Dr. Mark Moyad (photo) is Director of Preventive and Alternative Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor.
His recommendations. Continue reading CAM to treat the cold and flu
Category Archives: J. CONDITIONS TO TREAT
Review: Glucosamine, chondroitin, and osteoarthritis
Researchers in Europe reviewed the evidence for glucosamine, chondroitin, and the combination to treat osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Continue reading Review: Glucosamine, chondroitin, and osteoarthritis
Acupuncturists treating cancer patients need extra education
That’s the recommendation from Dr. Barrie Cassileth, who is chief of the integrative medicine service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
Highlights from the Medscape interview are listed below. Continue reading Acupuncturists treating cancer patients need extra education
Effects of eating more fruits and veggies on cancer risk
It’s widely believed that cancer can be prevented by eating lots of fruits and vegetables.
Here’s what we really know. Continue reading Effects of eating more fruits and veggies on cancer risk
Treating giggle incontinence
It’s a rare condition in which urination occurs during laughing. Researchers from North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, in New York studied the value of biofeedback in a small group of children. Continue reading Treating giggle incontinence
Preventing recurrent bacterial vaginosis with probiotics, conveniently
Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, in China report positive results with a simplified probiotic treatment regimen. Continue reading Preventing recurrent bacterial vaginosis with probiotics, conveniently
Influence of aucpuncturists on treatment outcomes in osteoarthritis
There’s conflicting evidence on the value of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture (TCA).
Now, researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston report the influence of the acupuncturist on the response to treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. Continue reading Influence of aucpuncturists on treatment outcomes in osteoarthritis
Swine flu not affected by hand sanitizers
During the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), researchers from the University of Virginia reported that regular use of alcohol-based disinfecting hand gels has little effect on the Swine flu infection rate. Continue reading Swine flu not affected by hand sanitizers
Preventing fractures with vitamin D
Researchers from the US and The Netherlands reviewed the evidence. Continue reading Preventing fractures with vitamin D
Effect of cranberry extract on lipids
Researchers from the Taichung Veterans General Hospital, in Taiwan examined the effect of cranberry ingestion on cholesterol in Type 2 diabetic patients taking anti-diabetes medicine. Continue reading Effect of cranberry extract on lipids
Options to treat nauesa and vomiting in early pregnancy
There are lots of options but little high-quality scientific support for any of them, according to this Cochrane review. Continue reading Options to treat nauesa and vomiting in early pregnancy
Krill oil vs fish oil to manage premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea
In this study, researchers at the University of Montreal, in Quebec, evaluated the response to alternative sources of omega-3 fatty acids (krill vs fish) in women with premenstrual syndrome.
A reader comments, and I reply. So, it’s back to the top of the queue for this post. Continue reading Krill oil vs fish oil to manage premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea
Update: Cannabis and the risk of psychosis
Dr. Cecile Henquet, of the Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology at the University of Maastricht, presented a summary of what we know during the 23rd European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress.
Here are the highlights of an interview on Medscape. Continue reading Update: Cannabis and the risk of psychosis
Relative importance of lifestyle changes on the risk of dementia
Researchers at INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale), in Montpellier, France, tell us lifestyle changes can more than offset the risk posed by genetics, which, of course, can’t be changed. Continue reading Relative importance of lifestyle changes on the risk of dementia
Review: Cranberry and urinary tract infections in spinal cord injury patients
Urinary tract infections are the most common medical complication in people with spinal cord injury.
Researchers at the University of Guelph, in Ontario, reviewed the evidence for cranberry to prevent or treat these infections and found it lacking. Continue reading Review: Cranberry and urinary tract infections in spinal cord injury patients
Selenium and skin cancer risk
Researchers from Australia and the Netherlands conducted an 8-year follow-up study. Continue reading Selenium and skin cancer risk
Benefits of physical activity for fibromyalgia
Usually, it’s the last thing patients want to do.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore, Maryland, let patients select their physical activity routine. Continue reading Benefits of physical activity for fibromyalgia
Benefits of balance and tone exercise in older women
Researchers at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada studied the effects on cognitive function. Continue reading Benefits of balance and tone exercise in older women
St. John’s wort interaction with oxycodone
Chronic pain is associated with depression.
Self-treatment of that depression with St John’s wort makes pain patients prone to a drug interaction with the potent pain drug, oxycodone (OxyContin), according to this study by researchers at the University of Turku, in Finland. Continue reading St. John’s wort interaction with oxycodone
Giving sugar to infants to control pain
Researchers at the University College London, in the UK, tell us, “Many infants admitted to [the] hospital undergo repeated invasive procedures. Oral sucrose is frequently given to relieve procedural pain in neonates on the basis of its effect on behavioral and physiological pain scores.”
Here are the results of their study that measured brain activity during an acute painful procedure. Continue reading Giving sugar to infants to control pain