The C.A.M. Report
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fair, Balanced, and to the Point

  • About this web log

    This blog is intended as an objective and dispassionate source of information on the latest CAM research. Since my background is in pharmacy and allopathic medicine, I view all CAM as advancing through the development pipeline to eventually become integrated into mainstream medical practice. Some will succeed while others fail. But all are treated fairly here.

  • About the author

    John Russo, Jr., PharmD, is president of The MedCom Resource, Inc. Previously, he was senior vice president of medical communications at www.Vicus.com, a complementary and alternative medicine website.

  • Top topics on The CAM Report

    *Animal-assisted Therapy
    *Birth Defects
    *Arsenic in modern medicine
    *Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy
    *TENS/FNS/VNS

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    Archive for the 'Hydrotherapy' Category

    Hydrotherapy + endurance training in elderly patients with heart failure

    Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

    beating heartResearchers at IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, in Italy report the combination is better than endurance training alone. (more…)

    Exercise, Heart Disease, Hydrotherapy | Comments (0)

    Hydrotherapy for fibromyalgia: 2 reviews

    Sunday, July 19th, 2009

     There’s evidence that hydrotherapy has short-term beneficial effects on pain and quality of life, according to reviewers at Technische Universität München, in Germany. (more…)

    Fibromyalgia, Hydrotherapy | Comments (0)

    Effects of hydrotherapy in heart patients

    Thursday, July 9th, 2009

     Regular exercise helps protect the heart. Yet, many elderly patients with heart failure find it difficult to exercise on land.

    Researchers from the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden measured the effects of hydrotherapy (training in warm water) on heart function. (more…)

    Elderly, Heart Disease, Hydrotherapy | Comments (0)

    CAM and the chronic fatigue syndrome

    Monday, October 20th, 2008

     Medscape has published a review.

    Here’s a summary of CAM options. (more…)

    Acupuncture/ pressure, Breathing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Exercise, Fatigue, Hydrotherapy, Massage, Physiotherapy, Reiki, Relaxation, Tai Chi, Yoga | Comments (0)

    Quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving anthroposophic care

    Monday, November 27th, 2006

    There’s one hospital in Sweden where anthroposophic medicine is practiced. Here is a study of its effect in 60 women who received conventional breast cancer treatment with and without anthroposophic care.

    (more…)

    Anthroposophy, Aromatherapy, Art, Music, Dance, Cancer, Diet-Nutrition, Hydrotherapy, Massage, Mistletoe | Comments (0)

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