Natural Herbal Remedies Using St. John's Wort St. Johns Wort, is a perennial herb that can be easily recognized by its bright yellow-colored flowers and it received its name by the day that it is commonly harvested, June 24th, which is often known as St. Johns Day.
St Johns Wort and Depression The bright yellow flower of the St Johns Wort (hypericum perforatum) with it's ray-like petals, represents the power of the sun that forces away the darkness. This already points to the anti-depressant effects of the St Johns Wort which are highly respected, even in conventional medicine.
Anxiety And Depression Alternative Therapies Millions of people use alternative therapies to treat their troubles. They continue to use it because it works for them. Western medication works, so why not alternative treatments. Some have been around for thousands of years.
Dietary Supplements in Children Picciano and colleagues recently published a report on the use of dietary supplements (vitamins, minerals, herbs etc.) in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
Hypericum rare here It is normal to be thinking of the fruits of the harvest. This can take you through all the vegetables, nuts and fruits you have ever enjoyed.
DISPEL DEPRESSION NATURALLY WITHIN TWO WEEKS CLINICALLY TRIALLED HERBAL COMBINATION
Your letters: Migraines and pollution Coenzyme prevents headaches
Getting ahead of migraines takes a plan So many people, suffering so much pain. It's a wonder more hasn't been done to help migraine sufferers.
Casting migraine in a new light Everything you thought you knew about migraine headaches — except that they are among the worst nonfatal afflictions of humankind — may be wrong. At least that’s what headache researchers now maintain. From long-maligned dietary triggers to the underlying cause of the headaches themselves, longstanding beliefs have been brought into question by recent studies.
Migraine fallacies a big headache Everything you thought you knew about migraine headaches may be wrong. At least that's what headache researchers now maintain. From long-maligned dietary triggers to the underlying cause of the headaches themselves, long-standing beliefs have been brought into question by recent studies.
Butterbur: An herbal allergy treatment? Looking for an herbal remedy for your allergies? Some research suggests that the herbal supplement butterbur may relieve allergy symptoms. But there are possible side effects of using butterbur. Before you try butterbur for allergies, know what to look for and how to tell if it's safe for you.
Second opinion: migraine Barbara Lantin compares traditional and alternative health solutions
Extracts From Butterbur Are An Effective Non-drowsy Treatment For 'Hay Fever' The largest trial so far conducted using Butterbur extract to treatintermittent allergic rhinitis (hay fever) shows that this plantextract is as effective as a commonly used antihistamine (Telfast 180)
Butterbur Root Special Extract, Petadolex, Treats Migraine Headaches in Children Pothmann R, Danesch U. Migraine prevention in children and adolescents: results of an open study with a special butterbur root extract. Headache. 2005;45:1-8.
Head cases In order to stop headaches before they strike, it's important to know what kind you have
Butterbur extract reduces migraines in children too An extract of butterbur root appears to reduce migraines in children and adolescents, confirming the benefits previously seen in adults.
Herbal extract effective in preventing migraine International Team of Researchers Find Herbal Extract to be Effective In Preventing Migraine - An herbal extract offers considerable help in preventing migraine headaches, according to an international research team led by Dr. Richard B. Lipton of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The extract comes from the petasites hybridus root (also known as butterbur), which has been used for medicinal purposes since ancient times. The researchers reported their findings in the December 28th issue of the journal Neurology.
Butterbur cuts frequency of migraines The ancient herbal butterbur offers considerable help in preventing migraine headaches, according to an international research team.
Herbal Extract May Help Prevent Migraines An herbal extract may help many migraine sufferers reduce the number of attacks by nearly 50 percent, a new study suggests.
Vitamin B may prevent migraines Supplementing with high-dose vitamin B2 (riboflavin) may help prevent migraines, according to recent research.
Melatonin May Help Prevent Migraines Brazilian Researchers Report Success in Small Study
Migraines? These dietary supplements may help For years, Joan Rozen lived on Excedrin pills, too busy as a mother and teacher to bow to daily migraine headaches.
Reducing risks of brain disease Alzheimer's, Parkinson's studies offer hope
A popular supplement, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), may help prevent migraine A popular supplement, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), may help prevent migraine, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Calif., April 24 - May 1, 2004.
Blend of Supplements May Help Migraine Sufferers (NBC News) 28 million migraine suffers in the US may soon have relief. Migraine experts have found that magnesium, riboflavin, and a certain form of the herb feverfew can make a nutritional difference in some migraine sufferers.
AFCIs...Migraine Therapy...Office Germs Preventing injuries from home fires isn’t a job just for smoke detectors. A new device can help detect the potential for a fire within the wall caused by electrical arcing. The new Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter can detect electrical arcing conditions. Arcing can be caused by accidentally nailing a picture into an electrical wire, or simply from old, worn wiring. The AFCI must be installed by a qualified electrician, and will trip the circuit breaker if it detects a problem.
To Your Health How CoQ helps migraine sufferers.
Migraine: a headache for the family Watching a miserable child lying in a darkened room, battling with a throbbing headache, sickness and tummy pains is not only agonizing for parents, but deeply frustrating, too. All too often, the advice from GPs is to administer sympathy and paracetamol, and hope that the child will grow out of migraines.
Headache coping strategies depend on the cause ATLANTA (CNN) -- While headaches may seem like a minor annoyance to some people, they pose a major problem for millions of Americans. One in 10 Americans suffers from migraine headaches. Nearly twice that many -- some 45 million -- get some kind of headaches.
Your Health CAN THAT HEADACHE! Remember when botulism was a bad thing? Still is, if you happen to consume the toxin from a contaminated batch of canned food. But now, years after doctors discovered the toxin's uncanny ability to smooth out wrinkles and quell tremors, a new benefit has been uncovered: botulism toxin seems to alleviate migraine headaches. In a preliminary study, half the patients whose foreheads were injected with tiny amounts of the botulism drug Botox reported that their migraine headaches disappeared--and stayed away for up to four months.
B1 for Migraine The blinding, throbbing, lacerating pains of migraine headache, long a baffling problem to physicians, can now be controlled by injections of vitamin B1. This new treatment was discussed last week by Dr. Harold Dean Palmer of the Pennsylvania Hospital for Mental and Nervous Diseases.
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Migraines and other headaches are a daily curse for many. Our correspondent reports on some effective remedies
The cornflake vitamin that beats migraines With so many other benefits, why not try Vitamin B2 for treating your migraines. If you aren't already taking Vitamin B2, there is a good chance that it may reduce your migraines.
FINALLY, MERCY FOR MIGRAINE SUFFERERS Lawrence Newman started getting migraines when he was 12. ''My doctors told my family I was getting headaches because I was worried about going to a good college,'' he says. ''You hear that, and you learn there's not much point in complaining.'' Many years and several degrees later, Newman, 40, is director of the Headache Institute at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York. He is also one of a growing cadre of doctors educating the medical profession and the public about migraine treatments.
Could Alzheimer's or epilepsy drugs prevent migraines, too? The past 10 years have seen huge shifts in migraine drug therapy for adults. In the early Nineties, most patients took preventative drugs, such as beta blockers, even though the drugs were successful for only half of those who took them. The other half took acute rescue drugs, including ergotamine and painkillers containing codeine. These days, many patients have switched to triptans, among them Imigran and Zomig. However, a truly effective preventative drug is urgently needed and some surprising ones are being tested.
