Hidden Dangers of Herbal Meds Reviewed
Herbal medicines are not always the harmless nostrums that many patients and even some physicians think, but may actually contribute to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, researchers warned.
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Banned Herbal Ingredient Linked to Urinary Tract Cancer
Exposure to aristolochic acid, found in some Chinese herbal products such as Mu Tong and Fangchi, significantly increased the risk for urinary tract cancer, according to a retrospective study.
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Meeting Terminal Patients' Spiritual Needs Improves Quality of Life
When medical teams acknowledge a patient's spiritual needs as death approaches, that patient is more likely to receive hospice care and have a better quality of life in his or her remaining days, researchers say.
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ASH: Acupressure Reduces Pain of Bone Marrow Procedures
NEW ORLEANS -- A variation of acupuncture significantly reduced the proportion of patients who reported severe pain during bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, data from a small, randomized clinical trial showed.
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Volition Influences Patients' Decision-Making
Increasing patients' responsibility in healthcare decision-making may reduce their willingness to accept risky treatment options, a proof-of-concept study found.
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Green Tea Could Slow Progression to Oral CA
A highly concentrated green tea extract may help prevent cancer for patients who already have high-risk lesions in the mouth, researchers found.
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Doctor's Orders: Finding a Better 'Position' to Deal with Disease
A growing body of research supports the idea that yoga reduces stress and anxiety and improves quality of life in a range of conditions.
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Yoga Classes Help Relieve Chronic Back Pain
Yoga classes helped people with chronic lower back pain improve their mood and ability to function and eased their pain more than did conventional treatment alone, a new study found.
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Patients Spend $34 Billion on Alternative Medicines
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Patients in the U.S. spent about $34 billion on complementary and alternative medicine in 2007, according to a government report.
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Chinese Herbs Show Promise for Endometriosis
HOUSTON -- Chinese herbal medicine provided relief to symptoms of endometriosis that was equivalent or superior to conventional therapies following laparoscopic surgery, a systematic review indicated.
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Red Yeast Rice Supplement May Be Option for Dyslipidemia
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- A dietary supplement containing low levels of naturally occurring lovastatin may provide a treatment alternative to patients who cannot tolerate therapeutic statin doses, a small randomized controlled trial showed.
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Trial Fails to Settle Questions About Acupuncture for Low Back Pain
WHEELING, W.Va. -- Acupuncture was more effective than conventional treatment for relieving lower back pain in a randomized trial, but performed no better than poking patients gently with toothpicks.
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Acupuncture Relieves 'Dry Mouth' Discomfort in Cancer Patients
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Even though it didn't significantly increase saliva flow, acupuncture improved quality of life for head-and-neck cancer patients suffering from dry mouth.
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Glutamine Supplement May Fight Effects of H. pylori Infection
SAN FRANCISCO -- Extra glutamine in the diet could protect against gastric damage caused by Helicobacter pylori infection, according to a mouse study.
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Acupressure Eases Radiation Nausea in Cancer Patients
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Wearing acupressure wristbands reduced nausea for cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, researchers found.
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