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Reducing the rate and risk of falling
Approximately 30% of people over 65 years of age living in the community fall each year. This Cochrane review updates...
Smart acupuncture
Fast Company reports that a new system links to a readout and shows how much electrical activity the needles are...
Cost effective Transcendental Meditation
Dr. Robert Herron, an independent researcher, and director of the Center for Health Systems Analysis in Quebec, Canada, retrospectively assessed...
Physicians rate acupuncture for pain management
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, collected information from pain physicians and referral physicians who manage the care of...
Cost-effectiveness of lifestyle changes in diabetes patients
Lifestyle changes may reduce cardiovascular risk and the risk of diabetes mellitus. Researchers at Umea University in Sweden studied the...
Cost-effectiveness: Falls prevention in high-risk elderly
Falls prevention programs reduce the risk in older people. But are they cost-effective? Researchers in the UK evaluated the fiscal...
Cognitive behavioral treatment for low back pain
Researchers from University of Warwick, in Coventry, UK estimated the cost effectiveness of a group cognitive behavioral treatment in people...
Is it cost-effective to prevent falls in the elderly?
Yes, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland whose findings are based on a mathematical epidemiological model.
Acupuncture: Clinically meaningful and cost-effective?
Researchers from the University of York, in the UK say it’s time to move on from asking if acupuncture is...
Cost-effectiveness of natural supplements
 Researchers from the University of Toronto, in Ontario reviewed the evidence.
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Cost-effective naturopathic care for low back pain
In this study by researchers in Canada and the US, combining several treatments under the umbrella of naturopathic care was...
Cost-effectiveness of acupuncture for headache
Researchers from Berlin’s Charité University Medical Centre report it’s worth the cost.
Prof. Ernst’s negative view of chiropractic
This review by Professor Edzard Ernst from the Universities of Exeter & Plymouth in the UK is an outspoken negative...
Reviewing acupuncture to treat chronic headache
Reviewers from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina conclude it’s better than sham acupuncture and even drugs.
Benefit of chewing gum on recovery from colon surgery
In England, there were more than 31,000 operations to remove a section of the large intestine (colectomy) from 2004 to...
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Cost-effectiveness of music therapy in palliative care
Reminiscence music reportedly reduces the symptoms of depression in patients with dementia. It’s also effective for agitation and disruptive behavior...
Probiotics reduce diarrhea in children
Researchers from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia evaluated a milk product containing probiotics and prebiotics (Cupday Milk) on...
Behavioral training and biofeedback to treat temporomandibular dysfunction
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction involves face pain, clicking sounds, and limited movement of the jaw. About 33% of the population...
Follow-up: Reported cost-savings with CAM-oriented primary care
In a previous entry it was reported that over 7 years, patients visiting chiropractors and other CAM-oriented primary care doctors...
The next big issue facing dietary supplements — You be the CEO
Dr. Mark Moyad (photo) is Director of Preventive and Alternative Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann...