by Sue Sprung | Jan 14, 2013 | Conditions, In the news
The news this week is reporting a recent large-scale study (Ellwood et al.,2012) linking junk-food and childhood asthma and eczema. Over the past four decades, the prevalence of asthma and eczema has markedly increased in Westernized countries and countries...
by Sue Sprung | Jan 9, 2013 | In the news
If you’re interested in finding out about how you can easily use plant remedies in everyday life, book a place on this series of workshops which cover a wide range of simple applications of herbal medicine for common conditions.
by Sue Sprung | Feb 28, 2012 | Conditions, In the news
A study published in BMJ Open this month involving thousands of Americans prescribed hypnotic drugs for sleep problems has shown an increased risk of death associated with their use. Although the relative increase in risk is small it could be another reason in...
by Sue Sprung | Jan 10, 2012 | Conditions, In the news
In the news currently is an article about the potential harm of taking aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke. An analysis of more than 100,000 patients, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, concluded the risk of internal bleeding was too high to take...
by Sue Sprung | Jan 7, 2012 | Conditions, In the news
Reports of a recent study in the British Medical Journal suggests that the brain’s ability to function can start to deteriorate as early as 45. University College London researchers found a 3.6% decline in mental reasoning in women and men aged 45-49...
by Sue Sprung | Nov 16, 2011 | In the news
An interesting report in the news at the moment is the story of the baby boy who’s failing liver has recovered following implantation of liver cells. As a herbalist, this strikes a chord, as it is an example of a conventional medical approach that achieves...
