Alternative Medicine Alert articles from February 2003

Alternative Medicine Alert archives from February 2003

Apitherapy: what's the buzz? Bee venom therapy for arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
February 1, 2003... PART I OF A SERIES ON APITHERAPY HONEYBEES, APIS MELLIFERA, HAVE LONG BEEN APPRECIATED FOR more than just honey. Bee venom, although widely accepted in this country for use in desensitization protocols for patients who have suffered...

Green tea for weight loss.
February 1, 2003... THERE HAS BEEN GROWING INTEREST IN THE USE OF green tea and green tea extracts to promote weight loss. As concern with adverse effects from ephedra products grows, more and more consumers are looking for alternative natural supplements to...

Testosterone and andropause.(hormonal anti-aging therapy and male menopause)
February 1, 2003... ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ALWAYS HAS INCLUDED ITS share of anti-aging remedies. Supplements like DHEA, human growth hormone, melatonin, and other natural hormone therapies have been marketed as the elixir of youth. Testosterone is the latest...

CME questions.(continuing medical education)
February 1, 2003... Effective with this issue, Alternative Medicine Alert is changing its testing procedure. You will no longer need to return a Scantron answer sheet to earn credit for this activity. Please review the text, answer the following questions, check...

Dietary strategies for CHD prevention. (Clinical Briefs).(coronary heart disease)
February 1, 2003... Source: Hu FB, Willett WC. Optimal diets for prevention of coronary heart disease. JAMA 2002;288:2569-2578. A REVIEW WAS UNDERTAKEN OF THE best metabolic, epidemiologic, and clinical trial evidence regarding diet and coronary heart disease...

Treatment and management of pediatric obesity. (Clinical Briefs).
February 1, 2003... Source: Barlow SE, et al. Treatment of child and adolescent obesity: Reports from pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners, and registered dietitians. Pediatrics 2002;110(1 Pt 2):229-235; Trowbridge FL, et al. Management of child and...

Natural gains against the pain of arthritis.
February 1, 2003... THE VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS USING COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES ARE THOSE SEEKING relief from some kind of pain: arthritis, chronic back pain, and musculoskeletal pain. Arthritis pain alone has driven more Americans to seek complementary and...