Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, Journal of Naturopathic Medicine, Simillimum, and Resonance, as well as the Textbook of Natural Medicine, Nutritional Influences on Illness and Chinese Medicine Research Reviews. We also offer links to the comprehensive Alternative & Complementary Medicine Center in HealthWorld Online with over 15,000 pages of articles from leading experts in the field.
Association Network -- Hot Pick
The American Holistic Health Association (AHHA) is a national clearing house to connect you with resources you can use to improve your health and well-being. Wherever you are on the path of creating wellness, AHHA assists you to become more informed about the many options available in the health care arena today.
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Global
Health Calendar -- Hot Picks
ACAM Spring Conference/ Nutritional Intervention in Cancer Prevention
Treatment: Shifting the Paradigm. April 30-May 3, 1998, Fort Lauderdale,
FL -- presented by American College for the Advancement in Medicine. For
more information visit American College
for Advancement in Medicine
International College of Advanced Longevity Medicine presents "Quality of Life and Longevity Medicine" -- May 9 – 10, 1998, Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. New Dimensions in anti-aging medicine. History & Theories of Aging, Diagnostic Testing Biomarkers, Hormonal Therapies including Estrogen, Progesterone, Melatonin, DHEA, Thyroid, etc., Growth Hormone & Secretagogues, Gene therapy, Cell Therapy, Homeopathic Growth Factors, Life Span Nutrition, Toxic Metals & Your Brain, Free Radical Testing, Liquid Cell Extracts, Computerized Interpretation of New Tests, Calcium, Metabolism, & Aging, Biological Terrain, Developing Your Life Extension Protocols.
(888) 855-5050. For more information visit International College of Advanced Longevity Medicine
"Comprehensive Cancer Care: Integrating Complementary and Alternative
Therapies." June 12-14, 1998, Arlington, VA -- presented by Center for
Mind-Body Medicine - 800-805-3976. For
more information visit Center for
Mind-Body Medicine
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