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Cannabis Satisfaction High Despite Little Change in Pain Scores

Better sleep may be driving satisfaction in chronic pain patients, study suggests

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Why Justin Bieber Sleeps in a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber

Is it sound medicine?

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What Nurses Need to Know About Alternative Medicine

How best to integrate CAM into care and how to use caution

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Chinese Herbal May Be Chemoprotective Against Colorectal Cancer

Polypectomy patients given the supplement developed fewer colorectal adenomas

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Men: Forget the Zinc and Folic Acid to Boost Fertility

"No benefit" in randomized trial

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Medical Marijuana Overdose Sends Man to ER

Case report highlights risks of high-strength THC products in patients' hands

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Olivia Newton-John's Stage 4 Cancer Cannabis Management

The singer and actress updates fans on her battle, but can marijuana help?

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Elon Musk's Girlfriend Got Eye Surgery for Depression. Is This Nutty?

Singer says she had ocular implant to remove blue light from her vision

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ACIP: Hep A and MenB Vaccine Recommendations Updated

Hepatitis A recommendations expanded for people with HIV; panel stands pat on flu vaccine policy

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AMA Delegates Debate Privacy of Substance Use Tx Records

Comments address patient privacy, treatment needs

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Needles Help with Pain in the ER. No, Not that Kind

Acupuncture tied to less pain, stress, anxiety

Oura Sleep Analysis Ring: Heaps of Hype, Little Utility

The Skeptical Cardiologist reviews the latest wearable

Pharma Lap Dance; Dark Web Opioids; Pot Cookies for Tantrums?

Clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

Gwyneth Paltrow's Snake Oil

The science behind actress-turned-wellness guru's iffy deprivation diet

Whole-Body Cyrotherapy Caused Cold Burn Injury

Trendy treatment never FDA-approved for health benefits

Complementary Approaches May Help Headache Patients

Many promote stress reduction, relaxation, lifestyle changes

Alternative Therapies Popular With Sarcoma Patients

Drug-drug interactions still poorly understood

Yoga Helpful for Older Women's Incontinence

Leakages fall 76% over 3 months

Respect the Needle in OA

Patients may be experiencing placebo effect, but it's still an effect, rheumatologist says

Slow Medicine: More on Prostate Cancer Screening; Simple Treatments for Nausea

Also, a study quantifies waste in clinical practice

Diet Can Trigger Severe Myopathy Often Blamed on Statins

Case report showed woman didn't take statins or supplements

8 Vintage Medical Advertisements

These ads show how much times have (and haven't) changed

Unlabeled Ingredients in 'Herbal' Supplements Seen Causing Liver Injury

Common culprits: body-building, weight-loss products

Slow Medicine: Clashing with Andrew Weil

Principles of slow, alternative medicine overlap, but there's a clear line

Cannabidiol May Boost Blood Levels of Common Seizure Drugs

Open-label study shows interactions with 5 epilepsy meds

'What Used to Be Fraud Is Now Alternative Medicine'

Perry Wilson, MD, discusses the new quackery with Steven Novella, MD

Creatine: Should Adolescents Be Taking It?

F. Perry Wilson, MD, looks at the science

About Herbs: An App You Need to Download

Includes searchable database of herbal products

Hep C Virus Outbreak Tied to Unsafe Injection Practices

Calif. prolotherapy clinic shuttered after patients developed HCV infections

SNUS: Is This a 'Safe' Tobacco Product?

Swedish smokeless tobacco maker wants FDA to soften warning label.

5 Steps in Talking With Patients About Alternative Medicine

Ask, explain, respect, collaborate, compromise.

Cannabis for Child Seizures: Popular, But Is It Effective?

Thus far, only parent reports and open-label trials for support.

Arthritis Knee Pain Eased by Chinese Med

The traditional Chinese medicine practice of moxibustion was effective in reducing pain and improving function among patients with knee osteoarthritis, a randomized clinical trial found.

Culture Shock: Homeopathic Recall is No Joke

Did you hear about the homeopathic physician who was treating himself and one day forgot to take his pills?

Afib Benefits Seen with Yoga, Acupressure

Blood pressure and heart rate declined significantly in patients with atrial fibrillation after 3 months of weekly yoga sessions, results of a small clinical study showed.

ACC: Is Chelation Plus Vitamins a Winning Combo?

SAN FRANCISCO -- Vitamins alone won't improve outcomes for patients who've had a heart attack, but they do appear to have additive benefits when given in conjunction with controversial chelation therapy, researchers reported here.

Muscle Massage Rubs Out Inflammation

Heavily stressed muscles responded to massage therapy with a variety of biologic changes associated with reduced inflammation, analysis of tissue specimens showed.

Robin Gibb Looks at 'Spider Medicine' for Liver Cancer, Sources Say

茂禄驴Robin Gibb, a member of the BeeGees singing group, was hospitalized recently for complications related to liver cancer, a diagnosis that was made several months ago, according to several publications, and is reportedly investigating alternative treatments.

OTC Wart Remover Yanked Because of Burn Risk

An OTC wart remover product has been recalled by its manufacturer after the company learned that its active ingredient -- calcium oxide -- can cause severe chemical burns, the FDA announced.

Herbal Medicines a Mystery to Most Doctors

Physicians don't know much more about complementary and alternative medicine than their patients do, according to a new survey.

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