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Goop Reaches Settlement in False Advertising Lawsuit

No scientific proof for health claims made for three products sold online
The American Society for Clinical Oncology has endorsed the Society for Integrative Oncology guideline on the use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment

ASCO Endorses SIO Guideline for Integrative Tx in Breast Cancer

Guideline recommends therapies for reducing anxiety/stress, depression/mood disorders, nausea
More than 25 percent of older U.S. adults with diabetes use some type of complementary and alternative medicine

One in Four Older Adults With Diabetes Uses Alternative Meds

Herbal, chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, yoga most commonly used individual therapies
Patients with cancer who receive complementary medicine are more likely to refuse conventional cancer treatment

Complementary Medicine Use Ups Refusal of Usual Cancer Therapy

Mortality risk linked to complementary medicine mediated by treatment refusal
For acute ischemic stroke

Gingko Biloba Extract Found Effective in Acute Ischemic Stroke

GBE plus aspirin alleviates cognitive, neurological deficits with no effect on adverse, vascular events
Parents often try complementary treatments when their children are ill

Many Parents Aren’t Divulging CAM Use to Child’s Provider

Providers urged to regularly inquire about all therapies family is using to care for child
Patients who choose alternative medicine over traditional cancer treatments for curable cancers have a higher risk of dying early

Worse Survival Seen for Alternative Vs Usual Cancer Rx

Alternative medicine independently tied to greater mortality risk compared to conventional treatment
Traditional Chinese medicine might have a role to play in treating or preventing cardiovascular disease in the West

Traditional Chinese Medicine May Benefit Some CVD Patients

Researchers suggest it might help treat hypertension, diabetes, atherosclerosis
Many women use complementary and alternative medicine for menopause

Provider Understanding of CAM Use in Menopause Is Key

Increased provider understanding may improve provider-patient communication, tx effectiveness
Use of complementary health approaches is significantly higher for U.S. adults with musculoskeletal pain disorders

CDC: Complementary Health Use Up With Musculoskeletal Pain

Over 41 percent of U.S. adults with musculoskeletal pain disorders use complementary health approach