Researchers at the University of Tartu in Estonia studied the duration of spa therapy on the management of osteoarthritis. (more…)

 The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has adapted 2 exercise routines from Strength Training Past 50 by Wayne L. Westcott and Thomas R. Baechle (Human Kinetics, 2007).

The first uses free-weights, while the other uses an exercise machine. (more…)

 Dr. Harvey Simon, who is editor of the Harvard Men’s Health Watch, cuts through the clutter and provides 10 resolutions for 2009.

Surprise! They’re all complementary. (more…)

 Patients with exercise-induced delayed-onset muscle soreness felt better after acupuncture, according to researchers at Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany. (more…)

 Here are some CAM highlights for migraine and fibromyalgia from the American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM) 19th Annual Clinical Meeting. (more…)

The results of this study in Turkey suggest that yoga combined with range of motion exercises improves quality of life in patients receiving hemodialysis. (more…)

 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…)

Researchers from the University for Regensburg in Bayern, Germany reviewed the evidence. (more…)

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) supplementation protected against exercise-induced airway narrowing in this small group of people with asthma.

The study design makes this research noteworthy. (more…)

 Researchers studied the relationship among fitness, adiposity, and mortality in older adults. (more…)