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THC tablets fail to reduce chronic abdominal pain
Oral tablets containing purified tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, failed to improve chronic abdominal pain better than placebo in a phase 2 randomized controlled trial.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction effective in women with overweight, obesity
Mindfulness practice was effective for reducing stress and depression and increasing personal awareness in women with overweight or obesity, according to findings published in Obesity.
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Electroacupuncture can benefit women with stress urinary incontinence
Women with stress urinary incontinence who received treatment with electroacupuncture involving the lumbosacral region treatment had less urine leakage after 6 weeks when compared with sham electroacupuncture, according to findings published in JAMA.
No improvement low back pain seen with addition of RF denervation vs standardized program alone
Compared with the use of a standardized exercise program alone, the addition of radiofrequency denervation to a standardized exercise program did not lead to improvement in chronic low back pain among patients with pain originating from areas such as the facet joints, intervertebral discs or sacroiliac joints.
Yoga may be linked to more pain, injury than previously thought
Yoga caused musculoskeletal pain and exacerbated existing physical injuries, according to research recently published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.
Acupuncture ineffective in treating infertility
Among Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome, the use of acupuncture with or without clomiphene did not increase live births, compared with control acupuncture plus placebo, according to research recently published in JAMA.
Consider alternative approaches to treat insomnia
PHILADELPHIA — Given the limitations of pharmacotherapies in treating insomnia, alternative therapies that do not involve medications should be contemplated to provide relief, according to a presenter here at the annual meeting of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Yoga seen as noninferior to physical therapy for treatment of chronic low back pain
For patients with non-specific chronic low back pain, a manualized yoga program was non-inferior to physical therapy for both function and pain, according to recently published results.
Select traditional Chinese medicine may benefit patients with heart disease
Unmet needs in Western medicine have made traditional Chinese medicine a more common alternative for primary and secondary CVD prevention, but more randomized trials of such therapies are needed, according to a review in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Century-old fertility method may eliminate need for in vitro fertilization
Flushing a woman's fallopian tubes with an iodized poppyseed oil showed significant benefits for fertility, according to research recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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