Alternative Medicine News

Sleeping less or more than 7 hours was significantly associated with an increased mortality risk in men and women, according to an East Asian study published in JAMA Network Open.

A history of myocardial infarction was more frequently reported among young adults who recently used cannabis compared with those who did not use the substance, a cross-sectional study showed.

Nonpharmacological sleep interventions were effective in reducing anxiety and sleep-related thought processes, and these benefits were more substantial in patients with anxiety, according to a recent meta-analysis.

Adopting “slow medicine” over “fast medicine” confers “real and tangible” improvements in health, according to an opinion piece published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

A recent study showed that multiple sessions of acupuncture therapy led to greater improvements in symptoms of moderate to severe chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome compared with sham therapy.

Many physicians are reluctant to prescribe medical cannabis amid its uncertain legal status and preliminary, sometimes contradictory, clinical data on its safety and benefits.

Recent cannabis users were more likely to report inadequate sleep durations than individuals who did not recently use cannabis, according to researchers. The association appeared to be stronger in heavy cannabis users.

Cefaly Technology’s nerve stimulation device, when compared with sham stimulation, was more effective in delivering pain relief and freedom from most bothersome migraine symptom, phase 3 trial data show.

Tai chi was comparable to conventional exercise in reducing waist circumferences in a cohort of older adults with central obesity, according to results of a randomized clinical trial.

Thirty-five percent of adults in the United States who were surveyed said they would consider leaving their primary care physician for qualified physicians providing on-demand telehealth services.