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Chinese Herbal Medicine May Help Relieve Painful Menstrual Cramps

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Women with menstrual cramps are often offered either non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or oral contraceptives. Many women, however, find that this treatment does not work or they can not take the drugs, and more women would prefer a non-drug alternative (see also Adverse Drug Reactions).

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Herbal Medicine for Joint Pain

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Many people have turned to more natural methods of healing and pain relief in recent years, especially those who are disappointed with the traditional Western medicine for various reasons. Even though pharmaceutical companies are churning out more sophisticated drugs every year, there is always the danger of adverse reactions to ...

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Blood Pressure: Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy and Acupuncture

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

The temptation with herbal medicines is to think that because they are natural substances they must therefore be safe. It is easy to forget that plants can do harm. Some herbal remedies may raise blood pressure or may interfere with the effect of conventional drugs. Liquorice and other herbal remedies ...

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Girlfriend’s Libido Gone

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Dear Dr. Carter: My girlfriend and I have been dating for just about 2 years now. The first 6 months or so, we enjoyed a terrific, mutually pleasurable sex life. After that things started to taper off. She now is very finicky and can drop in and out of 'the mood' ...

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