Chiropractic and the Pentagon
The American Chiropractic Association reported “The US House of Representatives has approved a directive that orders the Pentagon to make...
Probiotic, prebiotic, synbiotic: What’s the difference?
Confusing? It won’t be after this. The term, “probiotic” (meaning “for life”) was coined in the 1960’s, although the concept...
Treating insomnia with meditation plus CBT
Researchers from Stanford University Medical Center in California combined mindfulness meditation with cognitive-behavior therapy for insomnia.
More on yoga and menopause
There were benefits reported in this study from the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation in Bangalore, India.
FDA wants to establish offices inside China and India
Asia Food Journal reports that the US Food and Drug Administration has received approval from the US State Department to...
CAERS reports on supplement safety
The FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition’s Adverse Event Reporting System (CAERS) represents one of the few existing...
Does this mean donuts are healthy?
The latest news is that Dunkin’ Donuts is going trans fat free. More importantly, I view it as the dipping...
Inositol to treat anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder
Several nutritional supplements are purported to treat anxiety. However, only inositol has evidence of superiority vs placebo and comparability with...
Red yeast rice review
 Dr. Désirée Lie from the University of California in Orange has reviewed the evidence. Here are the highlights.
Omega-3 to treat depression in Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from the Universidade Federal do Paraná in Brazil report that Parkinson’s disease “patients taking fish oil, with or without...
Habit cough and the use of biofeedback
Let’s start by stating that “habit” cough is rare. Don’t jump to the conclusion that a cough lasting a month...
Survival in cancer patients receiving Kampo therapy
Researchers from The University of Tokushima in Japan initially used Kampo to reduce the side effects and improve the quality...
Barbers Against Prostate Cancer
In addition to cutting hair, barbers once performed surgery (blood letting) and dentistry. Today, they’re making a comeback as lay...
More benefits of the traditional Mediterranean diet
People at high risk of heart disease or stroke who changed to the Traditional Mediterranean Diet (TMD) showed significant reductions...
Acupuncture in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis awaiting knee replacement
Researchers from The Great Western Hospital in the UK report that acupuncture achieved short-term improvement in function.
Thoughts on CAM from Czech pharmacy students
Pharmacy students at Charles University in Prague, The Czech Republic were surveyed for their views of CAM.
Reflecting on the value of reflexology
This review from the Taipei Medical University asks the question, where in medicine might reflexology be useful.
A final nail in the policosanol coffin
Over the past 2 years, researchers from all over the world have failed to confirm the results of early studies...
Is there a role for reiki in medicine?
Professor Ernst finds that “The value of reiki remains unproven.”
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First annual Yoga Week
On May 19th, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) premiered its first annual Yoga Week. Others have held yoga weeks...