| Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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Arthritis Care |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Campaigners will be asked to harness the power of the internet as part of a unique new initiative eloigned to promote patient representation at local healthcare level. |
| Published: Friday 18 July, 2008 |
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Breast Cancer: A Case Study |
Topic: Health Issues |
| The following case study is an extract from the Integrated Medicine Journal Vol. 1, issue 2, based on Freshwinds Charity's Integrated Medicine approach to using complementary therapies. |
| Published: Friday 18 July, 2008 |
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Allergies |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Allergies affect the quality of lives of millions of people around the world and even if you lead a healthy lifestyle allergies may still be unavoidable. Allergies can make you feel tired and sleepy after eating, or can make you suffer from skin problems even though you never eat junk food. They... |
| Published: Friday 18 July, 2008 |
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Footloose and Fancy Free |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Stones have been used for thousands of years as tools for human existence. We have used them to build our sanctuaries; pave our streets; protect our land, and now, in the world of massage: to ensure ultimate bliss. |
| Published: Monday 30 June, 2008 |
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Treating Fibromyalgia with Aromatherapy |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Formerly referred to as Fibrositis until research showed that inflammation did not appear to exist in the muscle fibres of sufferers, Fibromyalgia is a condition involving widespread muscle pain and fatigue with no apparent cause. Although the symptoms share a great deal of common ground with Chroni... |
| Published: Monday 30 June, 2008 |
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Aromatherapy and Epilepsy |
Topic: Health Issues |
| One question we are commonly asked at the Birmingham University Seizure Clinic is "Can aromatherapy be used by people who have epilepsy?" The short answer is "yes". Unfortunately, there are many myths surrounding epilepsy and aromatherapy. This is because much of the accepted knowledge about the pro... |
| Published: Monday 30 June, 2008 |
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Aromatherapy and Learning Disabilities |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Whilst intellect, speech, hearing, and sight can often be compromised by a learning disability, a person's sense of smell, taste and touch are much less likely to be affected. Aromatherapy, of course, stimulates two of these three senses through the use of essential oils and massage, thus potentiall... |
| Published: Monday 30 June, 2008 |
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Winter Blues |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Every winter I see many clients with SAD (the 'winter blues'), and even when the days start to lengthen many still suffer. Feeling depressed, unable to concentrate, waking feeling un-refreshed by sleep and feeling constantly tired and out of sorts with a desire to 'hibernate', they feel that their e... |
| Published: Monday 30 June, 2008 |
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Aromatherapy & Depression - Part 2 |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Recently, national news headlines reported on the findings of a poll conducted by Norwich Union Healthcare into the prescribing of common anti-depressants such as Prozac Out of 250 GPs taking part, more than three-quarters admitted they were too ready to prescribe such drugs.
Another pertinent fi... |
| Published: Monday 30 June, 2008 |
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Aromatherapy & Depression - Part 1 |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Many patients do perceive aromatherapy as valuable in the treatment of depression; however, the task of establishing aromatherapy, in particular, as an effective intervention for the treatment of depression, or any other disorder, is certainly not facilitated by the lack of rigorous scientific data ... |
| Published: Monday 30 June, 2008 |
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