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Goal: To assess the effect of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) training on risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in people with dyslipidemia.
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Enrollment into the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT), a five-year, $30-million National Institutes of Health-funded clinical study, has been stopped, according to Heartwire, a professional news service of WebMD.
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 states: "Compared with the many people who consume a dietary pattern with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts as part of a healthful diet are likely to have reduced risk of chronic diseases, including stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and cancers in certain sites [oral cavity and pharynx, larynx, lung, esophagus, stomach, and colon-rectum]. Diets rich in foods containing fiber, such as fruits, ... may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease."
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Goal: To explore via fMRI the neuronal pathways potentially involved in acupuncture's effects on salivary flow.
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An estimated 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer, and approximately 40,930 breast cancer deaths (40,480 women, 450 men), are expected to occur among women in the United States during 2008.
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Mushrooms have a long history as medicinal agents.
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Survey research confirms the intuitive sense that stress is a common problem even among comparatively healthy people.
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Goal: To determine whether a special extract of Crataegus oxycantha (COE) slows the clinical progression of mild-to-moderate heart failure (HF).
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Keifer, D. Red Clover and Menopause. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;99-93.
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Greenfield, RH. Sweet Sleep –Cheese-Zit? Dairy and Acne. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;94-95.
Greenfield, RH. Curried Kidney Stones? Tumeric and Urolithiasis. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;95-96.
