Alternative Medicine Alert articles from April 2006

Alternative Medicine Alert archives from April 2006

Prolotherapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.
April 1, 2006... Prolotherapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain By Donal P. O'Mathuna, PhD Dr. O'Mathuna is a lecturer in Health Care Ethics, School of Nursing, Dublin City University, Ireland; he reports no consultant, stockholder, speaker's bureau,...

Drug Pharmacokinetic Interactions Following Consumption of Plant Products.
April 1, 2006... Drug Pharmacokinetic Interactions Following Consumption of Plant Products Part 2 of a series on herb-drug interactions By Francis Brinker, ND Dr. Brinker is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, at...

Clinical Briefs: Sweet Sorrow: Risks of Aspartame.
April 1, 2006... Clinical Briefs With Comments from Russell H. Greenfield, MD Dr. Greenfield is Medical Director, Carolinas Integrative Health, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, NC, and Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, University of...

Reading a Dietary Supplement Label.
April 1, 2006... Reading a Dietary Supplement Label The FDA, as well as health professionals and their organizations, receive many inquiries each year from consumers seeking health-related information about dietary supplements. Clearly, people choosing to...

How to Identify a Problem and What to Do.
April 1, 2006... How to Identify a Problem and What to Do Dietary supplements may not be risk-free under certain circumstances. If you are pregnant, nursing a baby, or have a chronic medical condition, such as diabetes, hypertension, or heart disease, be...

CME Questions.
April 1, 2006... CME Questions 12. Most randomized controlled trials for prolotherapy have been carried out for: a. athletic injuries. b. acute low back pain. c. chronic low back pain. d. osteoarthritis. 13. The most common type of...