Dirt exposure has no effect on development of asthma
Researchers in Brazil studied infants from low-income families with high risk of asthma. Their results were reported during the 2010...
Resistance training + chiropractic for fibromyalgia
Researchers from Florida State University, in Tallahassee report that chiropractic treatment improved adherence to resistance training. But did their condition...
Pollen extract to treat chronic pelvic pain syndrome
Men with chronic prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) have persistent discomfort or pain in the pelvic area that...
Pet therapy for sundowners
Dr. Ann-Marie Wordley from the University of Adelaide in Australia presented the preliminary results during the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care...
The effect of mindfulness on smoking cessation
Smoking cessation is a major life stressor that has many consequences, including persistent negative affect. Researchers from The University of...
Effects of branch-chain amino acids during exercise training
Researchers at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., in Saga, Japan studied the effects on muscle soreness, muscle damage and inflammation during...
Creatine supplements during inactivity and immobilization
 Muscle and strength loss occur during periods of physical inactivity and immobilization. Researchers from St Francis Xavier University, in Antigonish...
Auricular acupuncture in obese women
There were changes in hormones, but these women won’t being buying a smaller dress size.
Zinc reduces diarrhea in HIV patients
Zinc supplementation cut the episodes of diarrhea in half, according to researchers from Florida International University in Miami during the...
Cannabinoids and disturbed behavior in dementia
The discovery of specific cannabinoid receptors in the central nervous system has lead to much research to determine the main...
Using massage to reduce pain after exercise
In this study by researchers at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, massage reduced delayed onset muscle soreness by...
Using Tai Chi to improve sleep in older adults
Researchers from the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology in Los Angeles report tai chi chih improves sleep quality in older adults.
Mum’s fatty acid profile and fetal growth
About 1 in 13 babies in the US is born weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces (2,500 grams). They’re...
Multisensory stimulation for patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers from the University of Missouri, Kansas City measured changes in inappropriate behavior.
Does chocolate lower your risk of stroke?
During the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting this June, researchers at McMaster University, in Hamilton Ontario will report the...
Everything you need to know about St. John’s wort
Dr. Joanne Barnes, from the University of Auckland, in New Zealand distilled the evidence. And it takes less than 300...
Traditional Chinese Medicine and stroke recovery
Researchers from China and Italy reviewed the evidence.
Review: Qigong to treat pain
Qigong is an internal martial art in which one learns to sense the Qi (the circulating life energy) moving in...
Vitamin C lowers fracture risk
Researchers at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 30th Annual Meeting reported that taking vitamin C supplements might...
Exclusion diet + nutraceutical therapy to treat juvenile Crohn’s disease
Encouraging findings in a small group of patients are reported by researchers at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons,...