The C.A.M. Report
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fair, Balanced, and to the Point

  • About this web log

    This blog ran from 2006 to 2016 and was intended as an objective and dispassionate source of information on the latest CAM research. Since my background is in pharmacy and allopathic medicine, I view all CAM as advancing through the development pipeline to eventually become integrated into mainstream medical practice. Some will succeed while others fail. But all are treated fairly here.

  • About the author

    John Russo, Jr., PharmD, is president of The MedCom Resource, Inc. Previously, he was senior vice president of medical communications at www.Vicus.com, a complementary and alternative medicine website.

  • Common sense considerations

    The material on this weblog is for informational purposes. It is not medical advice or counsel. Be smart, consult your health professional before using CAM.

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    Archive for the 'Lecithin' Category

    The relationship between dietary phytoestrogen and breast cancer risk

    Sunday, January 6th, 2008

    The extent of the benefit is related to the person’s body mass index, according to researchers from the University of Toronto in Ontario. (more…)

    Cancer, Flavonoids (Soy), I. PROTEIN/ENZYMES, Lecithin, Phytoestrogens | Comments Off on The relationship between dietary phytoestrogen and breast cancer risk

    The most commonly used vitamins and herbals

    Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

    These data are from a telephone survey of more than 2500 randomly sampled noninstitutionalized Americans, which was published in 2002. The tables can also be found here. (more…)

    Caffeine, Creatine, Diet-Nutrition, Diet-Vegan, Echinacea, Folic Acid, Garlic, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Glucosamine/ Chondroitin, Herbals, Lecithin, Lycopene, Magnesium, Rhodiola Rosea, Saw Palmetto, St. John's Wort, Vitamins | Comments Off on The most commonly used vitamins and herbals