Archive for May, 2011
Monday, May 30th, 2011
In San Diego, CBS 8 reports that the Obama Administration is getting ready to ditch the Food Pyramid, a symbol of healthy eating for the last 2 decades. (more…)
Diet-Nutrition | Comments Off on End of the food pyramid
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Medical treatments of Parkinson’s disease are intended reduce motor symptoms, but many patients still report a deterioration of their daily lives.
Researchers at IRCCS Neuromed, in Pozzilli, Italy hypothesized that participation in theater might reduce clinical disability and improve quality of life. (more…)
Art, Music, Dance, Parkinson's | Comments Off on Theater to improve quality of life in Parkinson’s disease
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem in low and middle income countries and can lead to many adverse health consequences, including death.
This Cochrane review evaluated the effect of vitamin A supplementation in children aged 6 months to 5 years. (more…)
Children, Infants, Infection, Vitamins | Comments Off on Vitamin A supplements prevent morbidity and mortality in children
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Green tea reportedly has various beneficial effects (eg, anti–stress and anti-inflammatory).
Japanese researchers conducted the first study designed to assess the relationship between green tea and depressive symptoms in a community population. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Tea | Comments Off on Drinking green tea and the risk of depression
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Prosody is the study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
So, does the pitch and loudness of your voice influence your success in communicating with your demented grandmother? Researchers from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver wanted to know. (more…)
Alzheimer's Dementia | Comments Off on Influence of prosody when speaking with persons who have Alzheimer’s
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Some herb remedies seem useful, according to researchers at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, in Italy. (more…)
Chasteberry, Evening Primrose, Ginkgo, Menopause, St. John's Wort | Comments Off on Review: Herbal treatments for prementrual syndrome
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Researchers at the University of Sydney, and Royal North Shore Hospital, in Australia reviewed the possible role of omega-3 fatty acids. (more…)
Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Disease | Comments Off on Reducing the risk of heart disease in people with diabetes
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Mastitis is an infection of breast tissue that results in breast pain, swelling, warmth, and redness of the breast. It’s a common infection during lactation.
Researchers at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in Spain compared 2 lactobacilli strains isolated from breast milk to antibiotic therapy of lactational mastitis. (more…)
Infection, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Treating mastitis with probiotics
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Researchers at Taipei Medical University, in Taiwan, explored the effectiveness of group music sessions to manage agitation in elderly persons with dementia. (more…)
Alzheimer's Dementia, Art, Music, Dance, Elderly | Comments Off on Group music therapy for agitation in dementia
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
This may be the largest study of its kind, according to the authors.
Researchers at the Université de Montréal, in Quebec, studied the short-term effect of omega-3 supplementation in reducing depressive symptoms in patients experiencing a major depressive episode. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Comments Off on Omega-3 to treat major depression
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
We commonly take them, but studies show mixed results regarding their health benefits, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, North Carolina. (more…)
Alzheimer's Dementia, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Cancer, Folic Acid, Heart Disease, Macular Degeneration, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Stroke, Vitamins | Comments Off on The value of nutritional supplements in older adults
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Bradypnea (slow breathing) was studied by researchers at the University of Florence, in Italy. (more…)
Art, Music, Dance, High Blood Pressure, Relaxation | Comments Off on Lowering blood pressure with music-guided slow breathing
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Daily supplementation with a synbiotic preparation lowered this risk, according to researchers at Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, in Italy. (more…)
Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Synbiotics and the risk of common winter diseases in kids
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
FDA has recalled Pentrexyl Forte Natural because the packaging is believed to be misleading — causing it to be confused with an antibiotic.
(more…)
Consumer Alert, E. DIETARY, FDA/FTC/CDC, Infection | Comments Off on Consumer Alert: Pentrexyl Forte Natural
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
Researchers in Pennsylvania and California reviewed the evidence on the chiropractic care of patients with infantile colic. (more…)
Children, Chiropractic, Infants | Comments Off on Chiropractic care of infants with colic
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
Researchers at Loma Linda University, in California reviewed the effects of nut consumption on blood lipid levels and the ability of different factors to modify the response. (more…)
Cholesterol/Lipids, Diet-Energy Density, Diet-Nutrition | Comments Off on Benefits on cholesterol of eating nuts
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Upper respiratory tract infections frequently exacerbate chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Researchers in Indonesia and Switzerland evaluated the effect of Echinacea purpurea + micronutrients in order to reduce the severity of these infections. (more…)
COPD, Echinacea, Selenium, Vitamins, Zinc | Comments Off on Lack of effect of an Echinacea cocktail on exacerbations of COPD
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Low intake of fish, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and vitamin D deficiency has been suggested to play a role in the development of schizophrenia.
Researchers from Scandinavia evaluated the association between the intake of different fish species, PUFA, and vitamin D, and the prevalence of psychotic-like symptoms in Swedish women. (more…)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Omega-6 Fatty Acids, Schizophrenia, Vitamin D | Comments Off on Fatty acids, vitamin D, and the risk of psychotic-like symptoms
Friday, May 20th, 2011
The New York Times reports, “Nearly all herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and 16 of the 40 supplements tested contained pesticide residue that exceeded legal limits.
Here are the details of what the Government Accounting Office found. (more…)
CAM Politics, ConsumerLab, Herbals | Comments Off on High percentage of supplements are contaminated
Friday, May 20th, 2011
It’s a long list compiled by researchers at RMIT University in Victoria, Australia. (more…)
CAM Interactions, St. John's Wort | Comments Off on Drug interactions with St John’s wort