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Causes of death in the United States
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston studied dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors. Toping the list...
Consumer Alert: Libimax
 The ingredients are listed here. But, oops. Nature & Health Co. forgot to mention it also contains tadalafil (Cialis), a...
Do fatty acid supplements prevent allergic disease?
 Probably not, according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh, in the UK.
Best websites for black cohosh info
 It’s nice when people appreciate your work. Bessed is a new website that lists the best of this, that, and...
Consumer Alert: Turmeric supplements
 The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recalled 2 brands of anti-inflammatory turmeric food supplements contaminated with nimesulide. The products...
The limits of choice in selecting healthy meals
Simply “adding 1 or 2 healthy items to a menu is essentially the worst thing you can do,” according to...
Caution on folic acid food fortification
Folate depletion is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. But research from the University of Chile, in Santiago...
Stop testing Chinese and homeopathic treatments
 For these healing disciplines where the interaction between therapist and patient are so closely entwined and it’s difficult to show...
Qigong therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee
The benefit depends on the therapist, according to this study from the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, New...
TENS for pain relief in labor
Despite limited evidence, this Cochrane review concludes that women should have the choice of using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)...
Music therapy for patients with heart disease?
Some changes are reported. But from a practical perspective, the benefits of music are unclear, according to this Cochrane review.
Is homeopathy compatible with cancer therapy?
This Cochrane review evaluated homeopathic medicines used to prevent or treat side effects of cancer treatments.
Steroid-sparing nasal irrigation for allergic rhinitis?
Jala Neti (saline nasal irrigation) involves using a special “neti pot” filled with warm, slightly salted water. Researchers from Nanjing...
Distinguishing between reiki and therapeutic touch
Actually, it’s not that easy to do. Several years ago, Dr. Pamela Potter was supervising Reiki volunteers at Yale-New Haven...
Marijuana and the risk of COPD
Researchers from Canada and the US studied the effects of marijuana and tobacco on the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Treating chronic fatigue syndrome with probiotics
 This study by researchers at the University of Toronto focused on the management of anxiety.
Using the Internet to improve diabetes control
Giving people with type 2 diabetes the opportunity to manage their care through the Internet improved long-term blood sugar control,...
Walnuts vs fatty fish for cardiovascular protection
 Walnuts are a plant source of omega-3, while fatty fish is (you guessed it) a marine source of omega-3. Here’s...
A pithy review of omega-3 fatty acids
 Dr. Eric Chan and Dr. Leslie Cho from the Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio waste no words in an excellent review.
Soy isoflavones and depression during menopause
Researchers from Paraiba Federal University, in Brazil evaluated the effect of soy isoflavones extract on depressive symptoms in women with...