CAM use among people with high blood pressure
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the overall prevalence of hypertension among US adults between 2003 and...
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Safety of energy drinks
Energy drinks are consumed by 30% to 50% of adolescents and young adults. The manufacturers claim they are safe. Researchers...
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CAM use in the Manitoba IBD Cohort Study
Researchers in Winnipeg, Manitoba surveyed the prevalence of CAM use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
CAM for the common cold?
While rhinoviruses cause upto half of colds, up to 200 other viruses have been implicated. Researchers at the University of...
Maggot therapy for wound debridement
Researchers at the Universitaire de Caen, in France, studied the effects of bagged larvae on wound debridement compared with conventional...
Calcium, probiotics, and cholesterol metabolism
Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University, in Jena, Germany, studied the influence of a probiotic supplement alone and combined with a...
Maggots help heal wounds in diabetic patients
Diabetic patients face lower limb amputation when lesion on the foot or leg don”t heal. During the meeting of the...
Probiotics improve a person’s health
This Cochrane Review assessed the effectiveness and safety of probiotics for preventing acute upper respiratory infections (URTIs).
CAM options to treat eczema
Bastyr Center for Natural Health has published a review.
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CAM options to treat menopausal symptoms
Prof. Ernst has reviewed the evidence. Here’s what we know.
Treating mastitis with probiotics
Mastitis is an infection of breast tissue that results in breast pain, swelling, warmth, and redness of the breast. It’s...
Synbiotics and the risk of common winter diseases in kids
Daily supplementation with a synbiotic preparation lowered this risk, according to researchers at Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, in Italy.
Leeches to treat tennis elbow
Chronic epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is a painful condition with few treatments. It’s caused by overuse of the extensor muscles of...
Should L-carnitine be taken to treat angina pectoris?
Dr. Gayle Nicholas Scott at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, reviewed the evidence on Medscape .
Review: Probiotics to treat diarrhea
Here are 2 Cochrane reviews that evaluate the evidence for using probiotics to treat persistent diarrhea, and the value of...
Review: Peppermint (Manta piperita)
It’s a popular herb used in many forms (ie, oil, leaf, leaf extract, and leaf water). Researchers at the San...
CAM use among women with vaginitis
Researchers in the US and Israel describe the use of CAM in women with chronic vaginitis and the epidemiologic factors...
Contact dermatitis from lip balms that contain peppermint oil
Researchers at McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, describe 4 patients with allergic contact cheilitis (inflammation of the lip) following exposure...
Are maggots cost-effect for leg ulcers?
No, according to researchers in the UK who conducted the VenUS II study. But should that be the ultimate measure...
Synbiotics and preventing asthma-like symptoms in infants
Researchers at the Academic Medical Center, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands studied symbiotic therapy to prevent asthma-like symptoms in infants with...