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Bee Venom Clinical Application

Potselueva, Tamara (2013)

We are living in what has been termed the “post antibiotics era’ where the emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogen strains is rapidly growing and where the introduction of and the development of novel antimicrobial agents, ...
Can the actions on regulatory T cells by natural substances influence the expression of T helper subsets, and therefore overall immune function?

Robinson, Matthew (2013)

Regulatory T helper cells (Tregs) play an important role in promoting tolerance among T helper subsets. Research was conducted to determine if any natural substances had demonstrable effects on Treg function, and additionally ...
Are Natural Therapies Effective in the Prevention/Treatment of ER+/PR+ Breast Cancer?

Callis, Chanté Maria (2013)

Breast cancer is now the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Researchers continue to study the etiology of breast cancer so that more effective therapies can be implemented. The focus of the literature of review ...
Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing in Autism and Alzheimer’s Disease and the Potential Therapeutic Use of Trehalose

Sanders, Kimberly M. (2013)

Multiple neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and autism, are associated with the presence of amyloid material in the brain which has been shown to lead to impaired synaptic transmission and neurotoxicity ...
The Elements of Earth and Water: Alchemy and the Art of Healing

Rowan, Audrey E. (2013)

The present study, rather than beginning with a relatively obvious perceptual experience and attempting to restrain the potentially abstract influence of conceptualization as would be the case in a more strict phenomenological ...
An Examination of Gene Alterations and Pathology Due to Environmental Toxicity

Hibler, Janna (2013)

Toxins are abundant in our world. They are in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food that we eat. Although the number of toxins that alter our physiology are immeasurable, there are a few that have been ...
The Efficacy of Butyric Acid in Ameliorating Clinical Symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease

Holloway, Ronelle (2013)

Statistics from the CDC and NIH indicate that 70,000 to 80,000 people in the United States have SCD. The disease is estimated to occur in 1 in 500 African Americans and 1 in 1,000 to 1,400 Hispanic Americans. Over half ...
Various Diseases With Polarized TH1/TH2 Immunity and Methods of Modulating Those Branches of the Immune System

Vollono, Trisha (2013)

This paper addresses the issue of the etiology of certain diseases believed to be caused by an imbalance in the TH1/TH2 immune system. Various databases were used to search for the studies cited in this review of literature ...
Safe and Effective Natural Ways to Prevent and Treat Multiple Sclerosis

Fiorentino, Salvatore Jr. (2013)

Presently, Multiple Sclerosis is considered to be an autoimmune disorder. The myelin sheath is thought to be attacked by the body’s own immune system leading to many neurological effects. Conventional medicine has mostly ...
Safe & Effective Treatment of Hypertension Without Drugs: Is it Possible?

Avinger, Tauheedah (2013)

Objective: Abundant clinical and epidemiological data suggest that hypertension, or high blood pressure is a disease of high prevalence in industrialized societies, with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Although ...
Psychedelic Healing of the Past, Present, and Future: A Review of Hallucinogens and Their Potential in the Therapeutic Relationship

Livingston, Kelly (2013)

Plants with mind-altering properties have made it possible for man to experience another plane of existence, and to see beyond what our conscious minds can fathom. The utilization of plants as therapeutic medicines is an ...
The Role of Nutritional and Mindbody Therapies in Fibromyalgia Treatment

Cimoch, Sylvia (2013)

Fibromyalgia is a potentially debilitating syndrome in which there is chronic pain and aching at certain points throughout the body known as “tender points”, with other concurrent symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, ...
The Role of Nutrition in the Prevention of Cancer

Louden, Alexandra E. (2013)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the importance of nutrition as a component in cancer prevention. This study looks at the research showing the effect of fruits, vegetables, red meat, processed meat and specific ...
A Review of Literature Pertaining to the Clinical Use of Monotropa Uniflora

Petley, Nathaniel D. (2013)

Monotropa uniflora is a local New England saprophyte that has been used medicinally by Native Americans, early Eclectic physicians and herbalists alike. Despite historical use, though, this plant is not commonly found in ...
Feeling Irie: Jamaican Nervines and Their Modern Applications

Chimileski, Lindsay (2013)

The following literature review was conducted to evaluate and justify the use of folk, or bush medicine, in this case, from Jamaica. Real life experience with the bush doctors was utilized to identify four herbs, Piscidia ...
Homeopathy and Cancer: Past, Present & Future

Fong, Diane A. (2013)

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) in 2008. Cancer accounts for more deaths than heart diseases for persons under 85 years old. One in four deaths is ...
Vibrational Medicine: Survey of Tribal Sound healing Practices

Panchal, Tanvi (2013)

The objective of my thesis is to understand the scientific basis of ancient shamanic and yogic sound healing techniques. The basic principle of Naturopathic philosophy is that healing happens from top down and in order of ...
Vitiligo: A Look Into the Multifactorial Causes of Melanocyte Destruction and Theoretical Naturopathic Interventions

Laughlin, Lisa S. (2013)

Vitiligo is a disorder of the epidermis and hair follicles manifesting as expanding hypopigmentation (1). Vitiligo only effects 0.5-1.0% of the population without specificity for age, sex, or ethnicity (2). The lesions are ...
Epigenetcs and Naturopathic Medicine: Their Role in Prostate Cancer

Cano, Julian (2013)

For the past decade, Prostate specific antigen levels have been the diagnostic method to diagnose Prostate cancer. Testing PSA gene levels by themselves are not enough to diagnose prostate cancer. In fact, one can argue ...
Naturopathic Modalities For Improving Outcomes in Surgical Wound Healing

Gratopp, Delayne E. (2013-01-11)

Objective: This literature review evaluates the efficacy of specific agents used within specific naturopathic modalities as they apply to improving positive outcomes of surgical wound healing. Design: The studies reviewed ...

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