Alternative Therapies in Women's Health articles from February 2004

Alternative Therapies in Women's Health archives from February 2004

Valerian for the treatment of insomnia.
February 1, 2004... INSOMNIA IS DEFINED AS A CONDITION OF UNSATISFACTORY QUALITY or quantity of sleep. It is characterized by difficulty with initiating or maintaining sleep or non-refreshing sleep associated with some form of daytime sequelae (i.e., fatigue, poor...

Soy effects on osteoporosis.
February 1, 2004... Source: Ho SC, et al. Soy protein consumption and bone mass in early postmenopausal Chinese women. Osteoporos Int 2003;14: 835-842. Abstract: Recent interest has been shown in the potential beneficial effects of phytoestrogens on bone...

CE/CME questions.
February 1, 2004... 5. Valerian's effects in treating insomnia most likely result from: a. sesquiterpenes of the volatile oil. b. valepotriates and valerenic acid. c. hesperidin and 6-methylapigenin. d. the synergistic effects of all its chemical...

FDA to ban sale of ephedra supplements.
February 1, 2004... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final rule on dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids (ephedra) that will ban the sale of the supplements after 60 days. The rule will state that dietary supplements...

Massage therapy popular among hospital CAM services.
February 1, 2004... Massage therapy (78%) and pastoral counseling (62%) are the most popular complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services offered at America's hospitals, according to a survey conducted by the American Hospital Association's (AHA's) Health...

St. John's wort might block certain medications.
February 1, 2004... St. John's wort, the popular herbal product used widely to self-treat depression, may significantly reduce the effectiveness of 50% of all marketed medications. A study, published in the Sept. 17 issue of the Journal of the American...