Effects of therapeutic touch on cancer pain
Therapeutic touch (TT) reduced pain and fatigue in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, according to this study by researchers in Iran....
Physical activity guidelines for Americans
And anyone else who’s interested. The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans provides science-based guidance to improve health through appropriate...
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Should everyone get zinc?
The immune system depends on this essential trace element. Many (but not all) diseases respond positively when zinc is used...
Inability to prevent back pain when lifting heavy objects
Common recommendations to prevent back pain have no benefit, according to this review of the medical literature.
FDA warning on 2 weight loss products
A company called Fashion Sanctuary is removing from the market all Zhen De Shou Fat Loss Capsules sold in 10-count...
More contaminated foods from China
As an update to yesterday’s discussion about undeclared ingredients in medicine and other products from China, here’s the latest FDA...
Tung Shueh Pills not legal in the US
A reader who gets pain relief from this Chinese “herbal” product asks why it’s illegal in the US.
Smoking marijuana increases the risk of driving accidents
Are you surprised?
Testing soy shakes for fibromyalgia
Studies suggest that soy relieves neuropathic pain in animals and reduces pain and improves range of motion in people with...
Making ayurveda an international medical system
Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar is the former Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research in India. During...
Reviewing acupuncture to treat chronic headache
Reviewers from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina conclude it’s better than sham acupuncture and even drugs.
Risk factors for liver toxicity from kava
Researchers from Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main in Germany took a detailed look at reports of liver toxicity associated with taking kava. They...
Black cohosh not associated with liver disease, again
This is the second review published this year, and the second to conclude “there is no evidence for a causal...
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Benefits of biofeedback in older women with urge urinary incontinence
It’s mostly in your head.
Does it make sense to take dietary supplements?
Dr. Jamaluddin Moloo is Chief of the Department of Medicine at Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina....
Skills of the healers
It’s recognized that doctors’ relationships with their patients can have healing effects, but the skills in this area of medical...
Is there a role for acupuncture to lower blood pressure?
“The notion that acupuncture may lower high blood pressure is inconclusive, according to reviewers from the Sangji University in Kangwondo,...
More tooth tunes? Music therapy during root canal
A while back, there was a toothbrush that played music to encourage kids to brush their teeth. That was fun....
Success with peppermint oil for IBS symptoms
An international group of researchers report that peppermint oil is “more effective than placebo in the treatment of irritable bowel...