Glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis
No better than placebo after 24 months of treatment.
Another chelation study canceled
 It was designed to study the effects of chelation in patients who had survived a heart attack.
Making “fast food” healthy
 Burger King is promoting 3 new meal combinations as part of its BK Kids Meal options.
Healthcare activities on “Second Life” reported
 Researchers in Canada found a wide array of health-related activity in the 3 dimensional virtual world of Second Life.
New regulations for sunscreen products
 The FDA is completing sunscreen label changes designed to give consumers a better idea of the sun protection they’re getting.
Dana Ullman speaks on homeopathy
Dana Ullman (photo) is a practitioner and outspoken advocate for homeopathic medicine in the US. Natural Food Merchandiser interviewed him,...
Combining drugs + CBT to treat insomnia
 Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and hypnotic medications are effective for short-term treatment of insomnia, but few patients achieve 100% relief...
Creatine’s effect on resistance training in patients with HIV
 Researchers from the University of California San Francisco studied whether creatine supplementation augments the effects of progressive resistance exercise training...
Bad effects from mesotherapy
Dermatologists from Morristown, New Jersey report a case of a woman who developed “scalp abscess with subcutaneous fat necrosis and...
Safety of chiropractic
“There is no robust data concerning the incidence or prevalence of adverse reactions after chiropractic,” according to reviewers from Portugal.
CAM control of cholesterol
Researchers from the Universities of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania compared a statin to an alternative treatment option that included lifestyle changes,...
Review: Cranberry and urinary tract infections
Dr. David Guay from the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis has reviewed the evidence.
What motivates people with MS to use CAM?
In a word, “frustration.” People with multiple sclerosis (MS) use CAM because conventional treatments have many side effects and they...
Vitamin D is not associated with decreased melanoma risk
At the Society for Investigative Dermatology meeting, researchers from Kaiser Permanente, in Oakland, California reported some confusing findings. Melanoma is...
Vitamin D and the risk of basal cell skin cancer
 Reporting at the Society for Investigative Dermatology meeting, researchers from Stanford University Medical Center, in California found an association between...
Nursing School Search rates top 50 homeopathy blogs
And guess what? In the category of “Homeopathy and Alternative Medicine,” The C.A.M. Report ranked 3rd.
Heart effects of alternate nostril breathing
Researchers at Nepal Medical College in Kathmandu measured the physiological effects of Nadi Sodhana (alternate nostril breathing).
Does music improve sleep?
Researchers from the Institute of Behavioural Sciences in Budapest, Hungary tell us it depends on what you listen to.
CAM for Raynaud’s phenomenon?
The value of conventional treatment is limited, and so is CAM. Let’s review.
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CAM options to treat pain at the end of life
Of the many symptoms experienced by those at the end of life, pain is one of the most common, feared,...