Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
The aim of this study was to review the literature in order to determine the levels of potentially harmful metals in table wines.
We know red wine is healthy, but is it safe? (more…)
Copper, Diet-Nutrition, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Unforeseen consequences of drinking wine
Friday, October 31st, 2008
 Medscape reports that SELECT (Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial) is asking more than 35,000 adult men to stop taking these supplements because of an apparent lack of benefit and a possibility of harm.
But are we sure about this? (more…)
Cancer, Elderly, Prostate, Selenium, Vitamins | Comments Off on Vitamin E and selenium didn’t prevent prostate cancer
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Among 17 products, 4 failed to measure up.
That’s almost 25%. (more…)
ConsumerLab, Vitamins | Comments Off on ConsumerLab reports on vitamin A
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Many risk factors can’t be changed, but a couple can. (more…)
Bone Fracture, Diabetes Mellitus, Elderly, Obesity, Smoking Cessation | Comments Off on What you can do to lower your risk of hip fracture
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
 The authors review current palliative medicine, hospice, and end-of-life research. (more…)
Palliative/End of Life | Comments Off on Have you discovered Pallimed.org?
Monday, October 27th, 2008
 Reporting at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting, researchers from the Center For Rheumatic Diseases in Maharashtra, India concluded, Ayurvedic drugs may be safer and just as effective as glucosamine and celecoxib (Celebrex). (more…)
Ayurveda, Osteoarthritis, Pain-Knee | Comments Off on Ayurvedic treatment for knee osteoarthritis
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Urinary incontinence can lead to lower self-esteem and even kidney damage.
Researchers from Hopital Jeanne de Flandre in Lille, France evaluated the effect of a biofeedback-training program in children with a long history of voiding disorders. (more…)
Biofeedback, Children, Incontenence: Urinary | Comments Off on Biofeedback in children with voiding disorders
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Pelvic girdle pain affects many activities of daily living such as housekeeping, walking, working, and sexual life.
Pregnant women who received acupuncture experienced “some improvement” compared to non-penetrating sham acupuncture in this study from the Sahlgrenska Academy, East Hospital in Goteborg, Sweden. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Exercise, Pain, Pain-Back, Pregnancy | Comments Off on Acupuncture for pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
 Researchers from Saarland University in Homburg, Germany report it “seems to be effective.” (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Cancer, Children, Nausea/Vomiting | Comments Off on Acupuncture for nausea and vomiting in kids with cancer
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Green tea is made from the dried leaves of Camellia sinensis.
Here’s what we know about its use to prevent cancer. (more…)
Cancer, FDA/FTC/CDC, Tea | Comments Off on Green tea and cancer prevention?
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
What’s been published recently suggests there’s likely to be a problem.
Have we reached a tipping point? (more…)
Ayurveda, Copper, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Ayurvedic and the risk of heavy metal poisoning
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Base on the available data, it looks pretty good.
Researchers from the New England School of Acupuncture in Watertown, Massachusetts searched the medical literature and found 6 studies in women worth considering (the studies that is). (more…)
Menopause, Tai Chi | Comments Off on The effects of tai chi on bone in postmenopausal women
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Fluoxetine (Prozac) is considered a useful treatment for this condition, which is thought to be due to psychological causes, although no one knows for sure. (more…)
Sexual Dysfunction, Yoga | Comments Off on Yoga vs fluoxetine to treat premature ejaculation
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
Drugs to protect the liver are prescribed in some countries as a routine part of tuberculosis treatment.
But do they work? (more…)
Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Herbals, Infection, Liver Disease | Comments Off on Herbs used to treat liver toxicity due to tuberculosis therapy
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
This Cochrane review concludes, they’re “not an effective treatment for eczema.” (more…)
Children, Cochrane Library, Dermatitis, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Is there a role for probiotics to treat eczema?
Monday, October 20th, 2008
 Apraxia is a disorder of the nervous system where there’s an inability to carry out learned purposeful movements such as speech, despite having the desire and physical ability.
Surprisingly, a lack of high quality studies makes it impossible to know which treatments are most effective in children or adolescents, according to this Cochrane review. (more…)
Children, Cochrane Library | Comments Off on Childhood apraxia of speech
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 Off on CAM and the chronic fatigue syndrome
Monday, October 20th, 2008
 Stamford Hospital in Connecticut has launched its Center for Integrative Medicine & Wellness at the Tully Health Center. (more…)
CAM Politics | Comments Off on Integrative medicine at Stamford Hospital
Sunday, October 19th, 2008
 Music therapy can be active or passive. In the active form, the therapist and patient are actively involved in playing music using instruments and voice. Passive music therapy is conducted with the patient at rest.
In this study, active music engagement was designed to counter the stress that confronts children with cancer while in the hospital. (more…)
Art, Music, Dance, Cancer, Children | Comments Off on Active music engagement in kids with cancer
Sunday, October 19th, 2008
 Researchers from the Calvary Health Care Bethlehem in Melbourne, Australia studied the effectiveness of a single music therapy session in reducing anxiety among terminally ill patients. (more…)
Art, Music, Dance, Elderly, Palliative/End of Life | Comments Off on Music to manage anxiety during palliative care