Integrative Medicine Alert – January 1, 2009

January 1, 2009

• Lipids, Inflammation, and CAD: The View from JUPITER

  Healthy middle-aged men and women with normal LDL-cholesterol levels and elevated levels of the inflammatory biomarker high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) show significant decreases in clinical cardiovascular events when treated with rosuvastatin vs placebo.

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• Yogurt and You? Probiotics and Infant Atopic Dermatitis

  Probiotics are often thought of as concentrated yogurt capsules, most useful for the prevention or treatment of antibiotic-induced diarrhea. Recent evidence, though, is starting to point to a much greater use for the provision of "good bacteria" to the gastrointestinal tract.

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• Massage for Pain and Anxiety in Cancer Patients

  Massage is one of the most commonly used non-pharmacological interventions for managing cancer pain.

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• What's That Herb Again...? Ginkgo for Dementia

  A well-regarded, standardized extract of Ginkgo biloba does not appear to help prevent development of dementia in seniors with baseline normal or mildly impaired cognitive function. Whether use of ginkgo earlier in life has a primary preventive effect on development of dementia remains to be determined.

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