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Ss_menshealth Natural Standard launched a new Sports Medicine database this month to help meet the unique needs of athletes, coaches, trainers and healthcare providers.

Pycnogenol®, a patented extract made from French maritime pine (Pinus pinaster), may help prevent eye problems associated with diabetes, researchers report.

Fatty acid consumption may influence a person's risk of developing an inflammatory bowel disease called ulcerative colitis, researchers report.

Magnet and copper bracelets may not improve symptoms of osteoarthritis, researchers report in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine.

The top story on the Boston Healing Blog highlights Natural Standard as a premier resource for evidence-based information about integrative medicine.

New evidence suggests that adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue that has been damaged by a heart attack.

Dr. Catherine (Kate) Ulbricht, co-founder of Natural Standard Research Collaboration and Senior Attending Pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, will be a guest speaker on several upcoming radio shows.

Lychee, a fruit native to Asia that is often used in desserts, may help treat a medical condition known as metabolic syndrome.

Eating large amounts of red and processed meats may be linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer, researchers report in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Ss_moxibustion A form of traditional Chinese medicine called moxibustion may not help turn breech fetuses over so that they are in a head-down position before birth, researchers report in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Natural Standard research articles on medical conditions will be published regularly in the journal Alternative and Complementary Therapies.

New evidence suggests that daily nasal irrigation may increase the risk of sinus infections.

Pumpkin rinds contain a protein that may help fight against fungal infections, researchers report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

A new study suggests that, contrary to popular belief, glucosamine may not slow the progression of knee osteoarthritis.

Drinking green tea may be protective against pneumonia, a new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests.