Tai chi benefits in Parkinson’s disease
Patients with Parkinson’s disease have impaired balance, which affects function and increases the risk of falling. Exercise is routinely encouraged...
Testing exercise to prevent falls in Parkinson’s disease
Researchers at the University of Exeter, in the UK, evaluated the effectiveness of an exercise program in people with Parkinson’s...
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Reviewing the reviews of tai chi
Prof. Ernst and a colleague critically evaluated the systematic reviews of tai chi for any improvement of medical conditions or...
Review: Broad benefits with the Mediterranean diet
A couple of years ago, researchers at the University of Florence, in Italy, reviewed the effects of the Mediterranean diet...
Review: Black chokeberry
Products derived from the black chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa, are claimed to be beneficial in disorders or diseases associated with oxidative...
Theater to improve quality of life in Parkinson’s disease
Medical treatments of Parkinson’s disease are intended reduce motor symptoms, but many patients still report a deterioration of their daily...
Product review: CoQ10 and ubiquinol
CoQ10 and its activated form, ubiquinol, are popular supplements for treating or preventing a range of conditions including congestive heart...
Benefits of cough training for Parkinson’s disease
Cough helps remove material that cannot be adequately removed by normal physiological processes. Researchers from the University of Florida, in...
Improving balance in fibromyalgia using whole-body vibration
Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a treatment where a patient stands on a platform that oscillates at a particular frequency and...
Vitamin D and the risk of Parkinson’s disease
Almost everyone is deficient in vitamin D, and this deficiency is implicated in several diseases. Now, researchers at the National...
Antioxidant primer
Dr. Manouchehr Saljoughian from the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, California has reviewed antioxidants. Lets define terms.
Balneotherapy: 2 reviews of the evidence
This review of balneotherapy comes from the Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), in Athens, Greece.
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Consumer Alert: FDA warns about OTC chelation products
8 companies of over-the-counter (OTC) chelation products were told that they are selling unapproved drugs and devices and are violating...
Benefits of mental singing in Parkinson’s disease
Patients with Parkinson’s disease have gait disturbances that can be improved with the use of appropriate visual and auditory cues....
Benefits of Tango for patients with Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine, in St. Louis, Missouri compared the effects of Tango, Waltz/Foxtrot, and tai...
High-intensity exercise in Parkinson’s disease
Small improvement is reported by researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Probiotic treatment of allergic rhinitis
The Institute of Food Research in the UK reports that a milk drink containing Lactobacillus casei Shirota (LcS) might be...
Tai chi in Parkinson’s disease
Professor Ernst from the Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth UK has reviewed the literature and concludes that...
Michigan voters say OK to medical marijuana
Another result from Tuesday’s US election — 63% of voters in Michigan approved of letting people who are ill grow...
Mediterranean diet and the risk of death and disease
Researchers from Florence, Italy tell us if it changes the risk of death and the occurrence of Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s...