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Vervain, Alzheimer's and sleep

Verbena officinalis (aka common Verbena, Vervain, Enchanter’s Plant, Herb of the Cross, Pigeon Grass, Simpler’s Joy, Juno’s Tears, etc and used interchangeably here) is a perennial plant/flower which was introduced to North America and now grows wild. When traditionally dried and steeped as a tea, or modernly used in extract form, is known for not only enhancing non REM delta waves during sleep, but also for its neuroprotective effects of the central nervous system and anti-inflammatory p… Continue

Added by Ellen S on October 16, 2009 at 1:42pm — No Comments

Chronically Ill Patients Share 12 Tips with Nurses

This article can be reprinted without asking specific permission. Just reprint "as is" and leave the resource box at the bottom. I'd love to know if you used it on your blog or newsletter. Please contact me. Thanks, Lisa Chronically Ill Patients Share 12 Tips with Nurses by Lisa Copen The medical world could not function without nurses. It's no secret to any of us who has had a doctor's appointment or been i… Continue

Added by Lisa Copen on September 5, 2009 at 5:42pm — 1 Comment

Live-Tweeting Surgery

Twitter is still on the rise and in the news daily. A lot of people in our WEGO Health community use Twitter (maybe you've attended one of the Twitter Power Tools events WEGO Health has hosted?). Even beyond our community of health activists, others involved in the health community are turning to Twitter for a way to spread awareness for a cause, meet others who have similar interests or illnesses, and sharing great resources.… Continue

Added by amanda on July 10, 2009 at 1:24pm — 1 Comment

Newest Rant: Health Care and Obesity, Where are the real solutions?

I often try to stay away from politics on my blog because I am not here to debate political with anyone. I am however, driven to find new ways to reach the medical community and the services around it. Quickly rising to the number one killer in the United States is obesity. I, for one, was almost a statistic myself. I believe we have a fundamental flaw in our thinking about health care. It is we are trying to say health care is only dependent on the availability rather than the quality. Somehow… Continue

Added by Rick Dorey on June 22, 2009 at 1:25pm — 1 Comment

Herbal Remedies to Treat the Cold and Flu

There are no known cures for the common cold, but many plants and healing herbs can be used to soothe symptoms of the cold or flu. Science has now shown that remedies known from folk medicine can calm cold symptoms and even speed healing. Andrographis: Andrographis (Andrographis paniculata) is used in Ayurvedic medicine, part of the Hindu folk medicine from India. Traditionally used to treat upper respiratory infections and sinusitis, Androg… Continue

Added by Natural Healing on March 26, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Oral Tezampanel for Migraine and chronic pain - update 2/11/09

New information is out on a totally new drug currently in trials, and so far it's looking good. In a double blind, placebo controlled trial of 20 people, the drug dubbed NGX426, (an oral form of Tezampanel) was well tolerated in healthy males and females who were dosed once daily over five days. Hope is that someday it will be approved and found useful for several conditions including chronic pain... especially Migraine. Earlier studies indicated that the injection or IV versions of the drug s… Continue

Added by Ellen S on February 11, 2009 at 1:00pm — 5 Comments

Migraine medication- prevent or treat? A new drug may do both

Migraine hope Phase IIA trials on a brand new drug identified as ADX10059 which modulates (not blocks) a specific glutamate receptor have been completed, and European based Phase IIB trials are beginning. This drug represents an entire… Continue

Added by Ellen S on January 7, 2009 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Check the stockpiles!

Nasty winter weather is here for many of us. This means many things: incredible beauty, lots of family time indoors, and the bonding opportunity to be stuck in your home for a day or two without electricity or heat.

(Photo copyright Ellen Schnakenberg 2006) This is a great time to ch… Continue

Added by Ellen S on December 15, 2008 at 7:02pm — 2 Comments

Laughter- the best medicine!!

I just found this hilarious video on a pain group I belong to called the Living Whole with Chronic Pain Network. I wanted to share it here. Be sure to watch it until the end. (Anyone remember The Flying Nun TV show?) Hallelujah Nuns!

"Patch" Adams declared that the best medicine is friendship, but laughter surely comes in a good second! Join our Migraine Group discussion and share something th… Continue

Added by Ellen S on December 9, 2008 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Welcome to Natural Healing

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Added by Natural Healing on November 14, 2008 at 2:01pm — 3 Comments

Ketamine coma gives hope to chronic pain patients, but not in the US

Ketamine is being aggressively used in Germany in an unusual way-- inducing coma for an extended period of time, allowing the CNS (central nervous system) to 're-boot' in chronic pain patients. As a result, those able to afford the treatment are going overseas in an attempt to find a way to make living bearable, because the United States forbids the induction of a coma lasting longer than 2 days.… Continue

Added by Ellen S on July 14, 2008 at 12:49pm — 8 Comments

Children and Migraine

I'll never forget my baby boy's first Migraine headache... He screamed, he cried, he buried his face into his blanket and his mattress. He wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink,couldn't sleep until exhaustion set in. He wanted to be comforted, but didn't like to be touched. He was 6 months old. How do you tell a baby that the pain will go away? How do you explain to your baby boy that you're doing everything in your power to make him feel better? It acted something like an earache, but when we went to… Continue

Added by Ellen S on June 30, 2008 at 2:54pm — 2 Comments

Telcagepant- better than a Triptan for Migraine relief

A brand new drug on the horizon promises a new way at looking at Migraine treatment without some of the side-effects of Triptans. Triptans are standard abortive therapy for Migraine. One of the first medications actually targeting Migraine, Triptans are not without side-effects however. Some of the most widely reported side-effects include cardiovascular issues such as racing heartbeat and chest pains. Merck's new drug, formerly known as MP-974, now known as Telcagepant appears to have all of t… Continue

Added by Ellen S on June 28, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments

Extended Release Morphine tablets recalled

The FDA has just issues a warning and press release about a single lot of morphine sulfate 60 mg extended release tablets (Ethex Lot No. 91762) due to a report of a tablet with twice the appropriate thickness. Only this one lot has been recalled. The recall is the result of the discovery of a single tablet reportedly twice the normal thickness and containing perhaps twice the normal amount of medication, which could be deadly should the mistake not be noticed. Though the difference in th… Continue

Added by Ellen S on June 11, 2008 at 11:53am — No Comments

Wal-mart: doing its part to help ease headache pain

Wal-Mart is offering a way to get a free sample of an OTC medication that many migraineurs find helpful for their headaches. Extra Strength Excedrin is a combination medication that contains acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine. The Wal-mart web page which includes an optional short video and other important information s… Continue

Added by Ellen S on May 20, 2008 at 1:00am — 2 Comments

The global medical community works to halt the spread of diabetes

It's good to know that the movers and shakers of the global medical community are not taking the rapid proliferation of diabetes diagnoses lightly. The 5th World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and its Complications (WCPD 2008) will meet in June 1-4, 2008 in Helsinki, Finland to discuss the prevention of diabetes. “It is increasingly understood how our lifestyle, par… Continue

Added by Brenda on April 23, 2008 at 1:34pm — No Comments

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