Laughter, best medicine for leg ulcers

For patients with venous leg ulcers, the best prescription is good quality nursing care – and the occasional belly laugh!

Herbal medicine reduces inflammation in asthma

SCRT alleviates asthma-like pulmonary inflammation via suppression of specific chemokines or proteins.

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Quality certificate for ayurvedic medicines

The government has launched a voluntary quality certificate for the Rs.10,000 crore Indian ayurvedic drug industry to make it more competitive internationally.

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Laughter good medicine for dementia patients

A new study has found that humour therapy is as effective as widely used anti-psychotic drugs in managing agitation in patients with dementia, and avoids serious drug side effects.

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