Alternative Therapies in Women's Health articles from December 2003

Alternative Therapies in Women's Health archives from December 2003

Exercise and cardiovascular disease.
December 1, 2003... EVERYONE SEEMS TO KNOW THAT SOME EXERC1SE IS GOOD FOR YOU. Yet the evidence also shows that only about 20% of U.S. adults engage in the recommended amount and type of exercise, and this has not increased since the mid-1980s. (1) For those who...

Current regulations of dietary supplements: DSHEA revisited.(Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994)
December 1, 2003... HERBAL MEDICINE CONSISTENTLY HAS BEEN FOUND TO be one of the most popular--if not the most popular--alternative therapies used in this country. (1-4) Eisenberg et al found that the use of herbal remedies increased 380% during the earlier part...

CE/CME questions.(continuing education/continuing medical education)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... 22. The Centers for Disease Control and the American College of Sports Medicine recommend that people engage in how many minutes per day of moderate-intensity physical activity most days of the week? a. 20 b. 30 c. 45 d. 60 ...

Government funding studies on CAM for cancer prevention and treatment.(CAM Center Profile)(complementary and alternative medicine)
December 1, 2003... The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) in Bethesda, MD, recently announced several research studies that are focusing on CAM for cancer prevention and treatment. These studies may also look at whether CAM...