“Nonpharmacologic interventions are an important component of any ADHD (attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder) treatment plan” according to Dr. Lloyd Darlow from Cornell-Weill College of Medicine in New York. Continue reading Optimize ADHD treatment in adults
Category Archives: J. CONDITIONS TO TREAT
Does drinking green tea reduce breast cancer risk?
Researchers from Vanderbilt School of Medicine Nashville, Tennessee and the Shanghai Center for Disease Prevention and Control in the People’s Republic of China report a weak association. Continue reading Does drinking green tea reduce breast cancer risk?
Lose weight, gain control over incontinence
Obesity correlates with urinary incontinence. Might weight loss be an effective treatment?
Researchers from across the US decided to find out. Continue reading Lose weight, gain control over incontinence
CAMophobia at Medscape
 Here’s the link to a brief review written by Dr. Jonathan Silver from New York University School of Medicine.
You need read no further than the first paragraph to see the bias. Continue reading CAMophobia at Medscape
More tainted weight loss products
Here’s an updated list of 69 contaminated products identified by the FDA.
What’s a consumer to think? Continue reading More tainted weight loss products
Soy effects on bone mineral density
Supplementation is unlikely to have significant favorable [effect] on bone mineral density (BMD), according to this review by researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China.
Is this the final word? Continue reading Soy effects on bone mineral density
Treating tension-type headache with acupuncture
It could be a valuable non-pharmacological tool in patients with frequent episodic or chronic tension-type headaches, according to this Cochrane review. Continue reading Treating tension-type headache with acupuncture
Acupuncture to prevent migraine
New data since the last review lead the authors of this Cochrane review to conclude, “Acupuncture should be considered a treatment option.” Continue reading Acupuncture to prevent migraine
Omega-3 not effective for Crohn’s disease, again
 That’s the conclusion from this Cochrane review. Continue reading Omega-3 not effective for Crohn’s disease, again
Food allergy and intolerance week
It started January 19th, but it’s never too late to join in.
Here are several summaries posted over the past 2 years related to food preferences and the risk of allergy in infants. Continue reading Food allergy and intolerance week
Background on vitamin B-2
Riboflavin (vitamin B-2) was originally recognized as a growth factor in 1879 and named vitamin B-2 according to the British nomenclature system.
Here’s what we know today. Continue reading Background on vitamin B-2
Does vitamin D reduce the risk of diabetes in infants?
Vitamin D treatment during infancy might protect from the development of type 1 diabetes, according to this review of the medical literature by researchers from the Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals in the UK. Continue reading Does vitamin D reduce the risk of diabetes in infants?
Apitherapy: Experience of German Beekeepers
 Apitherapy is the use of bee products such as honey to prevent or treat illness and promote healing.
Researchers at Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, Germany conducted a survey of beekeepers. Continue reading Apitherapy: Experience of German Beekeepers
Omega-3 and the nephrotic syndrome
Nephrotic-range proteinuria is defined as urinating more than 3.5 grams of protein per day. That’s 25 times the normal amount, and is the primary indicator of the nephrotic syndrome — a group of diseases that damage the kidneys’ filtering system.
Researchers at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in the United Kingdom looked at the effect of omega-3 fatty acids. Continue reading Omega-3 and the nephrotic syndrome
Farm animals help treat mental disorders
Researchers from the Norwegian University tell us, “The benefits of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) for humans with mental disorders have been well-documented using cats and dogs.”
But what about farm animals? Continue reading Farm animals help treat mental disorders
Most commonly used CAM in the US
Here’s a follow-up to earlier posts here, here, and here on the use of CAM in the US as surveyed by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Continue reading Most commonly used CAM in the US
Most common medical conditions treated with CAM
Here’s a follow-up to earlier posts here and here on the use of CAM in the US.
The findings come from a survey by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Continue reading Most common medical conditions treated with CAM
Omega-3 in patients with coronary heart disease
 Researchers from Peking University People’s Hospital in Beijing reviewed studies concerning the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on the risk of dying in patients with coronary heart disease. Continue reading Omega-3 in patients with coronary heart disease
Soy pros and cons
 Dr. Aaron Michelfelder from the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois has published a review of soy.
Here’s a summary of what we know about soybeans. Continue reading Soy pros and cons
Massage therapy for cancer palliative care
 Massage is a popular adjunct to cancer palliation.
And, Prof. Ernst says “the evidence is encouraging. Continue reading Massage therapy for cancer palliative care