Integrative Medicine Alert – November 1, 2014

November 1, 2014

• Needle (or Laser) the Knee for Relief from Chronic Osteoarthritis Pain?

  Synopsis: In people with chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis, needle and laser acupuncture fared no better than sham laser acupuncture for a variety of parameters at 12 weeks and 1 year.

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• Yoga and Vasomotor Symptoms: Does a Meditative Movement Practice Improve Menopausal Symptoms?

  Synopsis: In a randomized controlled trial, the implementation of a regular yoga practice was not shown to significantly improve vasomotor symptom frequency or bother at 6 and 12 weeks. However, it was associated with a significant improvement in Insomnia Severity Index.

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• Dietary Fat Correlates with CAD Risk

  Synopsis: A prospective, population-based study in middle-aged and older men found that polyunsaturated fatty acid intake correlated with a lower risk of coronary artery disease events.

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• Diagnostic Testing for Lyme Disease

  In August 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 300,000 cases of Lyme disease (LD) are diagnosed each year and that the 30,000 reported cases is 2008 are a gross underestimation.

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