Archive for the 'Alopecia' Category
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that afflicts fewer than 2% of people younger than 50 years. It often starts in the 20s and 30s. In about 6% of these patients the disease progresses to a total loss of scalp hair.
Here are two studies using garlic gel and onion juice.
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Alopecia, Garlic, Onion | Comments Off on Home remedies to treat alopecia areata
Monday, April 14th, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises not to purchase or consume Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, or Total Body Mega Formula in the Orange/Tangerine flavor.
There are 43 reports of people in 9 states who experienced serious adverse reactions. (more…)
Alopecia, Consumer Alert, Cramps, Diarrhea/Constipation, Fatigue, FDA/FTC/CDC, Pain, Selenium | Comments Off on Consumer alert: “Total Body Formula” and “Mega Formula”
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
It’s only one patient (not the one in the photo), but it might reflect a bigger problem.
Here’s what happened.
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Alopecia, Alzheimer's Dementia, Consumer Alert, Fatigue, Heavy Metals, Herbals, Iodine, Kelp, Nausea/Vomiting | Comments Off on Arsenic poisoning from an herbal kelp supplement
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Researchers from the Free University in Brussels used hypnosis to treat 28 patients who failed to respond to conventional treatments. It was either added to ongoing treatment or used alone. (more…)
Alopecia, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Hypnosis | Comments Off on Hypnosis to treat alopecia areata?
Friday, September 7th, 2007
Let’s start by stating that neither of the above terms — Indian Head Massage, nor the trademarked term Champissage — results in an article on PubMed.
So, what’s it good for? (more…)
Alopecia, Headache/Migraine, Massage, Pain, Pain-Neck, Pain-Shoulder, Sleep (Insomnia), Stress | Comments Off on Indian Head Massage: aka Champissage