Integrative Medicine News

• Flavanol Supplement Restores Memory in Adults With Poor Diets Taking a daily flavanol supplement improves hippocampal-dependent memory in older adults who have a relatively poor diet, results of a large new study suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, June 01, 2023
• Healthy Microbiota Emerges as a Strong Ally Against Disease At a recent conference, researchers shared knowledge about changes in the microorganisms residing in our bodies, as well as about the many common diseases in which these microorganisms are involved.
  Medscape Medical News, May 26, 2023
• Probiotics Raise Concerns in Vulnerable Populations Research is still needed to understand the safety of probiotics in patients such as such as newborns, pregnant women, and the immunocompromised.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2023
• ACOG 2023 Should You Prescribe Bioidentical Hormones for Menopause? Hormone replacement therapy for menopausal patients has gone by the wayside as an off-label treatment has picked up prevalence, but should clinicians be wary?
  Medscape Medical News, May 24, 2023
• APA 2023 Major Increase in Vitamin D Deficiency in Kids Due to COVID Lockdowns? During the pandemic, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency topped 80% in pediatric patients with major depression or other mental disorders.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2023
• Mindfulness Improves Life Quality in Patients With AD Patients with atopic dermatitis do better after taking part in online mindfulness and self-compassion training, researchers in Japan report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 22, 2023
• APA 2023 Eating Disorder Apps Fall Short When It Comes to Privacy Few apps dedicated to eating disorders meet national privacy standards, and many may not provide adequate support to patients.
  Medscape Medical News, May 22, 2023
• AMA President on Fighting Prior Auth, Scope Creep, and More The president of the American Medical Association, Jack Resneck Jr, MD, discusses government interference in healthcare, the prior authorization mess, and more in a wide-ranging interview with Medscape.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2023
• ECO 2023 Ear Acupuncture With Diet Aids Weight Loss Ear acupuncture with beads rather than needles, when combined with reduced food intake, leads to weight loss and a reduction in waist circumference, in Japanese men.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2023
• SGIM 2023 Unveiling Sexual Dysfunction: Clinicians Can Do More Nearly half of all women experience some sort of sexual dysfunction. Clinicians should be comfortable speaking with patients about their sexual health.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2023
• AACE 2023 TransCon PTH Nears US Approval for Hypoparathyroidism? Ascendis is working to address the FDA's manufacturing concern and awaits a European regulatory decision.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2023
• Could Vitamin D Supplementation Help in Long COVID? If confirmed in large randomized clinical trials, vitamin D supplementation could be a strategy to reduce the burden of long COVID, say researchers, as suggested by a new retrospective study.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2023
• tDCS Produces Encouraging Results in PTSD As an adjuvant to pharmacotherapy, transcranial direct current stimulation can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2023
• Normal Vitamin D Level May Up Anti-PD-1 Response in Melanoma Responses to immunotherapy were better in patients with normal levels of vitamin D, including in those who achieved normal levels via supplementation.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2023
• ASLMS 2023 Treating BCC: Early Data on Controlled Hyperthermia Histologic clearance of tumors after treatment approached 90%, according to an interim report from an ongoing study.
  MDedge News, May 05, 2023
• Exercise Promising for Substance Use Disorders Physical activity is a "promising" intervention for substance use disorders, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 02, 2023
• Americans Stressed, but Seeking Help: Mental Health Survey 'Stress, anxiety, and depression continue to be the top three areas people are looking for help with,' said Shannon Tremaine, a spokesperson for Grow Therapy, the organization that conducted the survey.
  WebMD Health News, May 01, 2023
• Beware the Hidden Allergens in Nutritional Supplements An expert reviewed allergens that are found in popular supplements and that have been implicated in allergic reactions, including contact dermatitis.
  Medscape Medical News, May 01, 2023
• Wireless Neurostimulation Safe for Urge Incontinence More than 8 in 10 women who received the treatment showed improvement, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, April 30, 2023
• 'Snake Oil' Fake Cures for Long COVID Leave Patients at Risk More than 3 years after the pandemic hit, there are still no established, effective interventions or tools -- let alone a cure -- for patients grappling with post-COVID symptoms.
  WebMD Health News, April 28, 2023