Y! Health Alternative Medicine News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Alternative Medicine News, updated continuously. en-us Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:00:13 PDT Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Acupuncture, Exercise May Ease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/acupunctureexercisemayeasepolycysticovariansyndrome.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/acupunctureexercisemayeasepolycysticovariansyndromeThu, 09 Jul 2009 14:04:20 PDTHealthDay - THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Acupuncture and exercise may bring some relief to the one in 10 women of childbearing age who suffer from a common endocrine disease called polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).AP IMPACT: Zicam not alone in side effect reports (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_unproven_remedies_homeopathy.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_unproven_remedies_homeopathyWed, 17 Jun 2009 14:11:48 PDTAP - The unsettling little secret of Zicam Cold Remedy finally spilled out this week. Though widely sold for years as a drug for colds, it was never tested by federal regulators for safety like other drugs. And that was perfectly legal — until scores of consumers lost their sense of smell. One little word on Zicam's label explains all this: "homeopathic."Homeopathy, conventional drugs share ingredients (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_remedies_homeopathy_drugs.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_remedies_homeopathy_drugsWed, 17 Jun 2009 13:22:58 PDTAP - Here's a sampling of active pharmaceutical ingredients used in homeopathic remedies, but in highly diluted amounts. The homeopathic name is listed first along with its recommended homeopathic use, then the conventional name for the same drug, and a recommended conventional use.AP IMPACT: $2.5B spent, no alternative med cures (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_unproven_remedies_research.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_unproven_remedies_researchWed, 10 Jun 2009 14:02:14 PDTAP - Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost none of them do.Acupuncture May Relieve Heartburn In Pregnancy (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/acupuncturemayrelieveheartburninpregnancy.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/acupuncturemayrelieveheartburninpregnancyTue, 09 Jun 2009 20:48:37 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Acupuncture relieves the indigestion and heartburn that bother many women as their pregnancy progresses, a new Brazilian study shows.