Acupuncture in women after breast cancer surgery
“Acupuncture reduced by half the hot flushes caused by tamoxifen in 59 breast cancer patients after surgery,” according to this...
The value of massage in patients with dementia
The British Association for Psychopharmacology does not rank massage among CAM options for dementia. Apparently, there are too few studies...
Status of curcumin for Alzheimer’s disease
Two doctors from the VA Medical Center in Sepulveda, California have written a review of curcumin (turmeric) and Alzheimer’s disease...
Chocolate slows your ability to clot blood, a little
Volunteers in a study reported on Medscape were told not to do things known to slow the clotting of blood...
Internet monitoring and education in asthmatic children
According to researchers from Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, the children had “excellent asthma treatment and disease control.” Here...
The value of physiotherapy following stroke
Physiotherapy (or physical therapy) is defined as the treatment of disease by physical exercise, massage, or other manipulative body-based methods...
Rantings from a burned out resident
Panda Bear is a blog maintained by an emergency department resident physician. His views on CAM make Dr. Wallace Sampson...
Benefits of yoga in patients with heart disease
Stress is one of the most commonly reported risk factors for cardiovascular disease among the general public and among patients...
Diet and cancer prevention: What we know
The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) is designed to investigate the relationship between diet and cancer. It’s...
Chasteberry to treat breast discomfort and premenstrual syndrome
Chasteberry (Vitex agnus-castus), or monk’s pepper is an herbal medicine that may be effective in treatment of cyclical breast discomfort...
Meeting highlights
ttmed reports on the 2nd International Conference on Hypertension, Lipids, Diabetes and Stroke Prevention in Prague. Here are the CAM...
Wolfsbane: Uses, risks, and admonitions
“The wolfsbane I should dread; Nor will I dreary rosemarye, That always mourns the dead; But I will woo the...
More US hospitals offering CAM
A survey of more than 6000 US hospitals by the American Hospital Association reveals that among 1400 responders, the percentage...
Cannabis drug fails in neuropathic pain due to MS
GW Pharmaceuticals has announced that its major study of Sativex in 339 patients with central neuropathic pain due to multiple...
Chiropractic Awareness Week
It runs from April 14th to 20th in the UK. The British Chiropractic Association is offering a controlled 3-minute exercise...
Going to court over the lead content in Ayurvedic meds
A woman from Iowa has filed a lawsuit claiming she contracted lead poisoning from a Maharishi herbal product. She apparently...
Closing homeopathic hospitals in the UK
Here’s the latest on the controversy over homeopathy in the UK.
CAM: Is it good or bad for ya?
Professor Edzard Ernst (photo) from the Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth UK has published an editorial in...
Blood-sucking leeches treat osteoarthritis
Two reports from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany support the role of leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) to treat osteoarthritis of...
The risk of infection following acupuncture
A few years ago I reviewed the safety of acupuncture and concluded that side effects due to acupuncture are uncommon...