Alternative Medicine Alert articles from March 2002

Alternative Medicine Alert archives from March 2002

Flaxseed and flaxseed oil for cardiovascular disease: beyond lowering cholesterol: part II of a series on flaxseed.
March 1, 2002... THE POPULARITY OF FLAX--AND SALES ARE BOOMING---STEMS IN part from the fact that it contains three important constituents: soluble fiber, alpha linolenic acid (ALA), and lignans. These have all been implicated in the prevention and treatment of...

Magnesium in the treatment of fibromyalgia.
March 1, 2002... FIBROMYALGIA (FM) IS A COMMON RHEUMATIC DISORDER that affects mainly middle-aged women (mean age 40-50 years). The estimate of its prevalence in the general population ranges widely, from 0.75% to 10.5%, vs. 20% in an academic rheumatology...

Vanadium supplementation in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
March 1, 2002... MORE THAN 10 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE DIABETES mellitus, and close to a million new cases are diagnosed each year. (1) More than 90% of these cases are of Type 2 diabetes. Dietary changes are essential to control diabetic symptoms and to avoid...

CME questions.(continuing medical education questions)
March 1, 2002... 16. Which of the following statements is incorrect? a. Flaxseed can reduce blood cholesterol levels. b. Flaxseed is the most concentrated source of alpha linolenic acid. c. Flaxseed possesses antioxidant properties in humans. ...

Homocysteine and coronary restenosis. (Clinical briefs: with comments from John La Puma, MD, FACP).
March 1, 2002... Source: Schnyder G, et al. Decreased rate of coronary restenosis after lowering of plasma homocysteine levels. N Engl J Med 2001; 345:1593-1600. AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ELEVATED total plasma homocysteine levels and restenosis after...