Alternative Therapies in Women's Health articles from April 2004

Alternative Therapies in Women's Health archives from April 2004

Does ginger help with symptoms of nausea in early pregnancy?
April 1, 2004... NAUSEA IN EARLY PREGNANCY AFFECTS UP TO 80% OF GRAVID women and can be a significant cause of morbidity during pregnancy. (1) A severe form of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), hyperemesis gravidarum, can cause 1-3% of women to become...

Do estrogen and progestin increase colon cancer risk?
April 1, 2004... Source: Chlebowski RT, et al; Women's Health Initiative Investigators. Estrogen plus progestin and colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women. N Engl J Med 2004;350:991-1004. Abstract: Although the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial of...

CE/CME questions.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... 13. Which of the following mechanisms is thought to be responsible for ginger's anti-emetic activity? a. CNS depression b. Increased gastric motility c. Increased gastric emptying d. None of the above 14. Therapeutic...

Choice increases CAM usage by insured cancer patients.(complementary and alternative medicine )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... New research shows that a substantial number of insured cancer patients will use alternative providers if they are given the choice. Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle wanted to evaluate complementary and alternative...

Osteoarthritis initiative begins participant enrollment.(Osteoarthritis Initiative )
April 1, 2004... A major initiative to learn about the biological markers for osteoarthritis (OA) has begun recruiting in four centers in the United States. The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a public-private partnership between the National Institutes...