Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Chamomile was as effective as mefenamic acid in significantly reducing breast pain in the ninety participating women with premenstrual syndrome.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Neonatal mice, when injected with vaccine-adjuvant equivalent aluminum, experienced significant weight gain, anxiety, reduced exploratory behavior and locomotor activity compared to control mice.
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In research with 9947 USA adults, a marker of inflammation was reduced by 17% with glucosamine, 22% in chondroitin, and 16% in fish oil.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Participating women (aged 63-69) demonstrated a strong inverse association between daily physical activity and the risk of mortality.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Participants who supplemented with Ginkgo biloba extract for six months had significant improvements in cognitive and neurological functioning after acute ischemic stroke.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Aromatherapy massage, using a combination of rosemary, geranium, lavender, eucalyptus, and chamomile essential oils, significantly reduced neuropathic pain in the participating diabetic patients compared to the control group.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Sixteen weeks of vitamin D supplementation significantly improved vitamin D levels and arterial stiffness in the participating overweight African Americans, but not in the placebo group.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Xylitol gum, when chewed four times a day, 10 minutes each time, for a period of 21 days significantly reduced the salivary Mutans Streptococci counts compared to herbal and placebo chewing gums.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. All three doses of curcumin (high, low, and combined low dose/ saffron) significantly reduced depression and anxiety in the participating patients with major depressive disorder; however, adding saffron to low-dose curcumin did not enhance its effectiveness.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Four weeks of crocin plus an antidepressive significantly improved symptoms of depression in the twenty participating subjects diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
