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Archive for January, 2009

Does drinking green tea reduce breast cancer risk?

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Researchers from Vanderbilt School of Medicine Nashville, Tennessee and the Shanghai Center for Disease Prevention and Control in the People’s Republic of China report a weak association. (more…)

Lose weight, gain control over incontinence

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Obesity correlates with urinary incontinence. Might weight loss be an effective treatment?

Researchers from across the US decided to find out. (more…)

CAMophobia at Medscape

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

 Here’s the link to a brief review written by Dr. Jonathan Silver from New York University School of Medicine.

You need read no further than the first paragraph to see the bias. (more…)

More tainted weight loss products

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Here’s an updated list of 69 contaminated products identified by the FDA.

What’s a consumer to think? (more…)

Soy effects on bone mineral density

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

 Supplementation is unlikely to have significant favorable [effect] on bone mineral density (BMD), according to this review by researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China.

Is this the final word? (more…)

Herbal treatments for acne vulgaris

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Faculty members from Hamdard University in New Delhi, India have published a review on Medscape of treatment options for acne, with emphasis on herbal treatment options.

Here’s a summary of the herbal section. (more…)

ConsumerLab tests Coenzyme Q10

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

 Just 1 of 39 coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) (ubiquinol) supplements tested contained levels lower than listed on the label.

But large variations in dose and forms may confuse consumers, according to ConsumerLab in their latest report. (more…)

The STEP report on saw palmetto safety

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

STEP stands for “Saw palmetto for Treatment of Enlarged Prostates.” (more…)

Treating tension-type headache with acupuncture

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

It could be a valuable non-pharmacological tool in patients with frequent episodic or chronic tension-type headaches, according to this Cochrane review. (more…)

Acupuncture to prevent migraine

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

New data since the last review lead the authors of this Cochrane review to conclude, “Acupuncture should be considered a treatment option.” (more…)

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