Alternative Medicine News

SAN DIEGO — A 12-week hatha yoga intervention reduced disease activity and improved quality of life and mental health in patients with ulcerative colitis, according to randomized controlled trial results presented at DDW.

Psilocybin may be safe and effective for treatment-resistant depression, according to recent findings.

Researchers presented data and clinical updates at the Digestive Disease Week 2016 Annual Meeting.

Tai Chi was found to improve well-being and relieve pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Healio Internal Medicine presents the most read stories to date in 2016, including opioid addiction, immunization guidelines, improving sleep and ABIM assessments.

PHILADELPHIA — Mindfulness therapy may be a valuable therapeutic option for PTSD in combat veterans, according to data presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.

More than 40% of patients who used complementary and alternative medicine did not disclose that use to their primary care physicians, according to research recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Recent findings indicated meditation and exercise increased cognitive control processes and decreased depressive symptoms and ruminative thought patterns in typically healthy individuals and those with major depressive disorder.

Cartilage volume loss was reduced in patients with knee osteoarthritis who supplemented with glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, and retention of cartilage was related to exposure time to treatment during a period of 6 years, according to the results of a study.

A financial loss incentive in which participants who were overweight or obese were allocated a monthly sum and lost a small amount each day they did not achieve physical activity goals resulted in a 50% relative increase in the mean proportion of days those goals were met.