Alternative Medicine Alert articles from December 2004

Alternative Medicine Alert archives from December 2004

Low-carbohydrate diets and weight loss: Part I of a series on diet and weight loss.
December 1, 2004... THE INCIDENCE OF OBESITY CONTINUES TO RISE IN THE UNITED States and most of the developing world. Effective strategies for long-term weight reduction elude most, yet less than a quarter of those trying to lose weight adhere to the two...

Cholesterol- and glucose-lowering effects of fenugreek.
December 1, 2004... THE ROLE OF DIET HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE cornerstone of therapy for the treatment of both diabetes and hypercholesterolemia, well-known risk factors for coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death worldwide in both men and...

Got calcium? Practical clinical pearls.
December 1, 2004... DO YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF HALFWAY THROUGH A glass of milk, knowing your mother would have been proud because it is so good for your bones and teeth? This public health message continues and has expanded to include numerous at-risk groups that...

Manipulative therapy for shoulder pain.(Clinical Briefs)
December 1, 2004... Source: Bergman GJD, et al. Manipulative therapy in addition to usual medical care for patients with shoulder dysfunction and pain. Ann Intern Med 2004;141:432-439. Goal: To assess the effectiveness of manipulative therapy of the shoulder...

CME questions.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... 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 what they believe to...

The American Heart Association dietary recommendations.
December 1, 2004... THE EATING PLAN RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) WAS designed with the goal of reducing three of the major risk factors for heart attack--high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and excess body weight. The...