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Mardi Willing To Train Entrepreneurs In Herbal Industry  -  25 May 2007
Bernama,Muhyiddin said Malaysia's imports of herbs and herbal products were worth about RM200 million annually for the production of cosmetics and other beauty

Stronger warnings urged for herbal hot-flash remedy  -  25 May 2007
StarPhoenix,OTTAWA -- Health Canada is being urged to issue stronger safety warnings about the potentially dangerous sideeffects of a popular herbal remedy that's

Q&A: Acupuncture points to herbal remedy  -  25 May 2007
Woburn Advocate,When acupuncturist Mike Arsenault’s infant daughter was born with eczema, he looked to his acupuncture and herbal medicine training to develop something

Secret potion, group vomiting help addicts kick habit  -  25 May 2007
Xinhua,BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Drug addicts really, really serious about breaking the habit who are willing to imbibe a secret herbal potion and partake in

Buyer Beware  -  25 May 2007
TIMEWe've all heard about herbal supplements that have worked for someone we know. People swear by them: echinacea for a cold, ginkgo biloba for memory or the

Herb Pharm Expands Its R&D & QA Departments  -  25 May 2007
Natural Newswire (press release),Raised in Kenya by her traditional herbalist mother, Dr. Hellen Oketch has been passionate about herbal medicine from childhood, which led her to study at

Supervisor, parents own building raided by feds Pot club there was ...  -  25 May 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,The club, called NorCal Herbal Relief Center, at 1545 Ocean Ave., was raided by federal agents in June 2005 as part of "Operation Urban Harvest," in which

Lupin joins hands with DST  -  25 May 2007
Express Pharma,The migraine project involves conducting of Phase III clinical trials of Lupin's LL-2011 (Amigra, a herbal formulation being developed as a nasal spray) for

Listen to Italian cooking expert in Ponca City  -  25 May 2007
Joplin Independent,That first mission statement stated that the main reason for the Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme Garden Club to host this annual herbal festival would be: “To

The Solar Mosquito Guard  -  25 May 2007
SlashGear,I have a deep hatred for bug repellent; I’m all the time looking for alternatives like lavender and any other herbal choice. Either way you end up buying

Of science, ayurveda and Dadima  -  25 May 2007
Express Pharma,Himalaya Herbal Healthcare has tried to dispel the myths surrounding ayurveda. Ravi Prasad, Executive Director, Himalaya Global Holdings chats with Nandini

Pennsylvania German healing roots reach deep  -  25 May 2007
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,The practice is a loose conglomeration of Christian prayer, ritual, beliefs and herbal remedies that Pennsylvania Germans once considered routine.

An herbal renaissance has brought an explosion of wonderful ...  -  May 23, 2007
The Register-Guard,Worlds of herbal flavor await, each with their own peculiar histories and uses. As always, it depends on what piece of the world one is thinking of

Phuket Agriculture office suggests using kitchen herbal plants for ...  -  May 22, 2007
ThaisNews,These Thai herbal plants are neatly put into pots, put on the ground or hung adding greenery to houses or offices. The plants include kitchen herb

Asom to get country's first mobile hospital of traditional medicine  -  May 24, 2007
NewKerala.com,It may seem impossible for people in the remote and hilly terrains of Asom, but this is what veteran herbal medicine practitioner Gunaram Khanikar is all

Herbal therapy for poultry  -  May 22, 2007
WorldPoultry.net,One candidate, which has been used in traditional herbal medicine, was found to be particularly effective in improving feed efficiency in poultry.

Herbal therapy for farm animals  -  May 22, 2007
Reed Business,One candidate, which has been used in traditional herbal medicine, was found to be particularly effective in the control of diarrhoea among piglets and to

Many Popular Herbal Remedies Lose Ground Due to Decline in ...  -  May 22, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Most herbal supplements continued to demonstrate a strong decline in sales over the review period as demand dropped significantly. This tendency was largely

New course offers masters degree in herbal medicine  -  May 21, 2007
Scotsman,A SCOTTISH university's school of life sciences has developed the UK's first MSc course in herbal medicine, designed for healthcare practitioners such as

Herbal therapy for pigs  -  May 22, 2007
PigProgress.net,One candidate, which has been used in traditional herbal medicine, was found to be particularly effective in the control of diarrhoea among piglets.

Herbal Remedies  -  May 21, 2007
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin,The American Medical Association states on its Web site that the therapeutic benefits of herbal remedies remain inconclusive, and does not recommend the

Kenya: Quacks Infiltrate Herbal Business  -  May 21, 2007
AllAfrica.com,As the demand for herbal medicine soars, the number of herbal clinics and herbalists has grown. Today, dealers are selling their herbs in buses and markets,

Nutritional Provillus Ingredients Proven to Beneficial for Hair Re ...  -  May 24, 2007
PRLog.Org (press release),Herbal hair loss product, Provillus available in the market could be an apt solution for you without having to facing harmful side effects.

Customs seizes $1.287 million worth of Herbal Cannabis and arrests ...  -  May 21, 2007
PressZoom (press release),...a South African man arriving from Johannesburg, South Africa, and discovered from his baggage 24 slabs of Herbal Cannabis weighing 24 kilogram in total.

Saturday Quack - Indiscriminate Use of Herbal Supplements  -  May 21, 2007
HealthandAge.comThe use of herbal supplements has mushroomed (?) in recent years. Traditional medicine methods have been used to demonstrate efficacy and safety of some of

Local medicinal plant sector on improvement course  -  May 24, 2007
NewKerala.com,...''NMBP have agreed in principle to our proposals for providing systematic botanical survey, documentation of herbal outlets and other schemes to revitalise

Amazon Botanicals introduces a herbal supplement to lower blood ...  -  May 20, 2007
WebWire (press release),A new herbal supplement introduced by Amazon Botanicals containing Passion Flower and Stevia. The combination of these two is highly effective,

Scientists develop herbal cure for back pain  -  May 21, 2007
Bangkok Post,The Department of Medical Sciences claims to have successfully extracted components from a local herb called "Taowan Prieng" and produced a medicine to cure

Herbal Medicines In Healthcare  -  May 19, 2007
Gorkhapatra,While Western medicine remains the mainstream of the health care system the world over, herbal medicines continue to enjoy considerable popularity.

SIUE pharmacy students get root lesson: Learn about herbal sources ...  -  May 20, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),May 20--Aspirin is one of the most commonly used drugs in America, but few people know it's made with a synthetic form of a substance originally found in

Fire at Laila herbal plant  -  May 19, 2007
Hindu,VIJAYAWADA: A fire broke out at an herbal extraction unit that was being set up by the Laila Group of Companies on road number 7 of Autonagar on Saturday

Dr. Collins: Protect yourself against the sun  -  May 23, 2007
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,If you are taking one of these groups, or using some of the herbal preparations that make your skin more susceptible to the sun, then you need to keep this

Herbal medicine hospital that was left to go to sleep  -  May 17, 2007
Daily Nation (subscription),An old dilapidated building that was once a hospital dispensing herbal medicine stretches out on eight acres at Kiriko village, a few kilometres from

Combining Chinese Herbal Medicine With Antipsychotics Beneficial ...  -  May 18, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Combining traditional Chinese herbal medicine with Western antipsychotic medication is beneficial in the treatment of schizophrenia, a systematic review of

Herbal, Artisan Fair seeking vendors  -  May 18, 2007
Cameron County Endeavor,The second annual Mountain Thyme Herbal and Artisan Fair will be held at Cherry Springs State Park on Saturday, July 21, and Sunday, July 22, from 10:00 am,

NBRI makes international mark with herbal garden  -  May 17, 2007
Lucknow Newsline,Under a project granted by the Government of India, NBRI, under the guidance of its director Dr Rakesh Tuli had taken up the herbal garden project around a

INDIA TO BECOME EXPORTER OF QUALITY HERBAL PRODUCTS: DR. RAMADOSS  -  May 17, 2007
Press Information Bureau (press release),Participating in the inaugural ceremony of India Herbal Garden at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, the Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani

India Herbal Garden opens at WHO, Geneva  -  May 17, 2007
NewKerala.com,The India Herbal Garden was inaugurated yesterday by Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Government of India in presence of Dr

Some diabetics swear tea alleviates symptoms  -  May 23, 2007
KVUE (subscription),Medical experts say the danger with an herbal product like this is not enough research has been done on it yet to know how much is safe to take.

Herbal sex drive capsules tainted by dose of Viagra  -  26 Apr 2007
The Age,But yesterday it was borrowed by the company whose his 'n' hers herbal sex treatments have been urgently recalled after being found to contain the

Tata Tea acquires Polish trademarks from Premium Foods  -  26 Apr 2007
domain-B,..."There is significant potential to grow the fruit and herbal market in Poland and it makes sense for us to acquire an established and successful range of

Here Come the Vitamin Police Again  -  26 Apr 2007
Associated Content,Could your herbal tea be designated a controlled substance? Many in the vitamin and alternative medicine communities are sounding the alarm over a little

Safety, Effectiveness of Dietary Supplements Focus of Major Conference  -  26 Apr 2007
SeniorJournal.com,The NCNPR has set a priority for researchers of establishing global quality and safety standards for materials used in the multibillion-dollar herbal

Ginkgo Biloba? Forget About It.  -  26 Apr 2007
SlateEven so, Nutrition Business Journal estimates that Americans spent $109 million on ginkgo in 2005, making it the nation's best-selling herbal brain booster,

A Considerable Town  -  26 Apr 2007
LA Weekly,I scour the Internet for herbal alternatives and find a gold mine at ­sisterzeus.com. I pore through the “herbal abortifacients� section and make a long

Hoodia Herbal Weight Loss: If You Want To Shed Excessive Body Mass ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
PRLog.Org (press release),This herbal weight loss medication with P-57 as its active ingredient is beneficial in shedding excessive weight without any harmful side effects.

Herbal research centre recruits 100 employees  -  Apr 24, 2007
New Vision,...“They are competent people with wider knowledge about herbal drugs. People still have a negative perception about herbals yet they cure more than most

Menopause - Herbal remedies for Menopause  -  Apr 24, 2007
American Chronicle,Menopause is defined as absence of menstrual periods for 12 months. The menopausal transition starts with varying menstrual cycle length and ends with the

Cancer Patients Cautioned Against Dependence on Herbal Therapy  -  Apr 23, 2007
Arab News,JEDDAH, 24 April 2007 — About 60 percent of cancer patients in Saudi Arabia use unconventional medicine, usually herbal, to treat the disease, according to

Doctors take on herbal medicine 'scandal'  -  Apr 23, 2007
Daily Star - Lebanon,Aoun was speaking during a meeting at BOP headquarters in Hazmieh to address the possibility of having herbal medicine shows removed from all local

Herbal drug to be withdrawn  -  Apr 23, 2007
Khaleej Times,...“Phyto Shape capsules, which are marketed as a herbal product for losing weight, will be withdrawn from the market to avert serious health risks that might

AHPA challenges kelp/arsenic risk assessment  -  Apr 25, 2007
NutraIngredients-usa.com,4/25/2007 - The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has voiced its opposition to the findings of a recently published case report concluding a kelp

Urinary Tract - Herbal remedies for urinary tract disorders  -  Apr 23, 2007
American Chronicle,Herbal tea for kidney and bladder: combine 24 g of birch leaves, 20 g of bearberry leaves, 15 g of dandelion roots with stem, 14 g of dog rose berries with

Herbal remedy for 9/11 illness draws unusal funding request  -  Apr 23, 2007
Staten Island Advance,Naram volunteered to devise an herbal formula specifically targeted to healing people who worked, volunteered or lived around Ground Zero.

Growth Of Pancreatic Cancer Cells Hindered By Popular Herbal ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),A new study from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute suggests that a commonly used herbal supplement, triphala, has cancer-fighting properties

War of the remedies: Mainstream medicine takes on herbal upstarts  -  Apr 22, 2007
Daily Star - Lebanon,BEIRUT: The battle between herbal and modern medicines has raged for a very long time, but a new front has recently opened in Lebanon, where the contest

Focus On Pros And Cons Of Antioxidants From Fruits And Vegetables  -  Apr 25, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Researcher Dr. Susanne Mertens-Talcott of Texas A&M University is looking into how plant-based phytochemicals, including antioxidants and herbal supplements

Pressure mounts against airing of 'herbal television'  -  Apr 22, 2007
Daily Star - Lebanon,Attorneys for Al-Manar TV, New TV, Future TV and Tele Liban, all of which have at least one herbal medicine show as part of their regular programming,

Arthritis and Exercise - Arthritis Herbal Remedies  -  Apr 23, 2007
American Chronicle,Your bones hang out in a lot of joints. There are knee joints and hip joints. The joints in your fingers and the joints in your toes.

Eczema - Herbal remedies for Eczema  -  Apr 23, 2007
American Chronicle,Eczema is a general term for rash-like skin conditions. The most common type of eczema is called atopic dermatitis, which is an allergic reaction.

Psoriasis Treatment - Herbal remedies for Psoriasis  -  Apr 23, 2007
American Chronicle,Psoriasis (say "sor-eye-ah-sus") is a condition that affects your skin and causes thick red marks that look like scales to form. The thick scaling is due to

Diabetes - Herbal remedies for diabetes  -  Apr 23, 2007
American Chronicle,Each supplement includes a complete, full-potency formulation of vitamins, minerals and standardized herbal extracts.

Cold and Flu - Home and herbal remedies  -  Apr 23, 2007
American Chronicle,The cold-flu season is here. An Indian summer long gone and all that is left is unstable weather, piercing wind and an atmospheric pressure that jumps up

Digestive System - Herbal remedies for Digestive System  -  Apr 23, 2007
American Chronicle,It is practically impossible to distinguish which system or organ in our body is more important. They all play their specific roles in keeping us alive.

Eye-Care - Herbal remedies for Eyes  -  Apr 23, 2007
American Chronicle,Most people tend to neglect simple eye-care,taking a gift of vision as something that will always stay with them.In order to preserve normal eyesight a body

Jen-On Herbal Science recalls HS Joy of Love a Dietary Supplement  -  Apr 22, 2007
SpiritIndia,Jen-On Herbal Science International, Inc. 205 Russell St., City of Industry, CA 91744, announced that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of the

Atherosclerosis, Stroke and Heart Disease Herbal Treatment  -  Apr 22, 2007
American Chronicle,The right diet and herbal remedies can help us to reach this goal. They can, as well, help those, who already suffered a stroke or heart attack,

Herbal Remedies in Cancer Treatment  -  Apr 22, 2007
American Chronicle,And herbal remedies is one of them. The remedies, given below are not a cure and can’t be viewed as substitute for the professional medical help.

AHPA Challenges Kelp Product Case Report  -  Apr 25, 2007
NPIcenter (press release),...(April 25, 2007, Silver Spring, MD) -- The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has countered a recently published case report that concluded that a

Herbal teas  -  Apr 22, 2007
News 10 Now,Herbal teas are becoming more popular. You are seeing them everywhere. People are drinking bottles of green tea or hot tea and people are doing it for

Herbal teas  -  Apr 22, 2007
Capital News 9,Herbal teas are becoming more popular. You are seeing them every where. People are drinking bottles of green tea or hot tea and people are doing it for

Bronchitis Symptoms - Bronchitis Herbal Remedies  -  Apr 22, 2007
American Chronicle,Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs. Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial (pronounced “brawn-kee-ull�)

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