Corn fungus may fight childhood cancer
CM NEWS - German researchers have successfully isolated a toxin from a common corn fungus which could bring hope in treating neuroblastoma, a tumour of the nervous system in children. Read more
TCM has huge potentials: ‘Iron Lady’
January 25, 2008
Filed under TCM use
Xinhua - The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has broad prospects and huge potentials in its development, Chinese vice premier Wu Yi said. Read more
Electric acupuncture helps insomnia
January 24, 2008
Filed under acupuncture, sleep
CM NEWS - Using electric acupuncture to needle 4 “extraordinary” acupoints on the top of the head might have impressive effect on treating insomnia, a recent study indicates.
Researchers at the Shandong Provincial Hospital in China evaluated the clinical therapeutic effect of electric acupuncture at a set of 4 acupoints Sishencong (EX-HN 1, “Four Brightening Spirits”, 四神聰) on insomnia. Read more
Drug alert: ‘Urine disease’ product contains heavy metals
January 24, 2008
Filed under drug alert
Health Canada release - Health Canada is warning Canadians not to use the unauthorized product Yeniujyn (Chinese name: 立止夜尿丸) because the product contains heavy metal contaminants and may pose a serious health risk. Yeniujyn is advertised as a natural health product, for adults and children, to be used “to cure involuntary passage of urine diseases.” The product was found to contain high levels of lead and arsenic. Read more
Lingzhi slows progress of Alzheimer’s
January 23, 2008
Filed under alzheimers, lingzhi
CM NEWS - The legendary lingzhi mushroom has been shown to have another potential therapeutic function: to slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease. Read more
Medical plants ‘face extinction’, magnolia included
January 19, 2008
Filed under TCM use
BBC - Hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, threatening the discovery of future cures for disease, according to experts.
Over 50% of prescription drugs are derived from chemicals first identified in plants. Read more
Lingzhi spores products’ breakage rate questioned
January 17, 2008
Filed under drug alert, lingzhi
CM NEWS, Hong Kong Consumer Council release - Are products of lingzhi spores（靈芝孢子）as good as their manufacturers’ claim? One claim seemingly universal among the manufacturers is the assertion over the breakage rate of the spores - that each and every spore and its wall are fully broken or cracked open purportedly to maximize the efficacy of the product. Read more
