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Vitamin D Supplementation and Bone Mineral Density: Is There an Effect?
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effects of vitamin D supplementation on bone mineral density (BMD) and found no significant effect of vitamin D supplementation on the hip or spine and a small and significant increase in femoral neck BMD. -
Curcumin Comparable to Fluoxetine for Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
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Resveratrol: Highlights of Relatively Recent Interest in an Old Chemical
Resveratrol has substantial potential to improve health in different ways based on the research. -
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 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. -
Vitamin D and Pain
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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. -
Clinical Briefs: Distraction Therapy and Procedural Pain
Greenfield RH. Distraction Therapy and Procedural Pain. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(8):94-95. -
Clinical Briefs: Beta-Carotene and Colorectal Adenoma Recurrence
Greenfield RH. Beta-Carotene and Colorectal Adenoma Recurrence. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(8):94. -
Acupuncture for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Diehl DL. Acupuncture for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(8):85-88.