Acupuncture for chronic low back pain
This observational study conducted by the Technische Universitat Munchen in Germany concluded “Acupuncture treatment is associated with clinically relevant improvements...
Probiotics: A research priority for urological care
The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation asked experts from Canada and the United States to establish research priorities in the area of...
Food for thought: Antioxidants might increase mortality
That’s right. Treatment with beta-carotene, vitamin A, and vitamin E might increase mortality. The potential roles of vitamin C and...
Greater survival after breast cancer in active women who eat fruits and veggies
The results of this study differ from two earlier reports (here and here) in women with breast cancer — and...
Is tai chi effective complementary treatment for cancer?
For now, “the evidence is not convincing enough to suggest that tai chi is an effective supportive treatment for cancer,”...
More innovation in music therapy
Some might call it heresy, but I think “Tooth Tunes” qualifies as innovation in the application of music therapy to...
Hypnotherapy treats irritable bowel syndrome
People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) experience abdominal pain or discomfort associated with diarrhea and/or constipation. Standard medical treatment options...
Acupuncture for chronic neck pain
I ask, “Does it matter where the needles go?” Well, this review by the Cochran Collaboration suggests it does matter...
Consumer alert: FDA recalls Liviro3
Liviro3 is a dietary supplement produced by Ebek, Inc. If you use it, stop now and read this. Report headaches...
Mindfulness meditation to relieve depression in women with fibromyalgia
In a letter to the editor several years ago, Dr. David von Weiss argued for consideration of mindfulness meditation when...
ConsumerLab tests St. John’s wort
This is depressing. The number one problem facing herbal medicines today is the inability (or something) on the part of...
Dr. Sampson asks why clinical research has departed from rationality
If I write about Wallace Sampson one more time he will qualify for his own category on the right sidebar....
Tea drinking and biliary cancer
Biliary tract cancers are rare but highly fatal conditions. Epidemiological study results suggest that drinking tea, especially green tea, protects...
Should men with osteopenia or osteoporosis practice tai chi?
I don’t know. But my first thought about this study is that a statistical improvement does not necessarily mean there’s...
Advisory issued for black cohosh
This site has discussed black cohosh before. Our focus was on the lack of effectiveness for the treatment for menopausal...
Treating HIV/AIDS with Suspension SH
Stories of Chinese herbal medicines always begin with a saga. In this case, “after sifting through more than 1,000 plants...
Elemental diet and Crohn’s disease
Elemental diets (ED) are liquid diets that contain all the nutrients your body needs. The nutrients are usually taken in...
TM for patients with CHF
Transcendental Meditation is a frequent source of heated debate. Just check out the entry on Wikipedia. It’s a positive read...
Comments from our readers
Wow, I’m actually getting comments to my posts! Does that mean the site is getting popular, or that I’m in...
Electroacupuncture to treat functional dyspepsia
It’s only February, but I was wondering today what might be the most significant story in CAM for 2007. Perhaps...