Capsaicin: The biggest winner in CAM for 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Qutenza (capsaicin) 8% patch is a medicated skin patch that can be used to help relieve the pain of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN).
This high concentration is now approved by the FDA for use as a prescription drug. And that places this complementary option for treating PHN squarely in the main stream. (more…)

A sense of religious affiliation may help protect people from attempting suicide,
Some studies on distant healing for chronic pain exist, but the value of this treatment is controversial.
Prof. Florian Pfab from the Technische Universität München, in Germany has
Following a diet that is moderately rich in carbohydrates and dietary fiber, and with a low glycemic
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Red yeast rice typically contains monacolins, including monacolin K — the naturally occurring statin known as lovastatin (Mevacor).
During the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, scientists from the University of Southern California