Alternative Therapies in Women's Health articles from May 2004

Alternative Therapies in Women's Health archives from May 2004

Calcium and magnesium for premenstrual syndrome.
May 1, 2004... IN 400 BC, HIPPOCRATES DESCRIBED TEMPESTUOUS PREMENSTRUAL behavior, and he attributed the symptoms to agitated blood seeking escape from the womb. (1) Over the past 2,000 years, we have made substantial progress in understanding premenstrual...

Can chaste tree berry extract help with PMS symptoms?(premenstrual syndrome)
May 1, 2004... Source: Schellenberg R. Treatment for the premenstrual syndrome with agnus-castus fruit extract: Prospective, randomized, placebo controlled study. BMJ 2001;322:134-137. Abstract: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel...

CM/CME questions.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... 18. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the prevalence of PMS in healthy menstruating women is: a. 90-100% b. 70-80% c. 0-50% d. 5-10% 19. The key elements to the diagnosis of PMS are:...

CAM center profile: Rush University College of Nursing.(complementary and alternative medicine )
May 1, 2004... A nursing program in Chicago has expanded its complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) educational offerings to include web mini-courses and continuing education (CE) conferences. The program now hopes to take some of its CAM educational...