Archive for May, 2010
Sunday, May 30th, 2010
This Cochrane review reports that flawed study design limits the usefulness of the data reported. (more…)
Chinese Medicine, Cochrane Library, Fatigue | Comments Off on Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs to treat chronic fatigue
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Researchers from Germany attempted to evaluate health benefits during long-term homeopathic treatment. (more…)
Homeopathy | Comments Off on Patients’ health after 8 years of homeopathic treatment
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
The British Nutrition Foundation reviewed the effect of probiotics on health. (more…)
Diarrhea/Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Reviewing the potential benefits of probiotics
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Researchers from Bethesda North Hospital Pharmacy, in Cincinnati, Ohio reviewed the evidence for using supplements to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. (more…)
Basil, Chinese Skullcap, Ginger, Glucosamine/ Chondroitin, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Diseases, Rosemary, Tea, Turmeric, Vitamins | Comments Off on May is arthritis awareness month
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina evaluated the relationship between distal large bowel cancer and omega-3 intake in Caucasians and African Americans. (more…)
Cancer, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Omega-6 Fatty Acids | Comments Off on Intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risk of bowel cancer
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
The evidence is conflicting.
So, researchers from the National Institute for Health and Welfare, in Kuopio, Finland surveyed their countrymen. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Comments Off on Fish consumption, omega-3, and the risk of depression
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
There’s no difference in nutrient quality between organically and conventionally produced foods, according to reviewers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, in the UK. (more…)
Diet-Nutrition, Organic foods | Comments Off on Reviewing the nutritional quality of organic foods
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine, in Massachusetts report that the benefits include greater understanding of the pathophysiology of dementia. (more…)
Alzheimer's Dementia, Art, Music, Dance, Elderly | Comments Off on Music enhances memory in people with Azheimer’s disease
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
In this study by researchers in the US and the Netherlands it was better than sulfasalazine (Azulfidine).
Thunder god vine (Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F; TWHF) has been used in China for centuries to treat a spectrum of inflammatory diseases. (more…)
Rheumatoid Diseases | Comments Off on Thunder god vine for rheumatoid arthritis
Monday, May 17th, 2010
In this Cochrane Library review, researchers from the University of Toronto, in Ontario evaluated the mental health effects of exercise/physical activity programs for people with schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like illnesses. (more…)
Exercise, Schizophrenia, Yoga | Comments Off on Is there a role for exercise to treat schizophrenia?
Monday, May 17th, 2010
Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine, in New Haven, Connecticut conducted a study with this essential trace element and nutritional supplement. (more…)
Chromium, Obesity | Comments Off on Chromium picolinate does not produce weight loss
Sunday, May 16th, 2010
Researchers from Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia reviewed the evidence in response to a request from women who was looking for advice. (more…)
Hoodia, Obesity | Comments Off on Hoodia from a Canadian perspective
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Getting more oleic acids from olive or peanut oils for instance, might lower the risk of this inflammatory disease of the colon and rectum by as much as 90%, reported researchers at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, during Digestive Disease Week. (more…)
Diet-Mediterranean, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Omega-6 Fatty Acids | Comments Off on Oleic acid associated with lower risk of ulcerative colitis
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Dr. Robert Kelly (photo) is associate director and curriculum coordinator for the Fairview Hospital /Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Residency Program.
He lists aspects of diet and exercise that are most and less effective in controlling cholesterol. (more…)
Cholesterol/Lipids, Diet-Mediterranean, Exercise, Fiber, Flavonoids (Soy), Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Phytoestrogens, Red Yeast Rice, Trans Fats | Comments Off on Ranking diet and exercise to manage high cholesterol
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Coughing is the most painful experience following heart surgery.
Researchers at the University of Ottawa, in Canada used cold therapy to help manage sternal incisional pain. (more…)
Cough, Exercise, Heart Disease | Comments Off on Cold therapy to manage cough pain after heart surgery
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Just don’t call it yoga!
Klinik Roderbirken der Deutschen Rentenversicherung, in Germany reported their findings during the EuroPREVENT 2010 meeting. (more…)
Heart Disease, Relaxation, Yoga | Comments Off on Benefits of yoga for lowering blood pressure in cardiac-rehab pateints
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Lots of research points to the need to increase our intake of cholecalciferol (vitamin D).
Here’s a study by researchers at the University of Melbourne, in Australia that cautions against giving too much at once. (more…)
Bone Fracture, Elderly, Vitamin D | Comments Off on Negative response to a single very high dose of vitamin D
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Researchers at Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah studied cognitive behavioral therapy–telephone treatment (CBT-TT) as a stand-alone treatment for adult depression. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Electronic Media | Comments Off on Telephone therapy for depression
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, in Bethesda, Maryland examined the association of overweight and obesity with health-risk behaviors among US youth. (more…)
Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Children, Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Obesity | Comments Off on Obesity and health-risk behaviors in children
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Spirulina has been promoted as “the food of the future” with “exceptional constituents” that contribute to high energy levels.
In 2008, researchers from the UK and Greece reviewed the evidence, and it’s still relevant. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Cancer, Cholesterol/Lipids, Fatigue, Heavy Metals, Infection | Comments Off on A review of Spirulina in clinical medicine