Effect of folate on depression in Japanese adults
Higher dietary intake of folate was associated with a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms in Japanese men but not women,...
Australian pharmacy students rate CAM
Pharmacy students view education about CAM as a core and integral part of their professional degree.
Future directions for acupuncture research
There’s an online newsletter, CAM at the NIH, posted by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) that...
Implanting gold beads to treat knee osteoarthritis
Despite negative results, researchers from Denmark think another, larger study is needed.
NIH starts CAM for seniors website
 NIHSeniorHealth is a website that features health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health. Now,...
Using probiotics to protect kids from infection
 Researchers from Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital in Hualien, Taiwan report that long-term administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus T cell-1 decreased...
Another review of acupuncture for neck pain
 Yes, it’s effective short term, according to researchers at Southern California University of Health Sciences at Whittier. It’s the latest...
Walking vs stretching in high-risk pregnancy
This study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill compared the response to each activity in high-risk women...
Resistance-training for Special Olympics athletes
 There were significant gains in strength, according to researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Preventing falls in the elderly
Back in 2004, Dr. John Chang from the David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles reported, “Interventions to prevent...
Rebuttal to the AHA omega-6 advisory
The American Heart Association (AHA) advisory on the benefits of omega-6 fatty acids is summarized here. Considering all the press...
Augmentation therapy for resistant depression
When a second antidepressant drug is added to an existing antidepressant, it’s called “combination pharmacotherapy.” When a non-antidepressant agent is...
Physical activity lowers colon cancer risk
 “What’s really compelling is that we see the association between exercise and lower colon cancer risk regardless of how physical...
Yoga of Awareness in breast cancer survivors
 Yoga of Awareness is an 8-week program that includes gentle yoga poses, meditation, and breathing exercises. Researchers from Oregon Health...
Heavy marijuana use leads to high triglyceride levels
 ApoC-III is a risk factor for heart disease. The increased levels observed in marijuana users might explain, in part, the...
Soy and prostate cancer risk
 Protection from prostate cancer may be associated with the type of soy foods consumed, according to this review by researchers...
Lack of uniformity in acupuncture for back pain
 For non-specific low back pain, what is the appropriate number of acupoints and how many acupuncture sessions are needed? Researchers...
Effects of acupuncture on cardiac arrhythmias
 Researchers from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis have reviewed the literature. There’s good news and a challenge to...
Music during colonoscopy
 Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia reviewed the evidence.
Benefits of omega-6 fatty acids
 There are those who recommend substantial reductions in omega-6 fatty acid intake. Now, the American Heart Association (AHA) says, “enough...