Archive for August, 2009
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Telephone interviews conducted by researchers at Boston University in Massachusetts point to parents as a significant contributor to poor asthma control in their children. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Children | Comments (0)
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Researchers from the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota reviewed treatments for nursing home residents with urinary incontinence.
Prompted voiding used alone and combined with exercise were associated with modest short-term improvement in daytime urinary incontinence. (more…)
Elderly, Incontenence: Urinary | Comments (0)
Monday, August 17th, 2009
The Task Force on Complementary and Alternative Medicine has published a review of everything a pediatrician ever wanted to know about CAM.
Here are just a few of the highlights. (more…)
A. ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, B. MANIPULATIVE METHODS, C. MIND-BODY THERAPIES, Children, D. ENERGY THERAPIES, E. DIETARY, F. BIOLOGICALS, G. BOTANICALS, H. CHEMICALS, I. PROTEIN/ENZYMES, J. CONDITIONS TO TREAT | Comments (0)
Sunday, August 16th, 2009
Researchers from Cairo University in Egypt compared pulsed dye laser (PDL), intense pulsed light (IPL), and light-emitting diode (LED) phototherapy. (more…)
Acne/Rosacea, Light Therapy | Comments (0)
Sunday, August 16th, 2009
Is there benefit in prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and prostatitis? (more…)
Cancer, Prostate, Saw Palmetto, Selenium, Vitamins | Comments (0)
Sunday, August 16th, 2009
Researchers from Columbia University in New York City looked at the evidence in breast cancer patients. (more…)
Cancer, Flavonoids (Soy), Melatonin, Vitamins | Comments (0)
Friday, August 14th, 2009
A company called Quincy Bioscience sells a product containing aequorin (Prevagen) that it promotes as “the first supplement to address aging through the restoration of calcium-binding proteins.”
A reader asked what I’ve heard about this product, which contains aequorin (Aequorea victoria), a calcium-binding protein found in the jellyfish. (more…)
Alzheimer's Dementia, Calcium | Comments (0)
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Researchers from the University for Regensburg in Bayern, Germany reviewed the evidence. (more…)
Exercise, Headache/Migraine | Comments (0)
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
 Researchers from the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil evaluated the effectiveness of chest physiotherapy during the immediate postoperative period among patients who had elective upper abdominal surgery. (more…)
Breathing, Physiotherapy, Surgery | Comments (0)
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Coronary artery calcification is the accumulation of calcified fatty deposits on the inside of the arteries that supply blood to the heart. Their presence is a predictor of future coronary heart disease. Researchers from the University of Chicago in Illinois report that sleeping longer is associated with lower calcification.
Let’s review the research and reviews from 2008 that looked at CAM options to treat insomnia. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Exercise, Meditation, Melatonin, Sleep (Insomnia) | Comments (0)