Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
This study is related to my last post concerning acupuncture and metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in that acupuncture can enhance HRV so may help...
Insurers need to spend more on health care. What a concept.
Title ripped straight from the Onion November 22, 2010New Rules Tell Insurers: Spend More on CareBy ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON — The Obama administration issued new...
Comparison of celebrex, glucosamine, glucosamine chondroitin and placebo
The University of Utah School of Medicine has published a review looking at the popular supplement, glucosamine, and its efficacy in comparison to celebrex, placebo,...
Supplements and Osteoarthritis:
I just came across two interesting abstracts concerning supplements for osteoarthritis. I will review each in its own post. The first one, Phys Sportsmed. 2010...
Medical Research Corruption Continues
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/business/11ghost.html?_r=1&ref=healthSeptember 11, 2009 Ghostwriting Is Called Rife in Medical Journals, By DUFF WILSON and NATASHA SINGER Following up on a previous blogpost (http://ksparrowmd.blogspot.com/2009/04/corruption-between-drug-companies-and.html) about the...
Growing Attention to Placebo
A fascinating article from Wired magazine (http://www.wired.com/medtech/drugs/magazine/17-09/ff_placebo_effect) addresses the curious problem that the placebo effect seems to be increasing in clinical trials and has torpedoed...
Doctor Groups Urge End to Corporate Ties to Research
An article in the JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) published yesterday, April 1, was widely reported on the radio and today in the...
Corruption between Drug Companies and Doctors
After I started my medical acupuncture practice 10 years ago, I was struck by something within my first year. I noticed that many of my...