Alternative Medicine Alert articles from January 2005

Alternative Medicine Alert archives from January 2005

Low-fat diets and weight loss.(Part 2 Of A Series On Diet And Weight Loss)
January 1, 2005... PART 1 OF THIS SERIES LAST MONTH EXAMINED THE EFFECTIVENESS of low-carbohydrate (Atkins-type) diets for weight loss. This Part 2 will focus on the effectiveness of the more traditional low-fat diets. These diets have come under criticism from...

Magnesium and riboflavin for migraine: a review.
January 1, 2005... MIGRAINE, DEFINED AS AN EPISODIC HEADACHE DISORder accompanied by neurological symptoms, is one of the most debilitating and under-diagnosed neurological conditions afflicting otherwise healthy people. Migraine headaches are most common in...

Extract of Pelargonium sidoides for treatment of acute bronchitis and tonsillopharyngitis.
January 1, 2005... ALTHOUGH ANTIBIOTICS CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR THE treatment of acute bronchitis and tonsillopharyngitis, there is a growing consensus among medical professionals worldwide that symptomatic treatment without antibiotics may be the preferred...

Vitamin E and increased mortality.(Clinical Briefs)
January 1, 2005... Source: Miller ER, et al. Meta-analysis: High-dose vitamin E supplementation may increase all-cause mortality. Ann Intern Med 2005; 142:in press. Goal: To evaluate a potential dose-dependent effect of vitamin E on total mortality via...

CME questions.
January 1, 2005... 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...

Strategies for cold and flu season: stopping the spread of germs.
January 1, 2005... THE MAIN WAY THAT ILLNESSES LIKE COLDS AND FLU ARE SPREAD IS FROM PERSON TO PERson in respiratory droplets of coughs and sneezes. This is called "droplet spread." This can happen when droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person move...