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Drug Firms Paying Health Monitors
Some of the National Institute of Health's top officials have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in consulting fees from drug companies whose products they were responsible for monitoring. Medical ethicists said the consulting arrangements represent a clear conflict of interest. A NIH Director stated he would form a committee to study the appropriateness of employee consulting work.

Echinacea May Reduce Respiratory Infections in Children
Have you seen the articles stating that echinacea is ineffective? The study results are actually that a syrup made with the popular herb echinacea did not lessen the duration or severity of the symptoms of respiratory tract infections (URI) in children. However, it did reduce the number of infections. It is thought that echinacea stimulated an immune response in study children that was too late to modify the URI for which it was given, but provided a window of protection against another URI in the child. In a finding that was not part of the trial's primary outcomes, children in the echinacea group experienced significantly fewer second and third upper respiratory tract infections than children in the placebo group in the 4-month trial. Curiously, the press release does not mention this important trend, nor is it mentioned in the study's abstract.

Boomers Help Nutritional Supplement Biz
Makers of nutritional supplements are seeing their own golden years as the $19 billion industry offers aging baby boomers products to fend off everything from osteoporosis to memory loss. Nationwide sales of nutritional supplements grew 34 percent between 1997 and 2002, and are expected to top $20.8 billion by the end of 2005. Not content, though, to bank its future on the growing voluntary consumption by self-motivated boomers, the industry is hoping that long-term scientific studies will help convince a mostly skeptical health care establishment that preventing - not just treating - ailments is possible and that prescribing vitamins and minerals can be an important part of medicine in the future.

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NATURAL MENOPAUSE SYMPTOM RELIEF FOR 98% OF WOMEN

Two clinical studies on the active ingredient of the herb Tribulus terrestris in Prevedia supplement, have shown its effectiveness in relieving the symptoms of menopause. In one study, 98% of women with natural or post-operative menopause reported complete or almost complete relief from hot flashes, night sweats, sleeplessness, mood swings, irritability, and tension. In another study, Prevedia was shown to increase bone-turn-over activity, suggesting that it may help in maintaining bone health throughout menopause. In both of these studies, there were no side effects or contraindications. To learn more about Prevedia's Tribulus for menopause symptoms relief, click here.

Simply Well
In order to stay happy and healthy, your soul needs nourishment, just as your body does. In "Find Your Center-Learn to Meditate" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., offers practical tips to re-collect your scattered parts and bring them back together. Try they out and discover which ones work for you.

Conscious Relationships
Do you feel awkward meeting new people? In "How to Start a Relationship Consciously" Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks offer you tips to change that awkwardness to ease and confidence. The process begins with connecting with a part of you that you've never fully examined that keeps you from feeling at ease when you meet people you're attracted to or want to connect with.

Healthy Computing
Do you wait with poised finger ready to click? Does the time pass without having moved? To allow regeneration, muscles need very short breaks frequently, which most of us forget to do. In "Another Microbreak" Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine Hughes Gibney suggest that very 30 to 60 seconds, while working at the keyboard or mouse, drop your hands to your lap as you exhale and wiggle your shoulders. Let your shoulders, arms, and hands go limp, after 1-2 seconds, return to your work.

WHAT'S YOUR WELLNESS SCORE?
The Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program can reveal your level of wellness, identify potential areas of change, and help guide to to meet your wellness goals -- through these 5 Steps to Wellness:

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Healthy Bookstore - Safe Sex in the Garden

Residential and commercial landscapes are loaded with male-only trees and shrubs since they are litter-and therefore maintenance-free. But given a choice, what would you rather do ? sweep or battle hay fever? The fact that our urban forests have been propagated with male-clones is a crime on two counts: male plants are the pollen-producing offenders, and without female plants to absorb pollen, allergenic pollen counts are on the rise nationwide. In "Safe Sex in the Garden: And Other Propositions for an Allergy-Free World" horticulturist Thomas Leo Ogren explores this safe sex issue (plant sex, that is!), as well as many other allergy-related topics: organic gardening, protecting pets against allergies, handling allergy-related stress, and global warming?s affect on allergies.

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From Fatigued to Fantastic
In "Q & A on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia with Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. - #4" Dr. Teitelbaum talks about the importance of individuals with CFS to allow themselves to play with and get clear about what things FEEL good to them. He states that it is okay to be whoever we are and want whatever we want -- regardless of whether anybody else approves.

Healthy Alternatives
Prescribing herbs for older patients has to be based upon an understanding of the changes that occur to absorption, distribution and elimination mechanisms in the aging process. Taking such issues into consideration helps avoid many complications. In "Prescribing Issues Unique to Elders" David L. Hoffmann, B.Sc. (Hons), M.N.I.M.H. includes a brief review of some of the factors involved for plant extracts.

Healthy Man Update
Prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH) is a common affliction in men as they age. In "Nutritional Program for Prostate Enlargement" Michael Janson, M.D. states his position that there are many natural approaches to managing prostate enlargement, if the symptoms are not severe. These include adding pumpkin seeds to your diet, as well as nutritional supplements, such as zinc and essential fatty acids.

Find an Alternative Healthcare Professional
The Professional Referral Network contains searchable directories for 20 leading professional associations in complementary and integrative health care, with over 17,000 professionals. Looking for a healthcare professional specializing in homeopathy? The Homeopathy section includes the Council for Homeopathic Certification and Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians member databases.

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Nutrition Tips
Nuts are one of nature's richest foods and have good-quality protein. For vegetarians nuts may be the most concentrated food they eat. In "Nuts" Elson M. Haas, M.D. provides a condensed overview of nutritional value and other important information on almonds, hazelnuts, brazil nuts, peanuts, cashews, pecans, chestnuts, pistachios, coconuts and walnuts.

Vegetarian Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian recipe for "Quick Black Bean Soup."

The Healer Within
Slow, non-intense, daily practice of moderate exercise, as it has been done in China through Qigong and in India through Yoga for centuries, is now emerging, with scientific authorization as the fitness enhancement practice of choice, according to Dr. Roger Jahnke in "Gentle Movements and Postures, Part I." When we look to how the Asian traditions have refined this idea over time, the unwell, the bedridden, those limited to wheel chairs, elders and even the partially paralyzed can derive significant fitness building through moderate self-applied practices of Qigong and Yoga.

Mind-Body-Spirit
When was the last time you laughed really hard - a hearty, sidesplitting belly laugh that suddenly grabbed you and sent you reeling out of control? Modern science is beginning to confirm that this kind of laughter is not only enjoyable, it's also health-promoting, reports Dr. David Sobel in "Good Humor, Good Health." Laughter is an invigorating tonic that heightens and brightens mood, gently releasing us from tensions and social constraints.

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IS YOUR CLIENT OR PATIENT READY TO CHANGE?
Are you looking for a tool to determine your client's readiness to change various lifestyle behaviors? The Wellness Inventory not only provides a wellness score indicating your client's level of wellness in 12 key areas, but also assesses their motivation to change in these areas. For more information, visit: wellnessinventory.net

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Sixth World Congress on Qigong
Medical Qigong: Body, Mind, Spirit Healing and World Peace
San Francisco, CA USA
December 19-21, 2003
Contact: East West Academy of Healing Arts - 415-285-9400

The 2nd Annual Integrative Medicine for Healthcare Organizations
Business Strategies, Practical Tools, and Best Practices
San Diego, CA USA
January 22-24, 2003
Contact: InnoVision - 866-828-2962

Victoria Health Show
Victoria, British Columbia CANADA
January 23-24, 2004
Contact: Healthshows - 604-885-0960

CancerGuides - Professional Training Program
For health professionals and patient advocates integrating CAM into work with cancer patients
Berkeley, CA USA
January 25-31,2004
Contact: The Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338