CoQ10 improves survival in chronic heart failure
During the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, in Lisbon, Portugal, researchers at...
Coenzyme Q(10) supplementation in obese people
Researchers at Yonsei University College of Medicine, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, studied changes in metabolic parameters, inflammatory markers, arterial...
Alzheimer's DementiaCoenzyme Q10Cystic FibrosisGinkgoGinsengHuperzine AOmega-3 Fatty AcidsResveratrolTurmeric
Review: CAM for treating Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Keith Wollen at Washington State University, in Port Angeles, has written a review of treatment options. Let’s focus on...
Reviewing non-pharmacological options to prevent migraine
At the University of Turin, in Italy, researchers reviewed the evidence. And contributors to the US Headache Consortium tell us...
Product review: CoQ10 and ubiquinol
CoQ10 and its activated form, ubiquinol, are popular supplements for treating or preventing a range of conditions including congestive heart...
Looking for benefits of coenzyme Q(10) in obese people
Researchers at Yonsei University College of Medicine, in Seoul, Republic of Korea looked for changes in metabolism, inflammation, bood vessels,...
Is it necessary to take coenzyme Q10 during statin therapy?
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are the main drug category prescribed to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol. Their action on HMG-CoA lowers...
Coenzyme Q10 for treating high blood pressure and statin-induced myalgia
Dr. Marcia Wyman at the Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio has reviewed the evidence.
Little evidence supports CAM for childhood headaches
Dr. Stewart Tepper from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio reports that “parents frequently ask healthcare professionals to provide ‘natural’...
Foods and supplements to help manage migraine
Reviewers from The New York Headache Center concluded, “The identification of food triggers, with the help of food diaries, is...
CAM for migraine in children
Parents frequently ask healthcare professionals to provide “natural” migraine care for their children, says Dr. Stewart Tepper at the Cleveland...
Coenzyme Q predicts survival in heart failure
Researchers from New Zealand tell us, “Coenzyme Q10 deficiency might be detrimental to the long-term prognosis of congestive heart failure...
Coenzyme Q10 fails in treatment of ALS
Dr. Petra Kaufmann (not in the photo) at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York reports that high-dose coenzyme Q10...
ConsumerLab tests Coenzyme Q10
Just 1 of 39 coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) (ubiquinol) supplements tested contained levels lower than listed on the label. But large...
Coenzyme Q10CranberryEchinaceaFiberFlavonoids (Soy)FlaxseedGarlicGinkgoGinsengGlucosamine/ ChondroitinHerbalsMelatoninMilk ThistleOmega-3 Fatty AcidsSaw PalmettoTea
Most commonly used natural products
Here’s a follow-up to an earlier post on the use of CAM in the US in 2007 as surveyed by...
CoQ10 reduces evidence of muscle injury
In this study from the University of Tsukuba in Japan, supplementation with the antioxidant, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) reduced exercise-induced muscular...
CayenneChitosanChromiumCoenzyme Q10Cystic FibrosisEvening PrimroseGingerPrickly PearRaspberry LeafSt. John's WortValerian
Getting specific about CAM-drug interactions
Dr. Philip Hansten from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy has spent more than 30 years chronicling and documenting...
Coenzyme Q10 to prevent muscle pain or tenderness caused by statins
Myalgia (muscle pain or tenderness) is the most common side effect of taking statins to treat high cholesterol blood levels....
Anael, his tumors, and the Hippocrates Health Institute
Anael L’Esperance-Nascimento (photo) is the little boy from Quebec whose parents refused a second round of chemotherapy for his brain...
New study disputes the value of CoQ10 to treat Parkinson’s disease
In 2002, the Parkinson Study Group reported that CoQ10 (coenzyme Q 10) slowed deterioration in patients with early Parkinson’s disease...