The C.A.M. Report
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fair, Balanced, and to the Point
  • About this web log

    This blog ran from 2006 to 2016 and was 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.

  • Common sense considerations

    The material on this weblog is for informational purposes. It is not medical advice or counsel. Be smart, consult your health professional before using CAM.

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    Review of Chinese herbal medicine for dysfunctional uterine bleeding

    Researchers from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Chengdu, China concluded, “Due to the lack of trials comparing Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) with no treatment or placebo, it is impossible to evaluate the effectiveness of CHM.”

    Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is bleeding from the uterus in the absence of demonstrable organic cause.

    The researchers searched the medical literature for any agents, doses, and routes of administration to include in their review. They found 4 studies of CHM in 525 patients.

    There were 6 outcomes of interest.

    • Total effect rate
    • Normalization rate of menstruation
    • Hemostasis rate (bleeding time)
    • The amount of blood lost
    • Recurrence rate
    • Adverse effects

    They made the following observations.

    • 3 of the 4 studies were poorly designed.
    • No serious adverse events were reported.
    • No other conclusions were possible.

    The bottom line?
    The researchers cast a very wide net and came up with very little to show for there efforts.

    7/2/07 19:59 JR

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