Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs to treat chronic fatigue
This Cochrane review reports that flawed study design limits the usefulness of the data reported.
Patients’ health after 8 years of homeopathic treatment
Researchers from Germany attempted to evaluate health benefits during long-term homeopathic treatment.
Reviewing the potential benefits of probiotics
The British Nutrition Foundation reviewed the effect of probiotics on health.
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May is arthritis awareness month
Researchers from Bethesda North Hospital Pharmacy, in Cincinnati, Ohio reviewed the evidence for using supplements to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid...
Intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risk of bowel cancer
Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina evaluated the relationship between distal...
Fish consumption, omega-3, and the risk of depression
The evidence is conflicting. So, researchers from the National Institute for Health and Welfare, in Kuopio, Finland surveyed their countrymen.
Reviewing the nutritional quality of organic foods
There’s no difference in nutrient quality between organically and conventionally produced foods, according to reviewers at the London School of...
Music enhances memory in people with Azheimer’s disease
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine, in Massachusetts report that the benefits include greater understanding of the pathophysiology of...
Thunder god vine for rheumatoid arthritis
In this study by researchers in the US and the Netherlands it was better than sulfasalazine (Azulfidine). Thunder god vine...
Is there a role for exercise to treat schizophrenia?
In this Cochrane Library review, researchers from the University of Toronto, in Ontario evaluated the mental health effects of exercise/physical...
Chromium picolinate does not produce weight loss
Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine, in New Haven, Connecticut conducted a study with this essential trace element and...
Hoodia from a Canadian perspective
Researchers from Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia reviewed the evidence in response to a request from women who was...
Oleic acid associated with lower risk of ulcerative colitis
Getting more oleic acids from olive or peanut oils for instance, might lower the risk of this inflammatory disease of...
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Ranking diet and exercise to manage high cholesterol
Dr. Robert Kelly (photo) is associate director and curriculum coordinator for the Fairview Hospital /Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Residency Program....
Cold therapy to manage cough pain after heart surgery
Coughing is the most painful experience following heart surgery. Researchers at the University of Ottawa, in Canada used cold therapy...
Benefits of yoga for lowering blood pressure in cardiac-rehab pateints
Just don’t call it yoga! Klinik Roderbirken der Deutschen Rentenversicherung, in Germany reported their findings during the EuroPREVENT 2010 meeting.
Negative response to a single very high dose of vitamin D
Lots of research points to the need to increase our intake of cholecalciferol (vitamin D). Here’s a study by researchers...
Telephone therapy for depression
Researchers at Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah studied cognitive behavioral therapy–telephone treatment (CBT-TT) as a stand-alone treatment for adult...
Obesity and health-risk behaviors in children
Researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, in Bethesda, Maryland examined the association...
A review of Spirulina in clinical medicine
Spirulina has been promoted as “the food of the future” with “exceptional constituents” that contribute to high energy levels. In...