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  • Bridging the gap between medical professionals and complementary therapists

    This is an interesting article from American therapy organisation, Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies on how to bridge the gap between medical professionals and complementary therapists. Article

  • ‘The sound of an instrument or parent singing can make a newborn sleep better and puts them in a quietly attentive state.’ An article from the Daily Mail reported on a new study examining the benefits of musical therapy on premature babies and babies with issues such as respiratory distress and sepsis. The study was carried…

  • A new study by the University of Portsmouth has found that reflexology may reduce pain by 40%. Dr Carol Samuel, who is a trained reflexologist and who carried out the experimental procedures at the University of Portsmouth as part of her PhD, said: “As we predicted, reflexology decreased pain sensations. It is likely that reflexology…

  • Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a way to produce chocolate, using agar, that reduces its fat by half. A report at an American Chemical Society meeting described a method using the popular gelling agent agar to make tiny “sponges” that displace fat. University of Warwick researchers said water, fruit juice or even…

  • The European Journal of Integrative Medicine has announced an open access special issue on Clinical Guidelines for Integrated Practice. Clinical guidelines are designed to support decision-making processes in patient care. How relevant are they to practice, are they used in practice, do they improve care, how are they constructed and disseminated? Often the content of a guideline is based…

  • Instructor Live is a new interactive workout website that means we’re finally out of excuses why we can’t get fit. (via http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/news-features/TMG9954242/Online-fitness-gets-a-boost-with-Instructor-Live.html)

  • Scientists have developed a tiny under the skin blood-testing device Prof De Micheli, of Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, said: “It will allow direct and continuous monitoring based on a patient’s individual tolerance, and not on age and weight charts or weekly blood tests.” More info  Image: 123RF

  • Antimicrobial resistance poses ‘catastrophic threat’, says Chief Medical Officer Global action is needed to tackle the catastrophic threat of antimicrobial resistance, which in 20 years could see any one of us dying following minor surgery, England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies said today. The stark warning comes as the second volume of the…

  • Hospital uses music to stimulate patients with dementia Yeovil District Hospital is using music to enhance the way patients are cared for.  Music is being used to stimulate patients in the hospital who have dementia in partnership with Rosie Mead, who has been appointed as Music Coordinator at the hospital. Rosie visits one of the…

  • Acupuncture Awareness Week – 25th February to 3rd March 2013 Acupuncture Awareness Week is supported by the British Acupuncture Council and aims to help better inform people about the ancient practice of traditional acupuncture. With 2.3 million acupuncture treatments carried out each year, acupuncture is one of the most popular complementary therapies practised in the…

  • Not enough P in PE lessons An Ofsted report has found that PE in schools is generally in ‘good health’, however it would seem there is some room with improvement, as in more than a quarter of schools, teaching ‘did not improve pupils’ physical fitness’. Read more about this here.

  • Studies look at the medicinal benefits of bee venom, as reported in the Daily Mail: One trial, conducted at the University of North Carolina, investigated the effect of bee venom on back and leg pain.  Researchers found that it reduced pain by up to two-thirds, but because other treatments were used in the study, it…