Alternative Medicine

Bitter orange SRMs: Tools for product analysis/quality (EurekAlert!)

16 May 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for bitter orange, long used in folk medicine and now increasingly used in herbal weight-loss products.

Herbal Medicines Used As Diet Supplements (Turks.US)

16 May 2008

The use of herbal medicine is now widely accepted as a cost-effective alternative to many expensive medical treatments using the latest technology.

Man-made 'defensin' rips resistant bacteria apart (New Scientist)

16 May 2008

A mimic of a potent compound used by immune cells could provide an alternative to antibiotics, which bacteria can become resistant to