Jet lag occurs when our body's natural daily circadian rhythm becomes disrupted, due to the crossing of time zones during long airplane flights. The symptoms may last from 1 to 10 days, and range from fatigue, insomnia, headache, edema, nausea, and anorexia, to irrational behavior, mental confusion, and disorientation. Children age five and under do not appear to be as affected as adults.
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Upper extremity epicondylitis is known commonly as a "tennis elbow” when the lateral epicondyle is compromised and referred to as "pitchers elbow” when the medial epicondyle is impaired.
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Acupuncturist Diane Cridennda, LAc and reproductive endocrinologist Paul Magarelli, MD, PhD, presented their findings examining data collected over four years to determine if there was any affect on the outcomes of patients who combined IVF with acupuncture protocols.
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Oriental medicine is in the news as clinical trials and laboratory research are used in an attempt to analyze the effects of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.
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