Alternative Medicine Alert articles from January 2002

Alternative Medicine Alert archives from January 2002

Acupuncture as an antiemetic: is there a point?
January 1, 2002... THE NEW MILLENNIUM HAS BRED CONTINUED INTEREST IN THE therapeutic effects of acupuncture. What was initially regarded as a mystical Asian cultural practice has found a secure position in popular American culture. Americans made more than 5...

Coenzyme [Q.sub.10] to enhance aerobic exercise.
January 1, 2002... COENZYME [Q.sub.10] (ALSO CALLED Co[Q.sub.10], UBIQUINONE, OR ubidecarenone) is a lipid that is readily available in meat and seafood. It has some similarities to vitamins, especially vitamins E and K, but is not classified as such because it...

The Feldenkrais method of bodywork.
January 1, 2002... IN THE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) entitled, "Alternative Medicine; Expanding Medical Horizons," three movement and physical touch therapies were discussed under the topic of Postural Re-Education Therapies: Feldenkrais,...

CME questions.(continuing medical education)
January 1, 2002... 1. Acupuncture's antiemetic mechanism of action is: a. not entirely clear. b. via enhanced sympathetic tone. c. through alterations in lower esophageal sphincter tone. d. via competitive inhibition of acetylcholine receptors....

Informed consent and CAM.(complementary and alternative medicine)
January 1, 2002... THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF COMplementary and alternative medicine (CAM) poses serious challenges for the physician, not the least being the issue of informed consent. Informed consent should include adequate information about the risks and...

Phenylalanine and Lysine.
January 1, 2002... AS THE NAME IMPLIES, ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE HUMAN BODY. Although the function of amino acids is not completely understood, researchers now are exploring their potential therapeutic uses. Phenylalanine Sources...