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  • Reviewing the effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on depression
  • Reducing marijuana use among young women
  • Storytelling to improve blood pressure
  • Religion and major depression in adults
  • Coffee, caffeine, and the risk of depression
  • Herbal and dietary supplements on cognition in menopause
  • Value of zinc to treat Wilson disease
  • Review: Broad benefits with the Mediterranean diet
  • Lower risk of diabetes with the Mediterranean diet
  • Effect of yoga on menopausal symptoms
  • Maggots help heal wounds in diabetic patients
  • The science of vitamin D
  • Status of hypnosis/guided imagery for fibromyalgia
  • Probiotics improve a person’s health
  • Plan to treat fibromyalgia pain in advance
  • Foot massage for patients with dementia
  • Eat breakfast!
  • How does exercise benefit heart failure patients?
  • Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: short-term results
  • Looking for the metabolic effects of cinnamon

Monthly Archives: September 2011

Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Reviewing the effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on depression

09/28/2011 JR

Researchers at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, in New York City, reviewed the evidence for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to treat major depressive episodes. Continue reading Reviewing the effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on depression →

Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Mindfulness

Reducing marijuana use among young women

09/28/2011 JR

Researchers in Rhode Island studied the value of motivational interviewing + mindfulness meditation. Continue reading Reducing marijuana use among young women →

High Blood Pressure

Storytelling to improve blood pressure

09/28/2011 JR

Benefits of culturally appropriate storytelling were similar to those of antihypertensive drugs, according to researchers at Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Massachusetts. Continue reading Storytelling to improve blood pressure →

Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Religion/ Spirituality

Religion and major depression in adults

09/27/2011 JR

Researchers at Columbia University, in New York, previously reported that the personal importance of religion or spirituality was associated with a lower risk for major depression.

Now, they report the importance of religion among the offspring of the participants in that earlier study. Continue reading Religion and major depression in adults →

Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Caffeine, Coffee

Coffee, caffeine, and the risk of depression

09/27/2011 JR

The relationship between coffee or caffeine consumption and depression is not well defined.

Researchers in Boston and New York report a connection. Continue reading Coffee, caffeine, and the risk of depression →

Flavonoids (Soy), Ginkgo, Herbals, Menopause, Phytoestrogens, Prof. Ernst

Herbal and dietary supplements on cognition in menopause

09/27/2011 JR

Prof. Ernst and colleagues evaluated the evidence regarding the effects of herbal and dietary supplements on cognition (ability to reason) in menopause. Continue reading Herbal and dietary supplements on cognition in menopause →

Copper, Zinc

Value of zinc to treat Wilson disease

09/26/2011 JR

Wilson disease is a genetic disorder that affects copper storage, leading to liver failure and neurologic deterioration.

Researchers at the University Hospital of Heidelberg, in Germany, studied the long-term outcomes copper chelators vs zinc salts. Continue reading Value of zinc to treat Wilson disease →

Alzheimer's Dementia, Cancer, Diet-Mediterranean, Heart Disease, Parkinson's, Stroke

Review: Broad benefits with the Mediterranean diet

09/26/2011 JR

A couple of years ago, researchers at the University of Florence, in Italy, reviewed the effects of the Mediterranean diet on the risk of death and the occurrence of Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s diseases.

Now, they’ve updated their findings. Continue reading Review: Broad benefits with the Mediterranean diet →

Diabetes Mellitus, Diet-Mediterranean, Heart Disease, Stroke

Lower risk of diabetes with the Mediterranean diet

09/26/2011 JR

Researchers in Spain report the results of the PREDIMED-Reus Nutrition intervention study. Continue reading Lower risk of diabetes with the Mediterranean diet →

Menopause, Yoga

Effect of yoga on menopausal symptoms

09/25/2011 JR

Researchers at NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, observed the effect of yoga on menopausal symptoms. Continue reading Effect of yoga on menopausal symptoms →

Diabetes Mellitus, Infection, Larval (Maggot) Tx

Maggots help heal wounds in diabetic patients

09/25/2011 JR

Diabetic patients face lower limb amputation when lesion on the foot or leg don”t heal.

During the meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, researchers at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, reported the response to biosurgery using the sterile larvae of the green blow-fly (Lucilia sericata). Continue reading Maggots help heal wounds in diabetic patients →

Bone Fracture, Cancer, Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Disease, Infection, Vitamin D

The science of vitamin D

09/25/2011 JR

NutraIngredients.com has a review. Continue reading The science of vitamin D →

Fibromyalgia, Guided Imagery, Hypnosis

Status of hypnosis/guided imagery for fibromyalgia

09/22/2011 JR

Researchers in Germany performed a systematic review of the evidence. Continue reading Status of hypnosis/guided imagery for fibromyalgia →

Cochrane Library, Infection, NCCAM, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics

Probiotics improve a person’s health

09/22/2011 JR

This Cochrane Review assessed the effectiveness and safety of probiotics for preventing acute upper respiratory infections (URTIs). Continue reading Probiotics improve a person’s health →

Breathing, Fibromyalgia, Meditation, Relaxation

Plan to treat fibromyalgia pain in advance

09/22/2011 JR

MayoClinic.com tells us, “When fibromyalgia pain or fatigue is severe, you might not be thinking clearly… Having a plan to follow gives you a sense of control over your signs and symptoms.” Continue reading Plan to treat fibromyalgia pain in advance →

Alzheimer's Dementia, Massage

Foot massage for patients with dementia

09/21/2011 JR

Researchers at Griffith University, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, studied the effects of foot massage on agitated behaviors. Continue reading Foot massage for patients with dementia →

Diabetes Mellitus, E. DIETARY, Heart Disease, Stroke

Eat breakfast!

09/21/2011 JR

Researchers at the Royal Children’s Hospital, in Victoria, Australia looked for an association between skipping breakfast and cardiometabolic risk factors in adulthood.

They’ve come across a finding that’s particularly interesting. Continue reading Eat breakfast! →

Exercise, Heart Disease

How does exercise benefit heart failure patients?

09/20/2011 JR

Researchers in California and Utah studied patients as they performed 8 weeks of knee-extensor exercise. Continue reading How does exercise benefit heart failure patients? →

Mindfulness, Smoking Cessation

Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: short-term results

09/19/2011 JR

Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine, in New Haven, Connecticut, conducted a study of mindfulness training for smoking cessation. Continue reading Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: short-term results →

Cholesterol/Lipids, Cinnamon, Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Disease, Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Looking for the metabolic effects of cinnamon

09/19/2011 JR

Dietary fat is associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Researchers in Ireland measured the effect of 3 grams cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) on gastric emptying, postprandial lipid and blood sugar responses, and other metabolic effects. Continue reading Looking for the metabolic effects of cinnamon →

Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fair, Balanced, and to the Point

About this web log

This blog ran from 2006 to 2016 and was intended as an objective and dispassionate source of information on the latest CAM research. Since my background is in pharmacy and allopathic medicine, I view all CAM as advancing through the development pipeline to eventually become integrated into mainstream medical practice. Some will succeed while others fail. But all are treated fairly here.

About the author

John Russo, Jr., PharmD, is president of The MedCom Resource, Inc. Previously, he was senior vice president of medical communications at www.Vicus.com, a complementary and alternative medicine website.

Common sense considerations

The material on this weblog is for informational purposes. It is not medical advice or counsel. Be smart, consult your health professional before using CAM.

Recent Posts

  • Reviewing the effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on depression
  • Reducing marijuana use among young women
  • Storytelling to improve blood pressure
  • Religion and major depression in adults
  • Coffee, caffeine, and the risk of depression
  • Herbal and dietary supplements on cognition in menopause
  • Value of zinc to treat Wilson disease
  • Review: Broad benefits with the Mediterranean diet
  • Lower risk of diabetes with the Mediterranean diet
  • Effect of yoga on menopausal symptoms
  • Maggots help heal wounds in diabetic patients
  • The science of vitamin D
  • Status of hypnosis/guided imagery for fibromyalgia
  • Probiotics improve a person’s health
  • Plan to treat fibromyalgia pain in advance
  • Foot massage for patients with dementia
  • Eat breakfast!
  • How does exercise benefit heart failure patients?
  • Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: short-term results
  • Looking for the metabolic effects of cinnamon

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