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Archive for February, 2009

Effect of folate on depression in Japanese adults

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Higher dietary intake of folate was associated with a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms in Japanese men but not women, according to researchers at the International Medical Center of Japan in Tokyo. (more…)

Australian pharmacy students rate CAM

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Pharmacy students view education about CAM as a core and integral part of their professional degree. (more…)

Future directions for acupuncture research

Friday, February 27th, 2009

There’s an online newsletter, CAM at the NIH, posted by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) that you might want to check out.

This issue lists priorities for future acupuncture research. (more…)

Marijuana: Politics trumps reality

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Attorney General Eric Holder says the US Justice Department will no longer raid medical marijuana clubs. His declaration is a fulfillment of a campaign promise by Barack Obama, and marks a major shift from the previous administration.

In fact, there’s scant support for medical marijuana based on medical science.  Here’s what’s been published in just the past 6 months. (more…)

Implanting gold beads to treat knee osteoarthritis

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Despite negative results, researchers from Denmark think another, larger study is needed. (more…)

NIH starts CAM for seniors website

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

 NIHSeniorHealth is a website that features health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health.

Now, it’s added a CAM link. (more…)

Using probiotics to protect kids from infection

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

 Researchers from Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital in Hualien, Taiwan report that long-term administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus T cell-1  decreased the incidence of bacterial infection in children.

Well, maybe it did… but maybe it didn’t. (more…)

Another review of acupuncture for neck pain

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

 Yes, it’s effective short term, according to researchers at Southern California University of Health Sciences at Whittier.

It’s the latest in a series of reviews (here, here, and here) on this topic in the past few years. (more…)

Walking vs stretching in high-risk pregnancy

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

This study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill compared the response to each activity in high-risk women who were sedentary and had experienced pre-eclampsia previously. (more…)

Resistance-training for Special Olympics athletes

Monday, February 16th, 2009

 There were significant gains in strength, according to researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville. (more…)

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