Elderberry supplementation may reduce the duration and severity of upper respiratory symptoms, according to a meta-analysis published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine.
Tied to improvements in pain, anxiety, depression among breast cancer survivors with fatigue
Peppermint oil (PO) was found to be safe and effective in treating pain and global symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adult patients, according to the results of a recently published systematic review and meta-analysis.
A recently published study found that the majority of cardiac patients utilizing fish oil dietary supplements did so without the recommendation of a healthcare professional and without proper medical supervision.
The researchers found that from 2012 to 2017, there was an increase in the use of yoga (from 3.1 to 8.4%) and meditation (from 0.6 to 5.4%) during the previous 12 months. In 2017, girls were more likely than boys to have used yoga in the previous 12 months.
To investigate the effectiveness of CAM modalities in the treatment of plaque psoriasis, researchers searched several databases to identify studies where CAM was used as an intervention.
Cesium chloride is not approved by the FDA to treat cancer or any other disease.
The authors reviewed 6 recent 2-year cycles (2003-2004 through 2013-2014) of NHANES data and restricted the sample to children and adolescents (aged 0-19 years) who responded to the dietary supplement questionnaire.
The researchers found that live births occurred in 18.3 and 17.8% of women receiving acupuncture and sham control, respectively (risk difference, 0.5% [95% confidence interval, −4.9 to 5.8%]; relative risk, 1.02 [95% confidence interval, 0.76 to 1.38]).
Of the 408 campaigns, 43.6, 30.4, and 15.4% made statements that were definitive or certain about the intervention’s efficacy, made statements that were optimistic or hopeful about efficacy, and made statements of both kinds, respectively; 10.5% did not make efficacy claims.
