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Part of that effort and money is going into traditional Chinese medicines (TCM). Researchers are re-examining roots and herbs that have been used for thousands of years, seeking to find and reproduce their active ingredients and putting them through rigorous Western-style clinical tests so they may hopefully find wider acceptance – and be sold – globally.

Below are some facts on TCM:

* What is it: There are 12,807 TCM materials, including 1,146 herbal species, 1,581 animal species and 80 minerals.

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Seattle, WA – The FDA is now testing all oranges out of Brazil for an unapproved fungicide first discovered by Coca-Cola which makes popular brands like Minute Maid and Simply Orange.

While there is not a recall, some local grocery stores like PCC have already pulled those orange juice brands until the tests are complete.

Joe Bizzare with Ken’s Market is waiting for word on how much to raise the price of orange juice.

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It is normal for many children, at various stages of development, to be concerned about sameness and symmetry and having things perfect, to insist on certain bedtime routines, or to develop superstitions and rituals like avoiding cracks in the sidewalk. But when such beliefs or behaviors become all-consuming and start interfering with school, home life, or recreational activities, the problem may be obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

“Symptoms may appear as early as age three,” notes Dr. Michael Miller, editor in chief of the Harvard Mental Health Letter. ”Over the past decade, several randomized controlled trials and literature reviews have concluded that both cognitive behavioral therapy and medication can help youths better manage OCD—but that the combination of both is best. Th

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MONDAY, Jan 9 HealthDay News — Most parents who have genetic tests for breast cancer risk share the findings with their children, a new study finds

Researchers interviewed 253 parents who underwent genetic testing for mutations in two common breast cancer-related genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 that can be inherited All the participants had children younger than age 25 at the time of the genetic test

Twenty-nine percent of the parents were found to have a BRCA gene mutation associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, said Dr Angela Bradbury, of the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, and colleagues

Most of the parents in the study shared their test results positive or negative with at least one of their children Of the 505 children, 334 66 percent were informed about the findings of their parents tests

Parents were more likely to share their test results with older children, but results were shared with about half of children ages 10 to 13, and some children who were even younger

The researchers also found that parents were more likely to tell their children about negative test results — meaning no breast cancer-related mutation was found — particularly if the child was a girl

Most children were not distressed when told about their parents test results, but they were more likely to be upset when a mutation was detected and when they were younger than age 10, according to the report published online Jan 9 in the journal Cancer

“We know that adolescence is a time when children establish many important health behaviors they continue in adulthood An understanding about childrens reactions to these communications may assist parents in their decisions about whether, or when, to share their genetic test results,” Bradbury said in a journal news release

“This could also help parents begin conversations with their children that can encourage them to adopt healthy behaviors but not cause them distress,” she added