The Kampo medicine called maoto consists of ephedra, apricot kernel (Prunus armeniaca, Rosaceae), cinnamon, and licorice.
Researchers from Shimane University Hospital, in Japan formulated a suppository of maoto and use it to lower fever in infants and children. Continue reading Controlling fever with maoto suppositories
The Mayo Clinic Health Letter makes the connection between static magnets and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
You’ll have to subscribe to read the whole article, but it’s interesting that Mayo places both treatments in the same category. Continue reading Making the connection between static magnets and TMS
Researchers at Paraiba Valley University, in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil studied the effect of the Pilates method on the gait of patients with low back pain. Continue reading Pilates and gait analysis in patients with back pain
Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, in Los Angeles, California, studied the effects of arginine + antioxidants on exercise performance in older people. Continue reading Niteworks increases anaerobic threshold in elderly men
It’s a controversial subject, but researchers at Tottori University, in Yonago, Japan, report positive results in a small study. Continue reading Support for aromatherapy in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes (UCPPS) refers to pain associated with the bladder (ie, interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, IC/PBS) and the prostate gland (ie, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, CP/CPPS).
Researchers from Kyung Hee University, in Seoul, Korea studied the effect of electroacupuncture. Continue reading Electroacupuncture for urologic chronic pain
Researchers at Jikei University School of Medicine Minato-ku in Tokyo studied 167 schoolchildren from December 2008 through March 2009.
It’s an important study that advances our knowledge of vitamin D and it’s contribution to health. Continue reading Using vitamin D to prevent influenza A
Researchers from China and the UK studied a group of Chinese people. Continue reading Vitamin D and the metabolic syndrome in adults
Would you eat salmon 3 times a week if it lowered your blood pressure?
Researchers at the University of Iceland, in Reykjavik report. Your decide. Continue reading Eating salmon to lower blood pressure
These findings are noteworthy considering the relatively modest amount of physical activity undertaken by study participants. Continue reading Modest exercise lowers dementia risk, modestly
Here are the results of the British Medical Journal survey.
88% of respondents came from the UK, with the rest coming from 10 countries. Continue reading UK doctors rate their knowledge of herbal medicines
The US Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to 6 US-based medical spas and a company in Brazil for making false or misleading statements on their Web sites about drugs they claim “eliminate fat” in a procedure called “lipodissolve.”
Lipodissolve is also known as mesotherapy, lipozap, lipotherapy, and injection lipolysis. Continue reading FDA warns against selected mesotherapy to eliminate fat
After 10 years of research, here’s what we know about eating legumes — lentils; split, chick, and black-eyed peas; kidney, navy, and black beans — and the risk of prostate cancer.
Let’s start with the latest results from researchers at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. Continue reading Eating legumes to reduce prostate cancer risk
Jane Hoback, writing in Natural Foods Merchandiser, has listed areas of interest to CAM practitioners. Continue reading Effects of US healthcare reform on CAM
During the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, researchers from Louisville, Kentucky presented more support for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in the treatment of insomnia. Continue reading More support for CBT to treat insomnia
Prof. Ernst and colleagues from Peninsula Medical School in the UK have reviewed the evidence.
Are your ready? Continue reading Review of massage to treat depression
Young African-Americans in Washington, DC were studied by researchers at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, in Washington, DC. Continue reading More evidence that vitamin D deficiency makes asthma worse
There was a significant difference in patient satisfaction, according to researchers in Chicago.
But what about their pain? Continue reading Effects of deep breathing on pain management
Researchers from the University of Alberta, in Canada reviewed its value in term or preterm neonates. Continue reading Music during the neonatal period
This is the first reported case of a patient taking imatinib (Gleevec), which is used to treat certain cancers, who developed liver toxicity, apparently related to taking ginseng. Continue reading Imatinib liver toxicity associated with ginseng