Researchers in Brazil studied infants from low-income families with high risk of asthma.

Their results were reported during the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and reported in Medical News Today. (more…)

Researchers from Florida State University, in Tallahassee report that chiropractic treatment improved adherence to resistance training.

But did their condition improve? (more…)

Men with chronic prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) have persistent discomfort or pain in the pelvic area that lasts several months, often longer. Discomfort is usually at the base of the penis and around the anus and lower back. Sometimes it spreads into the testes. The cause isn’t known.

Researchers at Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, in Germany studied the response to pollen extract (Cernilton). (more…)

Dr. Ann-Marie Wordley from the University of Adelaide in Australia presented the preliminary results during the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Conference. (more…)

Smoking cessation is a major life stressor that has many consequences, including persistent negative affect.

Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston report their findings. (more…)

Researchers at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., in Saga, Japan studied the effects on muscle soreness, muscle damage and inflammation during an intensive training program. (more…)

 Muscle and strength loss occur during periods of physical inactivity and immobilization.

Researchers from St Francis Xavier University, in Antigonish in Canada report the effects of creatine supplementation on upper limb muscle mass and performance after immobilization. (more…)

There were changes in hormones, but these women won’t being buying a smaller dress size. (more…)

Zinc supplementation cut the episodes of diarrhea in half, according to researchers from Florida International University in Miami during the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. (more…)

The discovery of specific cannabinoid receptors in the central nervous system has lead to much research to determine the main effects of these compounds.

This Cochrane review reports on the clinical effectiveness of cannabinoids in the treatment of dementia. (more…)

In this study by researchers at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, massage reduced delayed onset muscle soreness by almost half. (more…)

Researchers from the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology in Los Angeles report tai chi chih improves sleep quality in older adults. (more…)

About 1 in 13 babies in the US is born weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces (2,500 grams). They’re considered low birth weight and at increased risk of serious health problems.

Might preventing low birth weight be another benefit of omega-3 fatty acids? (more…)

Researchers from the University of Missouri, Kansas City measured changes in inappropriate behavior. (more…)

During the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting this June, researchers at McMaster University, in Hamilton Ontario will report the results of their review. (more…)

Dr. Joanne Barnes, from the University of Auckland, in New Zealand distilled the evidence.

And it takes less than 300 words plus references. (more…)

Researchers from China and Italy reviewed the evidence. (more…)

Qigong is an internal martial art in which one learns to sense the Qi (the circulating life energy) moving in their body.

Prof. Ernst reviewed the research on qigong to treat pain. (more…)

Researchers at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 30th Annual Meeting reported that taking vitamin C supplements might reduce the risk for hip and nonvertebral fracture. (more…)

Encouraging findings in a small group of patients are reported by researchers at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, in New York. (more…)