Alternative Therapies in Women's Health articles from January 2002

Alternative Therapies in Women's Health archives from January 2002

Marital stress and coronary disease in women.
January 1, 2002... ALTHOUGH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND UNSTABLE ANGINA are almost as common in women as in men, women get their first manifestations about 10 years later in life than men do. Before age 50, coronary disease seldom occurs in women, but by age...

Policosanol.
January 1, 2002... POLICOSANOL IS A PRODUCT EXTRACTED FROM SUGAR cane that contains eight higher aliphatic alcohols, predominantly octacosanol (60%), followed by triacontanol and hexacosanol. (1,2) Minor constituents include tetracosanol, heptacosanol,...

CME questions.(continuing medical education)
January 1, 2002... 1. Which of the following have been linked to increased cardiovascular risk in women? a. Job stress b. Marital stress c. Both job and marital stress 2. Policosanol derived from sugar cane and beeswax are...

Ginseng in young adults. (Clinical Abstracts).
January 1, 2002... Source: Cardinal BJ, Engels H-J. Ginseng does not enhance psychological well-being in healthy, young adults: Results of a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial. J Am Diet Assn 2001;101: 655-660. Design/Setting/Subjects:...