IBT Staff Reporter

There is a common misconception for the new generation to think that Tai Chi is just for the elderly. It is popular for the older people because Tai Chi can contribute so much to their health

Oil prices rallied above $71.50 a barrel on Wednesday, extending the previous session's dollar-driven 4.5 percent rally as investors waited for an OPEC meeting to conclude and fresh U.S. inventory data.

In a special to CNN, the Mayo Clinic's mayoclinic.com reported that, Parkinson's disease is progressive, meaning the signs and symptoms become worse over time. But although Parkinson's may eventually be disabling,

Energy medicine is medicine based on the appreciation that living systems have energy fields inside of them and around them and that these fields play important roles in physiology, regulatory biology and regulating processes that are going on inside the organism,

Qigong, the ancient Chinese practice of harnessing Qi (vital energy), is receiving a lot of attention as a major part of traditional Chinese medicine.

The word ‘Qigong' is made up of the two words ‘Qi' (meaning breath or gas in Mandarin) and ‘Gong' (meaning technique or work).

Acupuncture needles are thin but powerful. Many people believe in the healing powers of acupuncture needles, and more people turn to the powers of acupuncture needles every year.

When one thinks of acupuncture, what are some of the images that typically come to mind? Instantly, though, a picture of a black kettle pot with a bunch of concoctions and needles should come to mind.

Most everyone has heard of acupuncture, but have you ever heard of acupuncture weight loss?

Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used medical procedures in the world. Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical technique. It is also called Oriental medicine. Acupuncture scientific name is paradigm.

Asian stocks drifted lower after initially hitting a one-year high on Wednesday and the dollar hovered near a one-year low, with investors taking a breather from moving money into riskier assets in the hope that the global recovery is strengthening.

One Traditional Chinese Medicine practice that Westerners may find intriguing is the breathing discipline called Qigong (also dubbed chi kung by others.)

Mexican President Felipe Calderon asked Congress on Tuesday to raise taxes and slash spending on government bureaucracy to prop up public finances as the country languishes in a deep recession.

NATO troops released a kidnapped British reporter for the New York Times in northern Afghanistan in a commando raid before dawn on Wednesday, but his Afghan interpreter was killed.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a system of healing from China. While TCM is regarded as an alternative medicine system in the West,

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a long history of over 4,000 years. For centuries, millions of people in China have relied on TCM for their health and treatments.

Iranian authorities closed down pro-reform cleric Mehdi Karoubi's office on Tuesday, Iranian news agency ILNA reported, and a website said one of his top aides was detained.

There have been many miraculous cases of people who have healed themselves by clinging to religion or positively thinking themselves out of a life-threatening ailment.

Japan's new ruling Democratic Party was set to press ahead on Wednesday with coalition talks that stumbled the previous day over plans for U.S. Marine bases, an issue that could cloud ties with Washington.

Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture continue to gain popularity among the American public for the treatment of diseases where mainstream medical therapies have had little success.

While we in the West are more familiar with the way doctors practice traditional medicine for healing, the ancient Eastern practice of medicine known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (or TCM), has recently become popular in the West as an alternative to traditional medicine.

China's Geely Automotive said on Wednesday its parent wants to bid for Ford's Volvo Car Corp, becoming the latest Chinese firm to chase a foreign carmaker during a global industry overhaul.

Oil prices held steady around $71 a barrel on Wednesday, consolidating the previous session's dollar-driven 4.5 percent rally as investors waited for an OPEC meeting to conclude and fresh U.S. inventory data.

By selling an array of virtual products from avatar clothes to e-furniture, Asia's social networking sites appear to have solved the conundrum of how to leverage big profits from their extensive user bases.

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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo threatened on Tuesday to file charges accusing top Bank of America Corp executives of failing to disclose essential details about its takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co.

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency is associated with neurologic, psychiatric, hematologic, and possibly cardiovascular aberrations.

Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin which serves as an antioxidant, and also plays a role in immune function and metabolism.

Vegetarian diets are easier for business travelers to handle than in years past. Planning veggie menus from the hotel starts at home, and continues while on the road