Dr. Merrily Kuhn presented her views during the American Holistic Nurses Association Annual Conference.

Her comments reflect issues posted and discussed frequently on this site. (more…)

No better than placebo after 24 months of treatment. (more…)

 Dr. Désirée Lie from the University of California in Orange has reviewed the evidence for a range of conditions that are treated with melatonin.

Here are her thoughts on its use to treat insomnia. (more…)

 Dr. Désirée Lie from the University of California in Orange has reviewed the evidence.

Here are the highlights. (more…)

 It was designed to study the effects of chelation in patients who had survived a heart attack. (more…)

Researchers at the University of Chicago report, “patients are likely to encounter quite different opinions about the relationship between their religion and spirituality (R/S) and their health, depending on the religious characteristics of their physicians.”

This conclusion is based on survey responses from 2000 practicing US physicians from all specialties. (more…)

This study was conducted at the University of Sofia in Bulgaria using local herbals.

I don’t know the relevance to herbals in other parts of the world, but the results are disturbing. (more…)

 Drs. Jonette Keri and Rajiv Nijhawan from the University of Miami in Florida have reviewed the evidence.

Here are the highlights. (more…)

“No ibuprofen [Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Medipren] dose adjustments appear warranted when the drug is administered orally with St. John’s wort,” according to this study by Dr. Edward Bell in an article published in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. (more…)

 Most of what we know about the use of exercise as a component of osteoarthritis treatment is based on studies of the knee.

Researchers from Boston University in Massachusetts reviewed the evidence of its value in treating osteoarthritis of the hip. (more…)