Alternative Medicine

NASA advises Chile on trapped, isolated miners

3 Sep 2010

A team of NASA doctors and engineers recommended Friday that Chilean authorities regulate the day-and-night sleep patterns of 33 trapped miners, boost their Vitamin D intake and phase in an exercise program as their nutrition improves.

Why Fish Oil Works Against Diabetes

3 Sep 2010

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insulin resistance.The discovery could lead to development of a simple dietary remedy for many of the more than 23 million Americans suffering from diabetes and other conditions.Writing in the advance ...

Hope for arthritis patients in fat tissue

3 Sep 2010

(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent discovery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine -- that adult stem cells collected from fat tissue can be converted to cells that will grow cartilage tissue -- has focused one Arizona Arthritis Center lab's research, promising new hope for osteoarthritis sufferers.