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Research Studies

August 2007

  • Hop water and allergies
  • Soy aglycone isoflavones for menopausal hot flashes

July 2007

  • Irritable bowel syndrome and probiotics
  • Genistein and osteoporosis
  • Probiotics for hay fever and asthma in children
  • Vitamin C for preventing reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)

June 2007

  • Calcium, vitamin D, and cancer
  • Candytuft and dyspepsia
  • Sublingual immunotherapy and hay fever

May 2007

  • Chromium and biotin for diabetes
  • Cranberry, helicobacter, and ulcers
  • Menopausal symptoms: the benefits of St. John’s Wort combined with black cohosh
  • Sterol esters for high cholesterol

April 2007

  • Fish oil and heart disease
  • Is the gold standard made of gold?
  • L-carnitine and male infertility
  • Peppermint and irritable bowel syndrome

March 2007

  • Aromatherapy for alzheimer’s disease
  • Asthma and carum copticum (ajwain)
  • Iron and mental function
  • Starch blockers from white kidney bean, a viable weight-loss aid?
  • Tea tree oil for acne

February 2007

  • Folate for enhancing mental function in seniors
  • Genistein for menopausal hot flashes
  • Pelargonium sidoides for acute bronchitis
  • Wormwood for Crohn’s disease

January 2007

  • Calcium for preventing colon cancer
  • Melatonin for irritable bowel syndrome
  • Rhubarb for menopausal symptoms

December 2006

  • Black cohosh and phytoestrogens for menopausal symptoms
  • Comfrey cream for arthritis
  • Policosanol for high cholesterol? maybe not.
  • St. John’s wort for severe depression

November 2006

  • Turmeric for ulcerative colitis

October 2006

  • Lipoic acid for diabetes complications

Herbs and Natural Remedies

  • Complementary therapies for the common cold
  • Good food sources of omega-3 fatty acids
  • Herbal drinks: the new liquid drugstore?
  • Irritable bowel syndrome: strategies for managing a complex condition
  • Laetrile: is it really the pits?
  • Licorice root: not candy, but an herbal remedy
  • Melatonin: nature's sleeping pill?
  • Medicinal uses of bee venom
  • Milk…not just from cows
  • Natural sleep aids
  • Natural ways to prevent macular degeneration
  • Papain: nature’s own digestive aid
  • Saw palmetto
  • Simple pantry solutions: cayenne
  • Shopping for dietary supplements: understanding safety concerns
  • Supplements: to take or not to take, that is the question
  • Use caution when searching complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) sites

Alternative Therapies

  • Alternative birthing
  • Alternative treatments for hypertension
  • Alternative ways to fight the flu
  • Art therapy: how creative expression can heal
  • Biofeedback is back
  • Bodywork: what you don't know could hurt!
  • Chinese medicine: a healing tradition
  • Chiropractic treatment: what you should know
  • Complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine: what’s what?
  • Do-it-yourself pain relief
  • Ear candling: is it just a ball of wax?
  • Feng shui for health and energy
  • Harmony and healing: the practices of curanderismo
  • How to meditate
  • Magnet therapy: real therapy or wishful thinking?
  • Massage therapy
  • Moving meditation: the art of tai chi
  • Nia: moving with purpose
  • Tips for reducing stress in your life
  • Use caution when searching complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) sites
  • Visualization: the power of the mind's eye
  • What does it take to cure an illness?
  • Yoga
  • Yoga for athletes

Last reviewed November 2007 by EBSCO Publishing Editorial Staff

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