July 2009

Sleeping disorders have become common these days. Under work pressure people tend to compromise on sound and healthy smile. This habit over a period of time leads to imbalance in sleep and eventually ends in insomnia. Chinese herbal medicines provide solution to this anomaly.

In a move that would get kudos from practitioners and believers in Indian systems of alternative medicines, especially Ayurveda, the Indian government has revealed that it is in a process that would allow the standardization of the practice and procedures of Ayurveda, especially Panchkarma globally.

The ancient science of acupuncture is fast turning out to be a big money spinner for vets who are using it to treat animals in the $49-billion dollar US pet industry. For a myriad of ailments including arthritis, neurological problems, inoperable tumors, chronic pain in cats and dogs vets are applying acupuncture to treat them. And, the results are encouraging.

This has come as a pleasant surprise for many. The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad has announced to a policy that promises to go a long way in controlling counterfeit drugs in the country. He has announced a whistle blower policy to encourage the involvement of public to provide information on illegal activity in the manufacture of drugs.