Archive for the ‘Natural’ Category



Ear Candle

Friday, December 14th, 2007

"Ear candling," also known as auricular candling or coning, refers to various procedures that involve placing a cone-shaped device in the ear canal and supposedly extracting earwax and other impurities with the help of smoke or a burning wick. The origins of candling are obscure. Ancient Tibet, China, Egypt, the ...

Thumbs Up for Leech Therapy — Relieve the pain of thumb arthritis

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--Bloodsucking leeches relieve the pain of thumb arthritis more effectively and for a longer period of time than the conventional painkilling ointment, according to new clinical trial results.