Researchers from the University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento tell us “Despite [a] lack of scientific validation, many patients routinely use ‘medical marijuana,’ and in many cases this use is for pain related to nerve injury.”
In this study, “no effect on evoked pain was seen.” Continue reading A study of cannabis cigarettes for neuropathic pain
Growing evidence suggests that probiotics might serve as a functional food in the treatment of diarrhea.
Here’s what we know.
Continue reading Updating what we know about probiotics and diarrhea
There’s some supporting evidence in animals, but what about in humans? Continue reading Oral cannabis is not effective for acute pain
Delta(9)- and Delta(8)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are potent inhibitors of mitochondrial respiration in human sperm, according to this study by researchers at the State University of New York, Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. Continue reading Negative effects of cannabinoids on human sperm
Actually, it hasn’t been studied very much.
But here’s what we know so far.
Continue reading Pain management during labor: Is there a role for CAM?
Three members of the Integrative Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City have published their views. Continue reading CAM for cancer survivors: The Sloan-Kettering view
You won’t be surprised to learn that pain of longer duration and greater impairment make children more willing to use CAM.
But which CAM options do they choose? Continue reading CAM preferences among children with chronic pain
Researchers at The University of Tulsa in Oklahoma compared different forms of very short rest periods on subsequent performance. Continue reading Rest periods and resistance exercise performance
Dzherelo, is made from a combination of medicinal plants and used in Ukraine to treat tuberculosis (TB) and HIV infections.
In this study, Dzherelo had a positive effect on the immune status and viral burden in patients treated for TB. Continue reading Measuring the immune response to Dzherelo
Xuezhikang (XZK) is an extract from red yeast Chinese rice.
In this study by the Chinese Coronary Secondary Prevention Study Group, Chinese patients with heart disease taking XZK had fewer heart complications. Continue reading Effect of Xuezhikang after a heart attack
One exception might be osteoarthritis. Continue reading Evidence does not support static magnets for pain relief
The Arthritis Foundation characterized the Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT) as “a landmark study that helps define the role of glucosamine/chondroitin in the treatment of knee OA.”
Continue reading Glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis knee pain
Yoga appears to be a promising intervention for depression, according to researchers from the US, Russia, and Italy in this study.
But can we predict which person is most likely to respond? Continue reading Attempting to profile depressed people most likely to respond to yoga
LASIK (Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis) is a technique used by ophthalmologists to correct myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism (a visual defect due to an unequal curvature, usually of the cornea).
Medscape has posted a review of the management of unsuccessful LASIK and another treatment called photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). The focus here is on the role of ascorbic acid (vitamin C, ascorbate). Continue reading The value of vitamin C to manage LASIK and PRK side effects
I was surprised to read it, but “one of the more common chronic pain syndromes in children is recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) — thought to affect 10% to 30% of all school-aged children.”
The results of this study show that “the response to guided imagery in.. children with RAP was rapid, sustained, clinically effective, and not associated with any apparent side effects.”
Let’s learn more.
Continue reading Using guided imagery to treat recurrent stomach pain in kids
So, which is better, naturopathic care or standardized physiotherapy instruction? Continue reading Naturopathic care for chronic low back pain
It’s a viable alternative for patients who do not respond to medical treatment.
But what is “speech pathology?”
Continue reading Using speech pathology management to control chronic cough
Today, it’s widely agreed that tobacco is highly addictive and linked to a long list of diseases.
It wasn’t always so. Come with me down memory lane.
Continue reading The flow and ebb of tobacco over 7 centuries
Yoga appears to be a feasible, safe, effective, and acceptable nonpharmacological option for premature ejaculation, according to researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.
Here’s a comparison to fluoxetine (Prozac). Continue reading Yoga to treat premature ejaculation
The good news? There’s no risk of a positive test for doping. Continue reading Lack of effect of Tribulus terrestris on muscle strength in rugby league players