Alternative Medicine Alert articles from April 2005

Alternative Medicine Alert archives from April 2005

Acupuncture for the Treatment of Male Infertility.
April 1, 2005... Acupuncture for the Treatment of Male Infertility By Elad Schiff, MD Dr. Schiff is a Fellow in the Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, in Tucson. Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy...

Tai Chi for Anxiety and Depression.
April 1, 2005... Tai Chi for Anxiety and Depression By Donal P. O'Mathuna, PhD Dr. O'Mathuna is a lecturer in Health Care Ethics at the School of Nursing, Dublin City University, Ireland. The slow graceful movements of tai chi now regularly show up...

Peppermint Oil for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
April 1, 2005... Peppermint Oil for Irritable Bowel Syndrome By David Kiefer, MD Dr. Kiefer recently completed a fellowship at the Program in Integrative Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson. This common and flavorful...

St John's Wort and Major Depression.(hypericum)
April 1, 2005... Clinical Briefs St John's Wort and Major Depression With Comments from Russell H. Greenfield, MD Dr. Greenfield, Medical Director, Carolinas Integrative Health Carolinas HealthCare System Charlotte, NC, Clinical Assistant...

Chromium, Glucose Tolerance, and Insulin Sensitivity.
April 1, 2005... Clinical Briefs Chromium, Glucose Tolerance, and Insulin Sensitivity With Comments from Russell H. Greenfield, MD Dr. Greenfield, Medical Director, Carolinas Integrative Health Carolinas HealthCare System Charlotte, NC, Clinical...

Life Expectancy and the 21st Century.
April 1, 2005... Clinical Briefs Life Expectancy and the 21st Century With Comments from Russell H. Greenfield, MD Dr. Greenfield, Medical Director, Carolinas Integrative Health Carolinas HealthCare System Charlotte, NC, Clinical Assistant...

Acupuncture and Female Infertility.
April 1, 2005... Acupuncture and Female Infertility In the United States, as many as 15% of all couples are infertile, with higher rates seen in older couples. Although nearly half of all infertile couples have some component of male infertility, only 30%...

CME Questions.
April 1, 2005... CME Questions CME Instructions: Physicians participate in this continuing medical education program by reading the articles, using the provided references for further research, and studying the CME questions. Participants should select...