Vitamin Supplements Do Not Reduce Cancer Risk, More Evidence
US researchers studying the effect of beta carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E, either singly or in combination, on over 7,000 women found the supplements did not reduce their risk of getting cancer compared to women who did not take the supplements. However an expert who reviewed the study said that while the overall message was there was no link, it uncovered some interesting evidence that should not be overlooked.
Transcendental Meditation Reduces ADHD Symptoms Among Students: New Study
The Transcendental Meditation technique may be an effective and safe non-pharmaceutical aid for treating ADHD, according to a promising new study published this month in the peer-reviewed online journal Current Issues in Education. The pilot study followed a group of middle school students with ADHD who were meditating twice a day in school.
Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Greater Rates Of Cesarean Sections
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that pregnant women who are vitamin D deficient are also at an increased risk for delivering a baby by caesarean section as compared to pregnant women who are not vitamin D deficient. These findings currently appear on-line in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
US Air Force Using Medical Acupuncture
Medical acupuncture, which is acupuncture performed by a licensed physician trained at a conventional medical school, is being used increasingly for pain control. Richard Niemtzow, MD, PhD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief of Medical Acupuncture, a peer-reviewed journal http://www.libertpub.com/acu) and the official journal of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, is at the forefront of these efforts in the military.
FDA Announces Permanent Injunction Against Wilderness Family Naturals LLC
Company used Internet to claim its unapproved products treat serious health conditions The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Wilderness Family Naturals LLC of Silver Bay, Minn., and its owners have signed a consent decree that prohibits them from manufacturing and distributing any products with unapproved claims that the products cure, treat, mitigate or prevent diseases.
Vitamin D Deficiency In Infants And Nursing Mothers Carries Long-Term Disease Risks
Once believed to be important only for bone health, vitamin D is now seen as having a critical function in maintaining the immune system throughout life. The newly recognized disease risks associated with vitamin D deficiency are clearly documented in a report in the December issue (Volume 3, Number 4) of Breastfeeding Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (http://www.liebertpub.


the following:

• Untreated or unsuccessfully treated attacks last for 4-72 hours each.
• Attacks have at least two of the four following features:
1. present on just one side of the head
2. pulsating quality
3. moderate to severe intensity
4. the pain is aggravated by exertion
• Attacks also have at least one of the two following features:
1. the pain is worsened by light and noise
2. there is nausea or vomiting

If that system seems too complicated, then here are a couple of screening questions you can substitute. Do you suffer from recurrent, disabling headaches? When you have your usual headache, would you like to lie down? A "yes" answer to either question makes migraine likely (and sinus headaches unlikely).Researchers at the Headache Care Center of Springfield, Missouri, screened 2991 clinic patients for individuals who believed they had sinus headaches and who had never previously been diagnosed as having migraine. The researchers excluded people with signs of infection.

Using the system of diagnosis we already discussed, 80% had definite migraine and another 8% had probable migraine.So what about those three items that seemed to confirm that a headache was due to sinuses? It turns out that a change of weather can trigger a migraine, probably via a drop or rise in barometric pressure. It also turns out that nasal congestion or pressure in the sinuses can be the effect of a migraine attack rather than its cause. Finally, it is always chancy to diagnose a condition based on what treatment works for it, because a single treatment might help more than one condition. In the case of sinus pills there are usually multiple ingredients, one of which is a painkiller. For example, in the various Dristan(R) formulations, aspirin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen is present.

Sometimes caffeine is also included in the pills which can resolve migraine headaches, too.The confusion between sinus and migraine headaches has an ironic component. While the drug companies used to work hard to convince people they had sinus headaches, now that some decent migraine medicines are available, the drug companies that sell them are just as intent on persuading people they have migraines.I guess it should go without saying that you shouldn't let the marketing department of a drug company diagnose your headaches.(C) 2005 by .