Archive for March, 2009
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Here’s a summary of what has been covered on this site about CAM and colorectal cancer. (more…)
Cancer, Exercise, Flavonoids (Soy), Folic Acid, Lycopene, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Vitamins | Comments Off on March was colorectal cancer month
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
 Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas studied whether an Internet-based program could help young girls at risk for obesity eat more fruit, juice, veggies, and water. (more…)
Children, Electronic Media, Obesity | Comments Off on Internet-based obesity prevention program
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
It was reportedly effective when used in addition to pain treatment in patients with medically refractory pain due to HIV.
But as Paul Harvey said, “Now, the rest of the story.” (more…)
Cough, HIV/AIDS, Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Pain-Neuropathic | Comments Off on Smoked medicinal cannabis for neuropathic pain in HIV
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Patients with breast cancer on adjuvant chemotherapy can experience weight gain and concurrent loss of muscle mass.
Researchers at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston studied the feasibility and impact of home-based diet/exercise options. (more…)
Cancer, Diet-Nutrition | Comments Off on Diet and exercise to prevent weight gain in breast cancer
Saturday, March 28th, 2009
“Homeopathic pathogenetic trials (provings) are the pillar of homeopathy,” according to researchers at the University Hospital Freiburg, in Germany. “Symptoms experienced by healthy volunteers are used to find the correct medicine for therapy.”
In this study, researchers Berlin, Germany compared the symptoms produced by Galphimia glauca (a botanical component in the nasal spray, Zicam, which is used to treat upper respiratory symptoms) to placebo. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Homeopathy | Comments Off on Homoeopathic proving of Galphimia glauca
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
It turns out that this widely advertised product is not as “natural” as its manufacturer claims. (more…)
Consumer Alert, Erectile Dysfunction, FDA/FTC/CDC | Comments Off on FDA recalls Zencore Plus
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
 The FDA has posted a list with the specific contaminants in each mislabeled product, plus FAQs. (more…)
Consumer Alert, FDA/FTC/CDC, Obesity | Comments Off on Warnings expanded for 72 weight-loss products
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Depression occurs in more than half of patients who experience a stroke.
Researchers from the University of Iowa in Iowa City compared the number of cases of depression in stoke patients while taking escitalopram (Lexapro) or participating in problem-solving therapy (PST) during the first year following their stroke. (more…)
C. MIND-BODY THERAPIES, Stroke | Comments Off on Problem-solving therapy for stroke patients
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
This study was performed at a National Health Service (NHS) hospital outpatient pain clinic in the United Kingdom. (more…)
Chiropractic, Pain-Back | Comments Off on Chiropractic vs a pain clinic for chronic low-back pain
Friday, March 20th, 2009
 Vitamin C is an antioxidant found in the fluid that surrounds the lung. Low vitamin C intake is associated with lung dysfunction.
This Cochrane review looks at the evidence for vitamin C (ascorbic acid) as treatment for asthma. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Vitamins | Comments Off on Vitamin C for asthma?
Friday, March 20th, 2009
 Exercise has a positive effect on depression and improves self-esteem, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia. (more…)
Children, Exercise | Comments Off on Benefits of exercise in overweight children
Friday, March 20th, 2009
In adults, vitamin D deficiency is associated with osteopenia, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, fractures, cancer, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases. And adequate doses might reduce the risk of certain cancers and type 1 diabetes.
The current recommendation of 5 mcg (200 IU) may be too little, according to researchers in Maine and South Carolina. (more…)
Bone Fracture, Heart Disease, Infection, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D | Comments Off on Searching for the correct dose of vitamin D
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
I exercise at night — when I exercise that is. (more…)
Exercise, Sleep (Insomnia) | Comments Off on Benefits of being a night exerciser
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
 In older adults, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (aka vitamin D3) blood levels of 75 nmol/L reduce the risk of fracture.
Eating a fortified bun once daily is all it takes to meet this goal, according to researchers Canada and Romania. (more…)
Bone Fracture, Calcium, Elderly, Vitamins | Comments Off on Maintaining vitamin D levels in nursing home patients
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
 Researchers from Ohio and Philadelphia come to a surprising finding. (more…)
Massage, Sickle Cell Disease | Comments Off on Massage in children with sickle cell disease
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill reviewed the evidence. (more…)
Chiropractic, Fibromyalgia, Meditation, Osteoarthritis, Religion/ Spirituality, Rheumatoid Diseases | Comments Off on CAM use among patients with arthritis
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
 Researchers from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, UK set about to determine whether auricular acupuncture leads to less severe opiate withdrawal symptoms and craving when used as an adjunct to methadone detoxification. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Substance Abuse | Comments Off on Auricular acupuncture during opiate detoxification
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Dr. James Levine from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota has reviewed the evidence. Here are the benefits. (more…)
Angina Pectoris, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dermatitis, Exercise, Headache/Migraine, Heartburn, Walking | Comments Off on Let’s chronicle the health benefits of walking
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Diet combined with exercise can delay the onset of type 2 diabetes up to 14 years, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia and the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing, China. (more…)
Diabetes Mellitus, Diet-Nutrition, Exercise, Heart Disease | Comments Off on Delaying the onset of diabetes
Monday, March 16th, 2009
 Here are the results of a Cochrane review of non-drug options in advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Breathing, Cancer, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, COPD, Heart Disease, TENS/FNS/VNS, Walking | Comments Off on Non-pharmacological treatments for breathlessness