March was colorectal cancer month
Here’s a summary of what has been covered on this site about CAM and colorectal cancer.
Internet-based obesity prevention program
 Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas studied whether an Internet-based program could help young girls at risk...
Smoked medicinal cannabis for neuropathic pain in HIV
It was reportedly effective when used in addition to pain treatment in patients with medically refractory pain due to HIV....
Diet and exercise to prevent weight gain in breast cancer
Patients with breast cancer on adjuvant chemotherapy can experience weight gain and concurrent loss of muscle mass. Researchers at the...
Homoeopathic proving of Galphimia glauca
“Homeopathic pathogenetic trials (provings) are the pillar of homeopathy,” according to researchers at the University Hospital Freiburg, in Germany. “Symptoms...
FDA recalls Zencore Plus
It turns out that this widely advertised product is not as “natural” as its manufacturer claims.
Warnings expanded for 72 weight-loss products
 The FDA has posted a list with the specific contaminants in each mislabeled product, plus FAQs.
Problem-solving therapy for stroke patients
Depression occurs in more than half of patients who experience a stroke. Researchers from the University of Iowa in Iowa...
Chiropractic vs a pain clinic for chronic low-back pain
This study was performed at a National Health Service (NHS) hospital outpatient pain clinic in the United Kingdom.
Vitamin C for asthma?
 Vitamin C is an antioxidant found in the fluid that surrounds the lung. Low vitamin C intake is associated with...
Benefits of exercise in overweight children
 Exercise has a positive effect on depression and improves self-esteem, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia.
Searching for the correct dose of vitamin D
In adults, vitamin D deficiency is associated with osteopenia, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, fractures, cancer, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and cardiovascular...
Benefits of being a night exerciser
I exercise at night — when I exercise that is.
Maintaining vitamin D levels in nursing home patients
 In older adults, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (aka vitamin D3) blood levels of 75 nmol/L reduce the risk of fracture. Eating a...
Massage in children with sickle cell disease
 Researchers from Ohio and Philadelphia come to a surprising finding.
CAM use among patients with arthritis
Researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill reviewed the evidence.
Auricular acupuncture during opiate detoxification
 Researchers from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, UK set about to determine whether auricular acupuncture leads to less...
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Let’s chronicle the health benefits of walking
Dr. James Levine from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota has reviewed the evidence. Here are the benefits.
Delaying the onset of diabetes
Diet combined with exercise can delay the onset of type 2 diabetes up to 14 years, according to researchers from...
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Non-pharmacological treatments for breathlessness
 Here are the results of a Cochrane review of non-drug options in advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases.