Articles by Shari Barbanel
Exercise May Help Ward Off Memory Decline
Exercise may be associated with a small benefit for elderly people who already have memory and thinking problems, according to new research published in the online issue of Neurology. The research involved people with vascular cognitive impairment, which is the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. In vascular cognitive impairment, problems with ...
DEA Postpones Ban on Kratom
On August 31, 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published in the Federal Register a notice of intent to temporarily place mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, which are the main psychoactive constituents of the plant Mitragyna speciosa, also referred to as kratom, into schedule I pursuant to the temporary scheduling provisions of the Controlled Substances Act. Since ...
Tai Chi Can Help Relieve Chronic Neck Pain, Study Shows
Tai Chi, a low-impact mind-body exercise, can be as effective as neck exercises in relieving persistent neck pain, according to results of randomized controlled trial reported in The Journal of Pain, the peer-reviewed publication of the American Pain Society. An international team of researchers investigated the efficacy of group Tai Chi compared with group neck ...
CRN Urges Doctors to Have Open, Informed Dialogue on Supplement Usage
In response to an opinion piece by Pieter A. Cohen, MD, titled “The Supplement Paradox” and published On October 11, 2016 in JAMA1, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued the following statement: Statement by Steve Mister, president & CEO, CRN: “More than two-thirds of American adults take dietary supplements for a variety of health ...
Homeopathic Manufacturers Honor Senator Barbara Ann Mikulski
Senator Barbara Ann Mikulski (D-MD) recently received a Legislative Excellence Award from the American Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists (AAHP), the U.S. trade association for the manufacturers of homeopathic medicines. Presented during a special ceremony at the association’s biannual conference in Baltimore, MD, the prestigious award recognizes the senator’s support of policies that safeguard homeopathic manufacturers and medicines, as well as Americans’ right to choose complementary ...
Vitamin E May Prevent Pneumonia in Nonsmoking Elderly Men
Administration of 50 mg per day of vitamin E decreased the risk of pneumonia in elderly male smokers by 72 percent after they quit smoking, according to a paper published in Clinical Interventions in Aging. Dr. Harri Hemila, University of Helsinki, Finland, studied whether vitamin E supplementation might influence the risk of community-acquired pneumonia. He ...
UA Health Sciences Receives $1 Million Gift to Support Integrative Medicine
Chicago, IL-area philanthropist Jolita Leonas-Arzbaecher has made a $1 million gift to advance the work of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona (UA) Health Sciences. Andrew Weil, MD, is director of the UA Center for Integrative Medicine, where he also holds the Lovell-Jones Endowed Chair in Integrative Rheumatology and is a ...
Vitamin B Levels During Pregnancy Linked to Eczema Risk in Child
Infants whose mothers had a higher level of a particular type of vitamin B during pregnancy have a lower risk of eczema at age 12 months; a new Southampton study has shown. The study from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, U.K., is the first to link maternal serum levels of ...
Alcat Test Receives 2016 Frost & Sullivan Award
Frost & Sullivan has awarded Cell Science Systems Corporation (CSS, Deerfield, FL) the 2016 North American Company of the Year Award, based on Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis of the food intolerance testing market. “CSS has conducted ongoing research for more than 20 years to perfect its flagship Alcat Test, a cellular test for foods, ...
Emerson Ecologics’ IGNITE Conference Releases Full 2016 Program Line Up
After a successful inaugural conference dedicated to providing integrative health care practitioners with the business knowledge needed to run a thriving practice, the Emerson Ecologics (Manchester NH) team is excited to announce the full, robust program for their 2016 IGNITE Conference. The event will provide actionable business insights from industry experts and most importantly, the ...
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