Archive for January, 2009
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Researchers from Vanderbilt School of Medicine Nashville, Tennessee and the Shanghai Center for Disease Prevention and Control in the People’s Republic of China report a weak association. (more…)
Cancer, Tea | Comments Off on Does drinking green tea reduce breast cancer risk?
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Obesity correlates with urinary incontinence. Might weight loss be an effective treatment?
Researchers from across the US decided to find out. (more…)
Cough, Diet-Nutrition, Exercise, Incontenence: Urinary, Obesity | Comments Off on Lose weight, gain control over incontinence
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
 Here’s the link to a brief review written by Dr. Jonathan Silver from New York University School of Medicine.
You need read no further than the first paragraph to see the bias. (more…)
Alzheimer's Dementia, CAM Education, CAM Politics, Ginkgo | Comments Off on CAMophobia at Medscape
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Here’s an updated list of 69 contaminated products identified by the FDA.
What’s a consumer to think? (more…)
Consumer Alert, Epilepsy/Seizures, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, Obesity | Comments Off on More tainted weight loss products
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Supplementation is unlikely to have significant favorable [effect] on bone mineral density (BMD), according to this review by researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China.
Is this the final word? (more…)
Bone Fracture, Flavonoids (Soy) | Comments Off on Soy effects on bone mineral density
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Just 1 of 39 coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) (ubiquinol) supplements tested contained levels lower than listed on the label.
But large variations in dose and forms may confuse consumers, according to ConsumerLab in their latest report. (more…)
Coenzyme Q10, ConsumerLab | Comments Off on ConsumerLab tests Coenzyme Q10
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
STEP stands for “Saw palmetto for Treatment of Enlarged Prostates.†(more…)
CAM Politics, Saw Palmetto | Comments Off on The STEP report on saw palmetto safety
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
It could be a valuable non-pharmacological tool in patients with frequent episodic or chronic tension-type headaches, according to this Cochrane review. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Headache/Migraine | Comments Off on Treating tension-type headache with acupuncture
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
New data since the last review lead the authors of this Cochrane review to conclude, “Acupuncture should be considered a treatment option.” (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Headache/Migraine | Comments Off on Acupuncture to prevent migraine
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
 That’s the conclusion from this Cochrane review. (more…)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Comments Off on Omega-3 not effective for Crohn’s disease, again
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
It started January 19th, but it’s never too late to join in.
Here are several summaries posted over the past 2 years related to food preferences and the risk of allergy in infants. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Diet-Nutrition, Infants, Pregnancy | Comments Off on Food allergy and intolerance week
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Riboflavin (vitamin B-2) was originally recognized as a growth factor in 1879 and named vitamin B-2 according to the British nomenclature system.
Here’s what we know today. (more…)
Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Anemia, Headache/Migraine, Vitamins | Comments Off on Background on vitamin B-2
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Exercise, or simply expending energy through an activity that is a regular part of a person’s lifestyle may provide survival advantages, according to National Institute on Aging. The challenge is that about 75% of Americans over the age of 75 years live sedentary lives.
Here’s an innovative way to meet that challenge.
(more…)
Elderly, Electronic Media, Exercise | Comments Off on An innovative way to get elderly people to exercise
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Vitamin D treatment during infancy might protect from the development of type 1 diabetes, according to this review of the medical literature by researchers from the Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals in the UK. (more…)
Diabetes Mellitus, Infants, Vitamins | Comments Off on Does vitamin D reduce the risk of diabetes in infants?
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
 Apitherapy is the use of bee products such as honey to prevent or treat illness and promote healing.
Researchers at Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, Germany conducted a survey of beekeepers. (more…)
Common Cold, Honey (incl Medihoney), Prostate | Comments Off on Apitherapy: Experience of German Beekeepers
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Nephrotic-range proteinuria is defined as urinating more than 3.5 grams of protein per day. That’s 25 times the normal amount, and is the primary indicator of the nephrotic syndrome — a group of diseases that damage the kidneys’ filtering system.
Researchers at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in the United Kingdom looked at the effect of omega-3 fatty acids. (more…)
Kidney Disease, Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Comments Off on Omega-3 and the nephrotic syndrome
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
 Researchers at Hopital La Colombiere in Montpellier, France tell us, “The observed health benefits of fish consumption in the elderly could be related not only to the increase in omega-3 fatty acid intake but also to other nutrients such as selenium.” (more…)
Diet-Nutrition, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Selenium | Comments Off on Are the benefits of eating fatty fish due to selenium?
Monday, January 19th, 2009
 Since fortification of flour with folic acid started 10 years ago in the US, efforts have been taken to fortifying flour with vitamin B-12.
So, how prevalent is B-12 deficiency? (more…)
Diet-Nutrition, Elderly, Infants, Vitamins | Comments Off on Prevalence of vitamin B-12 deficiency
Monday, January 19th, 2009
 It’s an important issue when planning clinical studies of CAM.
Researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles address this issue for a study of acupuncture in the relief of post-chemotherapy fatigue in breast cancer patients. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure | Comments Off on How many patients for an acupuncture study?
Monday, January 19th, 2009
Researchers from the Norwegian University tell us, “The benefits of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) for humans with mental disorders have been well-documented using cats and dogs.”
But what about farm animals? (more…)
Animal-assisted Therapy, Psychosis, Schizophrenia | Comments Off on Farm animals help treat mental disorders