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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Breast Cancer
Cancer patients may be able to fight chemotherapy-induced nausea using a common pantry spice -- ginger.
Chemotherapy may cause nausea, which may be alleviated through ginger, a new study says.
In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers found that a smidgen of purified ginger given in supplement form --equivalent to one-quarter teaspoon to one-half teaspoon of the spice each day -- could reduce chemotherapy-related nausea by 40 percent on the first day of treatment when used in combination with traditional anti-nausea medications.
The findings were released Thursday and will be presented later this month at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.
"If we can reduce nausea on day one, then patients tend to have reduced nausea throughout treatment," says lead study author Julie L. Ryan, of the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York. About 70 percent of cancer patients experience nausea during chemotherapy, although anti-emetic drugs often help prevent actual vomiting.
In the new study, 644 people -- mostly breast-cancer patients -- were given supplements twice a day for six days, including the three days before and after they started chemotherapy. The patients took 0.5, 1, or 1.5 grams of ginger daily, which was divided into two doses, or they took identical placebo supplements that contained no ginger. Ginger-taking patients -- regardless of daily dose -- reported a greater reduction in nausea on the first day of treatment than those taking a placebo. Health.com: 5 women battling treatment side effects
Those taking the two lowest doses of ginger reported greater relief than those taking the highest dose, however, so taking more of the spice isn't necessarily better.
Chemotherapy may cause nausea, which may be alleviated through ginger, a new study says.
In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers found that a smidgen of purified ginger given in supplement form --equivalent to one-quarter teaspoon to one-half teaspoon of the spice each day -- could reduce chemotherapy-related nausea by 40 percent on the first day of treatment when used in combination with traditional anti-nausea medications.
The findings were released Thursday and will be presented later this month at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.
"If we can reduce nausea on day one, then patients tend to have reduced nausea throughout treatment," says lead study author Julie L. Ryan, of the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York. About 70 percent of cancer patients experience nausea during chemotherapy, although anti-emetic drugs often help prevent actual vomiting.
In the new study, 644 people -- mostly breast-cancer patients -- were given supplements twice a day for six days, including the three days before and after they started chemotherapy. The patients took 0.5, 1, or 1.5 grams of ginger daily, which was divided into two doses, or they took identical placebo supplements that contained no ginger. Ginger-taking patients -- regardless of daily dose -- reported a greater reduction in nausea on the first day of treatment than those taking a placebo. Health.com: 5 women battling treatment side effects
Those taking the two lowest doses of ginger reported greater relief than those taking the highest dose, however, so taking more of the spice isn't necessarily better.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Energy Medicine
Dear all practitioners/chapter leaders, our next meeting for the development of Energy Medicine curriculum will be held tentatively on 27th August 2009.
Attached with my e-mail are few points that may help you in preparing the detail curriculum, esp. for diploma.
Please take note that for Diploma, the minimum Total Credit Hours is 91, and this should come from SECTION I – IV only ie. Basic Medical Sciences, Core Energy Medicine Sciences, Humanities and Scientific Methods. While for certificate, the minimum Credit hours is 21.
You may have noticed that I’ve given some examples for Energy Medicine subjects. You may replace them with your own subjects.
Dr.Shaheeda
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