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| Media News by Date | | | | October 2007 | | Ancient Healing Power: Honey Makes Sweet Comeback In Treating Advanced Wounds. Clinical studies of MEDIHONEY™ have shown it has promise over current treatments because of its strong wound healing benefit. Medical News Today. 10/24/07. (Also see: Digital Ulcers ) | | More Than a Pill: Complementary Medicine Can Help with Chronic Pain. University of Missouri's study says various methods can complement, not compete with conventional medicine. University of Missouri-Columbia. 10/08/07. (Also see: Alternative Therapies and Pain ) | | October is Lupus Awareness Month. Not many people know what Lupus is even though about 1.5 million Americans suffer from it. So I breakdown some simple explanations for the disease here. 2Snaps.com. 10/19/07. | | Body-mind meditation boosts performance, reduces stress. The findings suggest a measurable benefit that people could achieve through body-mind meditation, especially involving an effective training regimen, but larger studies are needed to fully test the findings of this small, short-term study. EurekAlert! 10/08/07. (Also see: Alternative Therapies and Causes of Scleroderma: Stress ) | | Stress contributes to range of chronic diseases, Carnegie Mellon psychologist says. One is behavioral—people under stress sleep poorly and are less likely to exercise; they adopt poor eating habits, smoke more and don’t comply with medical treatment. Stress also triggers a response by the body’s endocrine systems, which release hormones that influence multiple other biological systems, including the immune system. EurekAlert! 10/09/07. (Also see: Causes of Scleroderma: Stress ) | | Occupational Exposures May Be Linked To Death From Autoimmune Disease. Farmers showed increased risk of death from systemic autoimmune disease, particularly for those who worked with crops versus livestock. In addition, several industrial occupations such as mining and textile machine operators, as well as timber cutting and logging had an increased risk of death from this group of diseases. Science Daily. 09/28/07. (Also see: Causes of Scleroderma: Environmental and Autoimmunity ) | | Amputee Hopes To Encourage Others. In 1994, Barb Smith of Valley Grove was diagnosed with Scleroderma. A cut on her finger wouldn't heal, concerning doctors. The State Journal. 10/11/07. (Also see: Gangrene and Amputation ) | | Ask Dr. Weil by Andrew Weil : Change in diet may grow hair. I recommend the following dietary changes for all types of autoimmune diseases. (Dr. Andrew Weil). AZStarNet.com. 10/02/07. (Also see: Alopecia and Scleroderma and Diet ) | |
| Donna: CREST, Raynaud's, possible Fibromyalgia I was diagnosed with CREST (Limited Systemic Scleroderma) by a rheumatologist in 2006. This wasn't really a surprise to me as my mother was diagnosed with diffuse scleroderma in 1998... |
| Jessica G: Parry-Romberg Syndrome By the
time I was about five years old, the disease had already disfigured my
left side drastically. I have had over fifty operations and surgical procedures for Romberg's.... |
| Leslie R: Scleroderma, Vitiligo, Lupus, Anemia, Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes He told me that I have scleroderma and explained
what this disease is about. After suffering so long I finally got some
answers... |
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