Archive for the 'CAM Cost Effectiveness' Category
Saturday, September 15th, 2012
Approximately 30% of people over 65 years of age living in the community fall each year.
This Cochrane review updates what we know. (more…)
Bone Fracture, CAM Cost Effectiveness, Cochrane Library, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Elderly, Exercise, Tai Chi | Comments Off on Reducing the rate and risk of falling
Friday, July 20th, 2012
Fast Company reports that a new system links to a readout and shows how much electrical activity the needles are stimulating in a patient’s muscles. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, CAM Cost Effectiveness | Comments Off on Smart acupuncture
Sunday, September 18th, 2011
Dr. Robert Herron, an independent researcher, and director of the Center for Health Systems Analysis in Quebec, Canada, retrospectively assessed government payments to physicians for treating the TM and no-treatment (NT) groups. (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness, Meditation | Comments Off on Cost effective Transcendental Meditation
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, collected information from pain physicians and referral physicians who manage the care of patients in pain. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, CAM Cost Effectiveness, CAM Education, CAM Use, Pain | Comments Off on Physicians rate acupuncture for pain management
Saturday, March 12th, 2011
Lifestyle changes may reduce cardiovascular risk and the risk of diabetes mellitus.
Researchers at Umea University in Sweden studied the long term cost-effectiveness of a lifestyle educational program. (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness, Diabetes Mellitus | Comments Off on Cost-effectiveness of lifestyle changes in diabetes patients
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Falls prevention programs reduce the risk in older people. But are they cost-effective?
Researchers in the UK evaluated the fiscal benefits. (more…)
Bone Fracture, CAM Cost Effectiveness, Elderly | Comments Off on Cost-effectiveness: Falls prevention in high-risk elderly
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Researchers from University of Warwick, in Coventry, UK estimated the cost effectiveness of a group cognitive behavioral treatment in people with low-back pain treated in primary care. (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Pain-Back | Comments Off on Cognitive behavioral treatment for low back pain
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Yes, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland whose findings are based on a mathematical epidemiological model. (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness, Elderly, Exercise, Tai Chi, Vitamin D | Comments Off on Is it cost-effective to prevent falls in the elderly?
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Researchers from the University of York, in the UK say it’s time to move on from asking if acupuncture is more effective than placebo. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, CAM Cost Effectiveness, Headache/Migraine, Pain-Back, Pain-Knee | Comments Off on Acupuncture: Clinically meaningful and cost-effective?
Monday, August 10th, 2009
 Researchers from the University of Toronto, in Ontario reviewed the evidence. (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness | Comments Off on Cost-effectiveness of natural supplements
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
In this study by researchers in Canada and the US, combining several treatments under the umbrella of naturopathic care was better than simply giving advice. (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness, Chiropractic, Diet-Nutrition, Exercise, Massage, Naturopathy, NCCAM, Pain-Back, Physiotherapy, Relaxation | Comments Off on Cost-effective naturopathic care for low back pain
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Researchers from Berlin’s Charité University Medical Centre report it’s worth the cost. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, CAM Cost Effectiveness, Cochrane Library, Headache/Migraine | Comments Off on Cost-effectiveness of acupuncture for headache
Friday, December 19th, 2008
This review by Professor Edzard Ernst from the Universities of Exeter & Plymouth in the UK is an outspoken negative critique. (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness, Chiropractic, Pain-Back, Prof. Ernst | Comments Off on Prof. Ernst’s negative view of chiropractic
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Reviewers from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina conclude it’s better than sham acupuncture and even drugs. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, CAM Cost Effectiveness, Headache/Migraine | Comments Off on Reviewing acupuncture to treat chronic headache
Monday, August 18th, 2008
In England, there were more than 31,000 operations to remove a section of the large intestine (colectomy) from 2004 to 2005. These patients average 13 to 26 days in the hospital.
Might chewing gum help? (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness, Chewing gum, Surgery | Comments Off on Benefit of chewing gum on recovery from colon surgery
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Reminiscence music reportedly reduces the symptoms of depression in patients with dementia. It’s also effective for agitation and disruptive behavior in patients with dementia, and makes it easier to provide care.
Now, researchers from the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Santa Clara, California report that music therapy makes fiscal sense as well. (more…)
Alzheimer's Dementia, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Art, Music, Dance, CAM Cost Effectiveness, Elderly, Palliative/End of Life | Comments Off on Cost-effectiveness of music therapy in palliative care
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Researchers from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia evaluated a milk product containing probiotics and prebiotics (Cupday Milk) on the incidence of diarrhea in children in daycare centers. (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness, Diarrhea/Constipation, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Probiotics reduce diarrhea in children
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction involves face pain, clicking sounds, and limited movement of the jaw. About 33% of the population has it; fewer need treatment.
This study suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy plus biofeedback is cost-effective treatment.
(more…)
Biofeedback, CAM Cost Effectiveness, Temporomandibular Disorders | Comments Off on Behavioral training and biofeedback to treat temporomandibular dysfunction
Friday, August 17th, 2007
In a previous entry it was reported that over 7 years, patients visiting chiropractors and other CAM-oriented primary care doctors had 60% fewer hospitalizations, 62% less outpatient surgery, and 85% lower pharmaceutical costs compared with total network HMO (health maintenance organization).
These findings are important, but there were some questions, which lead researcher, Dr. Richard Sarnat, graciously agreed to address. (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness, Chiropractic | Comments Off on Follow-up: Reported cost-savings with CAM-oriented primary care
Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Dr. Mark Moyad (photo) is Director of Preventive and Alternative Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. His thoughts about the FDA’s plan to establish good manufacturing regulations for dietary supplements are published in Urology Times.
He also looks to the next big issue that will confront the supplement industry.
Once you know the issues, you can play the role of the pharmaceutical executive and decide if your product “Best Prostate Health” should be withdrawn from the market. (more…)
CAM Cost Effectiveness, CAM Education, Lycopene, Saw Palmetto | Comments Off on The next big issue facing dietary supplements — You be the CEO