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Greenfield RH. Chicken a la microbe: Food safety. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(11):128-129. Greenfield RH. Squeeze for a squeeze: OMT for tension headache. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(11):129-130. Greenfield RH. 'This won't hurt'--Acupuncture for back pain. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(11):131-132.
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The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the release of the 2005 issue of the Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research.
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Udani J, Hardy M. Rice bran arabinoxylan for regulation of the immune system. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(11):125-128.
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Sasser H. Spirituality as therapy: Part 3 in a series on spirituality. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(11):121-124.
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Because of its impact on quality of life, insomnia is one of the most common problems for which patients seek help from the primary care physician.
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Wait and see prescriptions (WASP) is a new concept for the treatment of otitis media in children.
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In May 2006, Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Harry Reid (D-NV) two senators with vastly different positions on abortion stood together to introduce landmark legislation promising to significantly reduce the number of abortions in this country.
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Your next patient is a newly divorced 41-year-old woman who wants to use an oral contraceptive (OC). When you check her chart, you note that she smokes 10 cigarettes a day. What is your next move?
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When it comes to prescribing an oral contraceptive (OC) for your patient, which one do you select? Participants in the 2006 Contraception Survey conducted by Contraceptive Technology Update say their No. 1 oral contraceptive (OC) of choice for a 21-year-old nonsmoker is Yasmin, a monophasic pill containing 3 mg drospirenone and 0.030 mg ethinyl estradiol from Berlex, Wayne, NJ.