2017-11-06 16:33:22 The acupuncture point CV12 (Zhongwan) was needled in this study and the impact on blood sugar was evaluated (1) . Placebo was also used by needling in a separate location. The needle was…
Read More2017-11-06 16:32:34 Vitamin C is antioxidative and can modify the actions of genes. Blueberry was studied to see if it possibly worked in a similar way (1) . In this study, the participants consumed vitamin…
Read More2017-10-04 09:37:42 In this study, the authors looked at functional dyspepsia (FD) and acupuncture (1). An overview of systematic reviews (SRs) and network meta-analyses (NMA) were performed to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of different acupuncture…
Read More2017-10-04 09:37:10 In this study, the authors systematically review the literature on biotin efficacy in hair and nail growth (1). They reviewed databases. They found 18 reported cases of biotin use for hair and nail…
Read More2017-10-04 09:36:26 In this study, the neuroprotective effects of dietary antioxidants were investigated (1). The authors prospectively assessed the relationships of dietary antioxidant vitamins C and E, ß-carotene, and total antioxidant capacity with Parkinson’s Disease…
Read More2017-10-04 09:35:43 In this randomized controlled trial, curcumin supplementation was used to treat beta-thalassemia (1). This double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial was performed on 61 β-thalassemia major patients. Subjects in the curcumin group received two…
Read More2017-10-04 09:34:05 The authors of this study examined cyclic perimenstrual pain and discomfort and alternative medicine (1). Data on endometriosis, PMS, irregular periods, heavy periods, and period pain were collected over 7 years. The results…
Read More2017-08-29 15:09:43 This study was a part of a group randomized controlled trial in which 7th grade students were assigned to a yoga intervention or physical-education-as-usual . Sixteen students were randomly selected from the yoga…
Read More2017-08-29 15:09:15 This study was conducted to evaluate use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Australian children . Questions addressed demographic factors, socio-economic status, conventional health service use, including vaccination status and use of…
Read More2017-08-29 15:08:49 In this study, the authors examined data from experiments on vitamin D . Data from in-vitro experiments suggest vitamin D reduces the rate of skin aging whereas population studies suggest the opposite, most…
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