| Cactus Botanics On Fucoidan and Alginates extracted from Laminaria ...
Laminaria japonica has a long history of use in Asia, including Japan, China, South Korea and other countries. It has been used as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine and possesses many physiological functions for human health and skin care. Since the middle of the 1990's, there have been several scientific studies which have exposed the secrets regarding Laminaria japonica efficacy. Fucoidan and Alginates are believed to be the key factors. Fucoidan, a class of natural sulfated heteropolysaccharides, isolated from the brown algae Laminaria japonica, is known to contain not only L-fucose residues as the main sugar constituent, but also galactose, mannose, xylose, glucuronic acid and so on. Some observations from selected studies include: Fucoidan is a sugar-based sulfated polysaccharide that retains moisture and has immunostimulating, anticoagulating, and antiaging activity.6-9
Two separate French studies published in Biomedical Pharmacotherapy show that fucose and fucose-rich polysaccharides penetrate the skin, decrease free radical scavenging, and increase the cell proliferation to slow down the aging of skin cells.10,11
In France, woman have traditionally use Fucoidan to increase hair growth and soften rough and damaged skin.12
It is been shown to be effective in breast cancer prevention.15 Cactus Botanics introduced Fucoidan in Aug 2005.
Understanding The Benefits Of Acupuncture For You
Acupuncture is an ancient practice that has become further acknowledged in recent years, but is still a procedure that is not completely understood. Scientific societies are upbeat on the benefits of acupuncture and, by understanding how the method is undertaken, the possible side effects and the outcome, you can determine if this ancient Chinese medical practice is right for you. Acupuncture is a form of complementary and alternative medicine and involves the technique of inserting thin needles through the skin at certain points on the body to control pain and other symptoms This practice of piercing specific sites on the body, called pathways or meridians, in an attempt to relieve pain associated with some chronic disorder is an ancient Chinese medical system over 5000 years old.
Chinese Medicine And Its Benefits
Whilst thought of, for thousands of years, as the primary medical system in China, Chinese medicine is considered as alternative medicine in the Western world. It is becoming increasingly popular in the Western world as people are attracted by the idea of natural healing as opposed to modern medicine and synthetically developed drugs. Said to have been practised for 5,000 years the history of Chinese medicine is anything but lucid. Considered 2,000 years old, Hung-Di Nei-Jing (Cannon of Internal Medicine) is thought to be the first written document concerning Chinese medicine and is attributed to the Yellow Emperor. But dates and author are still far from clear. The primary methods of Chinese medicine, and the ones people are most familiar with, are herbal medicine and acupuncture with massage, qi gong, or food therapy playing a secondary role.
Scientists Find That DNA Handles More Information Than Previously ...
The first concerted effort to understand all the inner workings of the DNA molecule is overturning a host of long-held assumptions about the nature of genes and their role in human health and evolution, scientists reported yesterday. The new perspective reveals DNA to be not just a string of biological code but a dauntingly complex operating system that processes many more kinds of information than previously appreciated. The findings, from a project involving hundreds of scientists in 11 countries and detailed in 29 papers being published today, confirm growing suspicions that the stretches of "junk DNA" flanking hardworking genes are not junk at all. But the study goes further, indicating for the first time that the vast majority of the 3 billion "letters" of the human genetic code are busily toiling at an array of previously invisible tasks.
More art than science
Carl Poley retired as the director of medical affairs at Prevea Health, he decided to study acupuncture. That's an alternative medicine that focuses on unblocking a person's chi the balance of energy within the body by inserting needles in specific locations on the body. For Poley, the learning capacity drew him to acupuncture. "Acupuncture is more of an art than a science, Poley said. "It is not as clear-cut because you have to look at each patient differently. A person could have the same problems, and the basic treatment might be the same, but there are other areas that I would have to treat differently." Poley recently opened his practice, Agapes Acupuncture SC in Allouez. "My family is here so I wanted to stay in the area," he said.
Prevent smoking to reduce risk of erectile dysfunction
Men who smoke cigarettes run an increased risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction, and the more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk, according to a study by Tulane University researchers published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. A team of researchers led by Jiang He, Professor of Epidemiology at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, examined the association between cigarette smoking and erectile dysfunction in a 2000-2001 study in China involving 7,684 men. The researchers used questionnaires to assess the status of cigarette smoking and erectile dysfunction. Those surveyed were men between the ages of 35-74 who did not have vascular disease. The team found that there was a significant statistical link between the number of cigarettes that men smoked and the likelihood they would experience erectile dysfunction.
Manto ‘suffered from alcoholic liver disease’
Top medical experts in both private and public practice say speculation is rife in the medical industry that Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang suffered from alcoholic liver disease, forcing a recent transplant.
This is according to a Sunday Times report, which claims the controversial minister drank bottles of red wine and whiskey during two hospital stays in Cape Town in 2005 for a shoulder operation, and ordered hospital staff to buy booze and specific food products for her, often at odd hours of the night.
It says staff and other witnesses say the minister was often drunk during two brief stays at the Cape Town Medi-Clinic.
The report claims the minister also allegedly drank wine on the night before, as well as the evening after her shoulder surgery, using it to wash down pain killers and sleeping tablets.
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