Integrative Medicine Alert – January 1, 2014
January 1, 2014
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Spiritual Care at the End of Life: Who Defines a Good Outcome?
Those receiving spiritual support from medical personnel rather than community-based religious organizations were more likely to receive hospice care at the end of life. -
Herbal Authenticity as per DNA Barcoding in Canada
A DNA identification technique led this research group to postulate that many herbal products and herbal leaf samples were incorrectly identified and/or adulterated. -
Vitamin D Supplementation and Parkinson's Disease
Supplementing patients with Parkinson's disease with 1200 IU of vitamin D3 may stabilize Parkinson's disease symptoms in patients with vitamin D receptor CT and TT genotypes but not the FokI CC genotype. -
Acupuncture and Moxibustion May Increase Pregnancy Rates in IVF after Embryo Implantation Failure
This prospective trial performed at an infertility clinic in Brazil randomized 84 women who had at least two prior failed in vitro fertilization (IVF) attempts to three groups. The first group had acupuncture plus moxibustion in addition to IVF, the second had sham acupuncture and IVF, and the third group only underwent IVF. -
Vitamin D and Pain