Alternative Medicine Alert articles from March 2004

Alternative Medicine Alert archives from March 2004

Behind the banning of ephedra: misuse, abuse, and dangers.
March 1, 2004... EPHEDRA AND EPHEDRINE FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT. CLINICAL EFFICACY AND SIDE EFFECTS. REVIEW OF EVIDENCE REPORT/TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT NO. 76. AHRQ PUBLICATION NO. 03-E022. ROCKVILLE, MD: AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH...

Mindfulness meditation and chronic pain.
March 1, 2004... MEDITATION CAN BE DEFINED AS THE INTENTIONAL self-regulation of present awareness. There are two major classes of meditation practice: concentration meditation and mindfulness meditation. (1) Concentration meditations, the most widely known and...

CME questions.
March 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...

Fat intake and breast cancer risk.(Clinical Briefs)
March 1, 2004... Source: Cho E, et al. Premenopausal fat intake and risk of breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 2003;95:1079-1085. Goal: To determine whether there is a relationship between dietary fat intake and breast cancer risk in premenopausal women. ...

Q&A: Food and Drug Administration's actions on dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids.
March 1, 2004... ON FEB. 6, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) RELEASED A FINAL REGULATION declaring dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids adulterated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act because they present an unreasonable risk of...