Alternative Therapies in Women's Health Archives – June 1, 2008

June 1, 2008

• Insomnia in Women: Menopause and Melatonin

  As reviewed in part i of this series, many important endogenous and exogenous factors adversely affect the quality of sleep for women after ovarian failure. In fact, the National Sleep Foundation reports that 61% of women complain of insomnia after ovarian failure.

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• Agaricus blazei Murrill

  Agaricus blazei murrill (abm), popularly known as "Cogumelo do Sol" in Brazil, or "Himematsutake" in Japan, is a mushroom native to Brazil, and widely cultivated in Japan for its medicinal uses, it is now considered one of the most important edible and culinary-medicinal biotechnological species.

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• Ginkgo biloba for prevention/delay of cognitive impairment

  The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) on delaying the progression to cognitive impairment in normal elderly subjects aged 85 and older.

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• News Briefs

  The effect of socioeconomic status (SES) of women on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is not uniform across racial/ethnic populations, researchers stated in a study published in the Winter 2008 issue of Ethnicity & Disease Journal.

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