All posts; Tags Include "Alternative Medicine"
- August 8, 2016
- 03:38 PM
- 333 views
World's worst hickeys: Cupping is weird and potentially dangerous
by Rosin Cerate in Rosin Cerate
In an effort to reduce pain or fix other health problems, some people will submit to having suction temporarily applied to various regions of their skin, usually the neck, shoulders, and back, via a collection of plastic or glass cups. This is known as cupping, and is a great way to embrace your inner Polkaroo.... Read more »
Lin CW, Wang JT, Choy CS, & Tung HH. (2009) Iatrogenic bullae following cupping therapy. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 15(11), 1243-1245. PMID: 19922257
- November 27, 2012
- 03:01 PM
- 840 views
Compound found in rosemary protects against macular degeneration in laboratory model
by Sanford- Burnham in Beaker
Researchers discover that carnosic acid, a component of the herb rosemary, promotes eye health in rodents—providing a possible new approach for treating conditions such as age-related macular degeneration.... Read more »
Rezaie T, McKercher SR, Kosaka K, Seki M, Wheeler L, Viswanath V, Chun T, Joshi R, Valencia M, Sasaki S.... (2012) Protective effect of carnosic acid, a pro-electrophilic compound, in models of oxidative stress and light-induced retinal degeneration. Investigative ophthalmology . PMID: 23081978
- May 11, 2012
- 12:50 AM
- 1,050 views
What Did Deep DNA Sequencing of Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs) Really Reveal?
by Laika Spoetnik in Laika's Medliblog
A recent study published in PLOS genetics[1] on a genetic audit of Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs) was widely covered in the news. The headlines are a bit confusing as they said different things. Some headlines say “Dangers of Chinese Medicine Brought to Light by DNA Studies“, others that Bear and Antelope DNA are Found in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and still others more neutrally: Breaking down traditional Chinese medicine.
What have Bunce and his group really done and wh........ Read more »
Coghlan ML, Haile J, Houston J, Murray DC, White NE, Moolhuijzen P, Bellgard MI, & Bunce M. (2012) Deep Sequencing of Plant and Animal DNA Contained within Traditional Chinese Medicines Reveals Legality Issues and Health Safety Concerns. PLoS genetics, 8(4). PMID: 22511890
- July 8, 2011
- 07:23 PM
- 2,251 views
Autism, temporal binding... and chiropractic
by Jon Brock in Cracking the Enigma
I'm famous. Well, sort of. Earlier this week, one of my colleagues sent me a link to a YouTube video in which chiropractic doctor David Sullivan discusses one of my papers on autism and how it influences his "evidence based practice". It's a classic of its genre. The video starts off with a spinning brain and funky science-o-mercial music. And Sullivan somehow manages to equate autism with a dodgy dial-up internet connection whilst weaving our hypothesis in with Einstein and the space-time........ Read more »
Brock J, Brown CC, Boucher J, & Rippon G. (2002) The temporal binding deficit hypothesis of autism. Development and psychopathology, 14(2), 209-24. PMID: 12030688
- July 2, 2011
- 05:46 AM
- 1,619 views
Dear Mr Editor, Your Science Reporting Truly Sucks…
by Stuart Farrimond in Dr Stu's Science Blog
A letter to the editor of the British Journal of General Practice (The official periodical of the Royal College of General Practice and leading journal for family medicine in Europe) Dear Professor Roger Jones, Last month’s BJGP was noteworthy for several reasons. Most strikingly was the beautiful redesign and compelling headline, “Acupuncture: effective in a … Continue reading »... Read more »
Paterson, C., Taylor, R., Griffiths, P., Britten, N., Rugg, S., Bridges, J., McCallum, B., . (2011) Acupuncture for ‘frequent attenders’ with medically unexplained symptoms: a randomised controlled trial (CACTUS study). British Journal of General Practice, 61(587). info:/10.3399/bjgp11X572689
- June 19, 2011
- 07:37 PM
- 1,680 views
HOT TOPIC: Does Soy Relieve Hot Flashes?
by Laika in Laika's Medliblog
The theme of the Upcoming Grand Rounds held at June 21th (1st day of the Summer) at Shrink Rap is “hot”. A bit far-fetched, but aah you know….shrinks“. Of course they hope assume that we will express Weiner-like exhibitionism at our blogs. Or go into spicy details of hot sexpectations or other Penis Friday NCBI-ROFL posts. But no, not me, [...]... Read more »
Lethaby A, Marjoribanks J, Kronenberg F, Roberts H, Eden J, & Brown J. (2007) Phytoestrogens for vasomotor menopausal symptoms. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. info:/10.1002/14651858.CD001395.pub3.
Bolaños R, Del Castillo A, & Francia J. (2010) Soy isoflavones versus placebo in the treatment of climacteric vasomotor symptoms: systematic review and meta-analysis. Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 17(3), 660-6. PMID: 20464785
- June 9, 2011
- 06:49 PM
- 1,488 views
Placebos as Medicine: The Ethics of Homeopathy
by Scott in Science-Based Pharmacy
Is it ever ethical to provide a placebo treatment? What about when that placebo is homeopathy? Last month at Science-Based Medicine I blogged about the frequency of placebo prescribing by physicians. I admitted my personal discomfort, stating I’d refuse to dispense any prescription that would require me to deceive the patient. The discussion continued in [...]... Read more »
Smith K. (2011) AGAINST HOMEOPATHY - A UTILITARIAN PERSPECTIVE. Bioethics. PMID: 21320146
- August 3, 2009
- 09:04 AM
- 1,223 views
Does Green Tea Prevent Hematologic Cancers?
by onthewards in On The Wards
I previously reported on a Japanese study correlating green tea consumption with a lower prevalence of cognitive dysfunction. A similar research group from the Tohoku University School of Medicine (Sendai, Japan) has continued to analyze the benefits of green tea with other health outcomes: causes of mortality, cardiovascular disease, pneumonia, and cancers. Their most recent study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, evaluated the influence of green tea consumption on the develop........ Read more »
Naganuma T, Kuriyama S, Kakizaki M, Sone T, Nakaya N, Ohmori-Matsuda K, Hozawa A, Nishino Y, & Tsuji I. (2009) Green Tea Consumption and Hematologic Malignancies in Japan: The Ohsaki Study. American journal of epidemiology. PMID: 19640889
- June 12, 2009
- 06:43 PM
- 1,363 views
Freedom of Error
by Stephen Curry in Reciprocal Space
I have been struggling recently to find ways to rehash my post on scientific authority without causing NPG any further distress. This evening, on the train journey home, I think I finally found a way because I read one of the most remarkable scientific papers I have ever come across.
The paper, by Keating et al., brings us directly to the ongoing saga of the British Chiropractic Association’s libel suit against Simon Singh. It was published in 2005 in the open access journal Chiropractic ........ Read more »
Keating, J., Charlton, K., Grod, J., Perle, S., Sikorski, D., & Winterstein, J. (2005) Subluxation: dogma or science?. Chiropractic , 13(1), 17. DOI: 10.1186/1746-1340-13-17
- December 20, 2008
- 06:00 PM
- 1,236 views
In the Journals - Ayurvedic Rasayana therapy in brain aging
by GrumpyBob in Flies and Bikes
While browsing through Biogerontology looking for the citation details of one of my publications (which appears to still be available only online), I came across this review, which kind of stands out because of its subject matter. And any paper with two citations from 300AD and 1300AD has to be looked at!At the outset, I should say that I kRead More...... Read more »
Ram Harsh Singh, K. Narsimhamurthy, & Girish Singh. (2008) Neuronutrient impact of Ayurvedic Rasayana therapy in brain aging. Biogerontology, 9(6), 369-374. DOI: 10.1007/s10522-008-9185-z
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