CAM for the common cold?
While rhinoviruses cause upto half of colds, up to 200 other viruses have been implicated. Researchers at the University of Ottawa, in Ontario, reviewed the evidence for CAM to treat and prevent the common cold.
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Calcium, probiotics, and cholesterol metabolism
Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University, in Jena, Germany, studied the influence of a probiotic supplement alone and combined with a calcium supplement on lowering blood cholesterol levels.
Probiotics improve a person’s health
This Cochrane Review assessed the effectiveness and safety of probiotics for preventing acute upper respiratory infections (URTIs).
CAM options to treat eczema
Bastyr Center for Natural Health has published a review.
CAM options to treat menopausal symptoms
Prof. Ernst has reviewed the evidence. Here’s what we know.
Treating mastitis with probiotics
Mastitis is an infection of breast tissue that results in breast pain, swelling, warmth, and redness of the breast. It’s a common infection during lactation. Researchers at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in Spain compared 2 lactobacilli strains isolated from breast milk to antibiotic therapy of lactational mastitis.
Synbiotics and the risk of common winter diseases in kids
Daily supplementation with a synbiotic preparation lowered this risk, according to researchers at Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, in Italy.
Review: Probiotics to treat diarrhea
Here are 2 Cochrane reviews that evaluate the evidence for using probiotics to treat persistent diarrhea, and the value of probiotics + rehydration to treat diarrhea.
CAM use among women with vaginitis
Researchers in the US and Israel describe the use of CAM in women with chronic vaginitis and the epidemiologic factors associated with these treatments.
Review: CAM for infantile colic
Almost all babies go through a fussy period. When crying lasts for longer than about 3 hours a day and is not caused by a medical problem (such as a hernia or infection), it is called colic. Prof. Ernst and colleagues evaluated nutritional supplements and other complementary and alternative medicines.
Synbiotics and preventing asthma-like symptoms in infants
Researchers at the Academic Medical Center, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands studied symbiotic therapy to prevent asthma-like symptoms in infants with atopic dermatitis–chronic inflammation of the skin.
Synbiotics and the risk of common winter diseases in children
Daily supplementation with a synbiotic preparation lowered this risk, according to researchers at Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, in Italy.
Preventing recurrent bacterial vaginosis with probiotics, conveniently
Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, in China report positive results with a simplified probiotic treatment regimen.
Effect of diet on irritable bowel syndrome
Studies suggest that in one quarter of patients, symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be caused or exacerbated by diet. Researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, at Chapel Hill, reviewed the data from a clinician’s perspective.
Reviewing the potential benefits of probiotics
The British Nutrition Foundation reviewed the effect of probiotics on health.
Nutraceutical therapy to treat juvenile Crohn’s disease
Most of patients with moderate-to-severe disease are in a constant catabolic state resulting in poor weight gain and growth failure. Researchers at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, in New York City studied whether an exclusion diet combined with nutraceutical therapy could induce sustained remission of disease with weight gain, and enhance the ability … Continue reading Nutraceutical therapy to treat juvenile Crohn’s disease
Converting hamburger into a functional food
Researchers in Madrid, Spain have developed a new meat product — lycopene-enriched hamburger — by adding dry tomato peel to hamburger meat.
The status of probiotics to treat functional constipation
Functional constipation is an umbrella term covering persistent, difficult, infrequent, or seemingly incomplete defecation without a known cause. Researchers from The Medical University of Warsaw, in Dzialdowska, Poland reviewed the evidence in adults in children.
Exclusion diet + nutraceutical therapy to treat juvenile Crohn’s disease
Encouraging findings in a small group of patients are reported by researchers at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, in New York.
Normalizing bowel movements in frail nursing home patients
Professor Kaisu Pitkala from the Helsinki University Hospital in Finland used fermented oat drinks. Professor Jeremy Hamilton-Miller of the Royal Free and University College Medical School in London explains why this research is important.