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	<title>The C.A.M. Report</title>
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	<description>Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fair, Balanced, and to the Point</description>
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		<title>Massage for generalized anxiety disorder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Massage is one of the most popular CAM treatments for anxiety.
Researchers from the University of Washington, in Seattle put it to the test.
People with generalized anxiety disorder experience excessive, uncontrollable, and often irrational worry about everyday things.
First, the details.

68 people with general anxiety disorder were randomly assigned to a treatment group for 10 sessions over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecamreport.com/2010/03/massage-for-generalized-anxiety-disorder/</link>
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		<title>Response to neurofeedback and biofeedback in migraine patients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EEG biofeedback and hemoencephalography biofeedback were combined with thermal hand warming biofeedback to treat migraineurs.
Hemoencephalography biofeedback differs from biofeedback to brainwave (EEG) neurofeedback. Hemoencephalography training feeds back changes in the brain&#8217;s energy consumption (which is related to blood flow, oxygen, nutrient, glucose supply). The objective is to boost blood flow activity to the brain to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecamreport.com/2010/03/response-to-neurofeedback-and-biofeedback-in-migraine-patients/</link>
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		<title>Results of nonpharmacological approaches to treating pain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, in Chicago evaluated the effectiveness of an inpatient integrative medicine consult service for pain management.
First, the details.

The medical records of approximately 1837 cardiovascular, medical, surgical, orthopedics, spine, rehabilitation, oncology, and women&#8217;s health patients were reviewed.
Treatments included non-pharmaceutical services.

Mind body therapies to elicit the relaxation response,
Acupuncture
Acupressure
Massage therapy
Healing touch
Music therapy
Aromatherapy
Reflexology


Pre and post-treatment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecamreport.com/2010/03/results-of-nonpharmacological-approaches-to-treating-pain/</link>
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		<title>Treating infantile spasms with the ketogenic diet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Infantile spasm (West Syndrome) is a specific type of seizure in infants and early childhood. The ketogenic diet is a high fat, adequate protein, low carbohydrate diet.
Researchers from the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes in Baltimore, Maryland &#8212; the leader in this form of treatment in infants &#8212; report [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecamreport.com/2010/03/treating-infantile-spasms-with-the-ketogenic-diet/</link>
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		<title>Mercury, arsenic, and lead levels in herbals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers from the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, in The Netherlands measured levels in Asian traditional herbal preparations that are available on the Dutch market.
First, the details.

Between 2004 and 2007, 292 traditional herbal preparations used in Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and traditional Tibetan medicine were tested for mercury, arsenic, and lead.
Samples were mostly multi-ingredient [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecamreport.com/2010/03/mercury-arsenic-and-lead-levels-in-herbals/</link>
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		<title>Relaxing with rose oil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Tanapee Hongratanaworakit at Srinakharinwirot University, in Bangkok, Thailand studied the physiologic effects of rose oil (Rosa damascena Mill, Rosaceae) in the absence of olfactory stimulation.
First, the details.

Rose oil or placebo was applied to 40 healthy volunteers.
Breathing masks prevented inhalation of the fragrance.
Blood pressure, breathing rate, blood oxygen saturation, pulse rate, and skin temperature were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecamreport.com/2010/03/relaxing-with-rose-oil/</link>
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		<title>CAM for type 2 diabetes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers from the University of Ottawa, in Ontario focused their review on type 2 (AKA adult onset) diabetes.
Here&#8217;s a summary of the evidence for CAM therapies.
Cinnamon

2 of 3 studies report a decrease in fasting blood sugar.
Overall, there&#8217;s moderate evidence that cinnamon lowers blood sugar levels.
Its effect on A1c  (a measure of long term diabetes control) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecamreport.com/2010/03/cam-for-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<title>Hot flashes: What&#8217;s the proper study duration?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because hot flashes usually persist for years after menopause, meaningful hot flash therapy should be effective for a long time.
So, how long should patients be followed?
The FDA requires 12 weeks for industry-initiated hot flash trials, whereas most academic-initiated trials range from 4 to 12 weeks.
Researchers from Buffalo, New York searched for a middle ground.
First, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecamreport.com/2010/03/hot-flashes-whats-the-proper-study-duration/</link>
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		<title>Review: CAM for fibromyalgia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prof. Ernst and colleagues from the UK reviewed of the evidence
First, the details.

Single studies on 4 CAMs, and 3 on different approaches to homeopathic care were identified.
The quality of these studies was moderate.

Homeopathy

The homeopathy studies were small.
Each reported an improvement in pain.

Anthocyanidins, capsaicin and S-adenosylmethionine

Anthocyanidins are antioxidants of the flavonoid family.
Capsaicin is an ingredient in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecamreport.com/2010/03/review-cam-for-fibromyalgia/</link>
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		<title>Relaxation and Mozart lower blood pressure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ But are the patients healthier?
Here are results from a study presented during the 2008 American Heart Association&#8217;s Fall Conference for High Blood Pressure Research.

First, the details.

Elderly participants were divided into 2 groups for this 4-month study.

20 people listened 3 times a week to a 12-minute audio-guided relaxation training program (ATP), with background sounds of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecamreport.com/2010/03/relaxation-and-mozart-lowers-blood-pressure/</link>
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