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Serotonin And Osteoporosis – Promising Research Results

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Gerard  Karsenty, M.D., Ph.D.

Source – Columbia University Press Release Finding, in Animal Model, Offers Proof of Principle that Inhibiting Serotonin in the Gut Could Become a Novel Treatment for Tens of Millions of Osteoporosis Sufferers. NEW YORK (February 7, 2010) – An investigational drug that inhibits serotonin synthesis in the gut, administered orally once daily, effectively cured osteoporosis [...]

Acupuncture Needles No Better Than Toothpicks?

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As reported in the U.S.News and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, a study has been carried out using a group of 638 back pain sufferers and four different treatments; The first group received individualized acupuncture treatment from a practitioner, The second group received a ‘standardized’ acupuncture regimen, The third group received a sham acupuncture [...]