Archive for the 'CAM Use' Category
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
Researchers at the University of Sheffield, in the UK, updated previous systematic reviews. (more…)
CAM Use | Comments Off on Update: Prevalence of CAM use
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
Two recent studies report marked differences in the use of homeopathy.
First, homeopathy in the US. (more…)
CAM Politics, CAM Use, Homeopathy | Comments Off on What’s trending now in visits to homeopaths
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, Massachusetts, report patterns and reasons for its use.
It’s not what you think. (more…)
CAM Use, Exercise, Headache/Migraine, Meditation, Migraine, Yoga | Comments Off on CAM use among people with migraine
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
In October 2010 the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) conducted a telephone survey. (more…)
CAM Use, Elderly, NCCAM | Comments Off on CAM use among older Americans
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Not always, according to this report from the Royal Children’s Hospital, in Melbourne, Australia. (more…)
CAM Use, Consumer Alert, Diarrhea/Constipation, Infants | Comments Off on CAM: It might be “natural,” but is it safe?
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston conducted a review of the 2007 National Health Interview Survey of non-institutionalized US residents conducted by the National Center of Health Statistics of the Center for Disease Control. (more…)
CAM Use | Comments Off on CAM use by Americans
Sunday, August 14th, 2011
CAM is used by about 4 of 10 adults in the US; but little is known about the association between CAM use and health status.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, surveyed people about the relationship between their CAM use and perceived health status. (more…)
CAM Use | Comments Off on Do CAM users feel healthier?
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, June 18th, 2011
Would you believe that about 80% of people with diabetes use CAM?
Researchers at the University of California, in San Diego, surveyed patients attending the 6 Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) educational conferences during 2004-2006. (more…)
CAM Use, Diabetes Mellitus, Prickly Pear, Vitamins | Comments Off on High use of CAM among people with diabetes
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
I’ve largely ignored these studies in the past, but perhaps it’s worth a second look.
To start, this 1993 study by Dr. David Eisenberg, who is now the director of Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies at Harvard University, is considered a landmark in the field of “unconventional medicine.” (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Biofeedback, CAM Use, Chiropractic, Diet-Mediterranean, E. DIETARY, Exercise, Guided Imagery, Hypnosis, Massage, Relaxation, Religion/ Spirituality, Vitamins | Comments Off on CAM in the US: Patterns of use
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Today is World Asthma Day.
So, researchers at the Universite de Montreal, in Quebec, surveyed CAM use and factors associated with its use. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, CAM Use | Comments Off on CAM use by children with asthma
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
A key outcome of early cancer drug studies is the toxicity of a new experimental drug. The use of CAM in patients with advanced cancer might make it difficult to make this determination.
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, studied the prevalence of CAM use in their patients participating in experimental cancer drug treatment studies. (more…)
CAM Use, Cancer, Herbals, Religion/ Spirituality, Vitamins | Comments Off on CAM use among cancer patients during drug trials
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Researchers in Boston and Washington, DC, determined the prevalence of multivitamins, folic acid, and herbal supplement use. (more…)
CAM Use, Cancer, Echinacea, Garlic, Ginkgo, Vitamins | Comments Off on CAM use among African American breast cancer survivors
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
Researchers in the US and Israel describe the use of CAM in women with chronic vaginitis and the epidemiologic factors associated with these treatments. (more…)
CAM Use, Infection, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on CAM use among women with vaginitis
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Researchers at the University of Birmingham, in the UK, investigated the prevalence of herbal medicine use among cancer patients in the West Midlands — a metropolitan county in western central England. (more…)
CAM Use, Cancer | Comments Off on Use of CAM by people with cancer
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Prof. Ernst sees encouraging evidence for some treatments.
But does it matter? (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, CAM Use, Children, Chiropractic, Herbals, Homeopathy, Hypnosis, Infants, Massage, Prof. Ernst, Yoga | Comments Off on CAM use among US adolescents
Sunday, November 7th, 2010
Researchers at the National University of Singapore surveyed the use of CAM in residents of Singapore who had head and neck cancer.
Here are their findings compared to other countries where similar studies have been conducted. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, C. MIND-BODY THERAPIES, CAM Use, Chiropractic, Exercise, Herbals, Homeopathy, Hypnosis, Naturopathy, Physiotherapy, Reiki, Relaxation, Religion/ Spirituality, Selenium, Tea, Vitamins | Comments Off on Use of CAM in patients with head and neck cancer
Friday, August 13th, 2010
The English commonly combine CAM with prescription drugs.
Let’s compare these findings by Prof. Ernst and colleagues to CAM use in other countries. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Aromatherapy, CAM Politics, CAM Use, Massage, Prof. Ernst | Comments Off on Prevalence of CAM use in England