Alternative Medicine

Modified Atkins diet added to standard drug treatment more effective for reducing seizure frequency than standard drug therapy alone

A 33 person panel of physicians, registered dietitian nutritionists, and nutritional epidemiologists assessed 24 diets to come up with the final results.

However, improvements not significantly better than those seen with sham acupuncture

No significant difference observed in terms of tongue coating scores, plaque index for those receiving probiotics

Results consistent regardless of pretreatment 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels

Greater improvements seen in glycemic control and weight loss than with high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet for persons with T2DM

Researchers find acupuncture has no observable severe adverse influences on newborns

These dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA for safety or effectiveness.

Findings observed in women with early-stage breast cancer who were taking an aromatase inhibitor and had a score of 3 or higher on BPI-WP item

In randomized study, mindfulness-based stress reduction is noninferior to escitalopram