A pharmacogenomic-CAM connection in diabetes
Dr. Andrew Levy from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa makes the case for a new pharmacogenomic blood test that...
Music-therapy for spinal anesthesia
Since pre-medication isn’t widely accepted in spinal anesthesia, researchers from Saitama Medical University, in Kawagoe, Japan studied the potential benefits...
Chewing gum aids bowel motility after caesarean
 Researchers from Ain Shams University, in Cairo, Egypt report it’s safe, well tolerated, and associated with rapid resumption of intestinal...
Consumer Alert: Stamina-Rx
FDA is removing a product sold under the name Stamina-Rx off the market.
Cannabis to treat H1N1 swine flu symptoms?
 Perhaps you’ve heard that a company called Cannabis Science Inc. has offered Homeland Security Administration (HSA) Secretary Janet Napolitano to...
Treating Meniere’s syndrome with acupuncture
Meniere’s syndrome damages the balance and hearing parts of the inner ear. Researchers from the University of Leeds, in the...
Acupuncture for Alzheimer’s disease?
 Acupuncture is often used as a treatment for dementia. Prof. Ernst has reviewed the evidence for acupuncture to treat Alzheimer’s...
Influence of religion and spirituality on health
Researchers at the University of Chicago report, “patients are likely to encounter quite different opinions about the relationship between their...
Does byakkokaninjinto interact with antibiotics?
 Researchers from Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, in Japan studied the potential for the Kampo medicine, byakkokaninjinto (aka BN),...
Swiss patients rate their satisfaction with homeopathy
This study was part of a nationwide assessment of complementary medicine in Switzerland. The main objective of this report was...
Medical residents don’t know dietary supplements
That’s the result from a survey of internal medicine residency programs in the US.
Might exercise benefit diabetics with fatty liver?
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland believe this is the first study of its kind....
Lavender oil as a source of allergic antigens
 The results of this study by researchers at Göteborg University in Gothenburg, Sweden have important implications for people who use...
Lowering cholesterol with phytosterols + omega-3
 Fish oils rich in omega-3 fatty acids reduce triglycerides and raise HDL- (good) cholesterol blood levels, while phytosterols reduce total...
Naturopaths wanted
 The University of Toronto and The Centre for Innovation and Complex Care are conducting an online research study and need...