Herbals and other CAM are being aggressively marketed for both prophylactic and therapeutic effects in regard to memory disorders.
Researchers at Beth Israel Medical Center, in New York City, reviewed the evidence. Continue reading Review: CAM to treat memory loss
Declines in hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction following smoke-free ordinances have been reported in smaller communities.
Researchers at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky, looked at the effect in 6 US states. Continue reading Smoking bans fail to lower heart attack risk
Patients with advanced cancer frequently use CAM.
Researchers at the University of Toronto, in Canada, examined the use of CAM and implications for patient care. Continue reading Spirituality as a guide to care in advanced cancer
Researchers at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill, reviewed active and passive treatment programs.
Here’s what we know. Continue reading Review: CAM for low back pain
Bastyr Center for Natural Health has published a review. Continue reading CAM options to treat eczema
Researchers at the Center for Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, in Bad Schallerbach, Austria, compared 2 levels of resistance training combined with aerobic training in patients participating in cardiac rehabilitation. Continue reading Limits to the benefits of resistance training in heart disease
Past studies have been criticized because of poor study design, according to Prof. Ernst.
Researchers from Bastyr University tighten up the design and report their results. Continue reading A well-designed study of qigong in type 2 diabetes
Researchers in Europe and Australia compared weight loss with standard treatment vs a commercial provider (Weight Watchers). Continue reading Long-term response to Weight Watchers diet
Researchers at the University of Geneva School of Medicine, in Switzerland, evaluated the response to highly purified chondroitin 4&6 sulfate (CS) in patients with hand osteoarthritis. Continue reading Symptomatic response to chondroitin in patients with osteoarthritis
Epidemiological studies have associated eating nut with reduced risk for coronary heart disease (narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart).
Researchers in the US and Spain reviewed the evidence. Continue reading Effects of eating nuts on cholesterol
Researchers in Korea and the US studied EstroG-100 — a mixture of standardized extracts of Cynanchum wilfordii, Phlomis umbrosa and Angelica gigas. Continue reading Effect of EstroG-100 on menopausal symptoms
Researchers from the Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Wyoming report that when taken together, 1 patient experienced bleeding from the blood “thinner” warfarin (Coumadin). Continue reading Marijuana interaction with warfarin reported
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center, in New York, reviewed non-drug treatments.
Let’s focus on herbals. Continue reading Limited value of herbals to lower blood pressure
Researchers at the University of Washington, in Seattle, studied changes in sleep in older women with osteoarthritis. Continue reading Effects of gentle yoga on sleep
Researchers in the UK and Columbia reviewed the association between chocolate and the risk of developing cardiometabolic disorders — high blood pressure, abnormally high glucose, elevated triglycerides, low “good” cholesterol, abdominal obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity. Continue reading Benefits of chocolate on the heart
The conventional view of family caregivers highlights their burdens.
Researchers from Singapore found that caregivers may also find “meaning and enrichment in their caregiving journey.” Continue reading Growth through caregiving
Organ transplant recipients experience high levels of anxiety, pain, and nausea.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota, conducted the first study on the effects of music therapy on solid organ transplant patients. Continue reading First study of music therapy in organ transplant patients
Researchers at Radboud University Medical Centre, in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, believe that flawed study design may contribute to confusion on the value of garlic to control hypertension. Continue reading Garlic and blood pressure control: Does study design matter?
Studies commonly report less stress among people who practice yoga. Examples are here in pregnancy, here among musicians, and here in healthy women and cancer survivors.
This study, by Ohio State University researchers searched for the mechanism underlying the benefit. Continue reading Looking for mechanisms to explain stress reduction with yoga
Cochrane reviewed the effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) on blood pressure in hypertensive adults. Continue reading Red tea doesn’t lower blood pressure