B vitamins and the risk of dementia
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, examined the effect of taking folic acid, vitamin B-12, and vitamin B-6 on...
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CAM options for treating depression
Emily Matthews, a reader of this blog, provides this overview of depression and complementary treatment options. About 20 million Americans...
The effect of prenatal folic acid on language in children
An international group of researchers examined the association between mothers’ use of prenatal folic acid supplements and the risk of...
Dietary supplements and the risk of death in older women
Dietary supplements are commonly taken to prevent chronic disease. Researchers in Finland, Norway, and the Republic of Korea studied the...
Options to prevent colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is strongly associated with a Western lifestyle. Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, present an overview of...
Adding tai chi improves antidepressant drug therapy
During the New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit Meeting, researchers at David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California,...
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The value of nutritional supplements in older adults
We commonly take them, but studies show mixed results regarding their health benefits, according to researchers at Duke University Medical...
Supplements or food to prevent heart disease in women?
Researchers at the MedStar Research Institute, in Hyattsville, Maryland, reviewed studies of nutrition in women. Those emphasizing gender differences in...
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CAM for major depressive therapy
The American Psychiatric Association’s Task Force on Complementary and Alternative Medicine reviewed the evidence and report their findings. Here are...
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CAM (not St John’s wort) to treat depression
Researchers at Goulds Naturopathica, in Hobart TAS, Australia, reviewed the evidence.
Do B vitamins and folic acid affect cognitive function?
Researchers at the University of Western Australia, in Crawley, studied B6, B12, and folic acid.
Folic acid and prostate cancer risk
The effects of folic acid-containing supplements may differ from natural sources of folate, according to the University of Southern California,...
Effects of US healthcare reform on CAM
Jane Hoback, writing in Natural Foods Merchandiser, has listed areas of interest to CAM practitioners.
The effect of diet on depression in older people
Claire Williamson, Nutrition Scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation in London, has reviewed the evidence.
Vitamins to prevent macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe irreversible vision loss in older Americans. Researchers from Harvard Medical...
Prenatal use of folic acid and child development
The benefits and risks of folic acid fortification of food – once thought to be clear — are being debated...
Should we add CAM to Rx treatments?
 Researchers from the University of Queensland, in Australia evaluated the evidence for adding nutritional and herbal medicines to antidepressants, mood...
Caution on folic acid food fortification
Folate depletion is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. But research from the University of Chile, in Santiago...
March was colorectal cancer month
Here’s a summary of what has been covered on this site about CAM and colorectal cancer.
Benefits and risks of vegan diets
 Veganism is a diet and lifestyle that excludes using animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Dr. Winston Craig...