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Peppermint oil, psyllium, and antispasmodics are all effective in the treatment of IBS.
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Although colonoscopy is associated with reduced deaths from colorectal cancer, its effect seems to be limited to deaths from cancer developing in the left colon.
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These investigators derived and validated a risk score that predicts incident kidney disease.
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A new antiepileptic drug with a novel mechanism of action has been approved for the treatment of partial seizures.
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JNC 7 is probably the consensus document most utilized by U.S. clinicians to make decisions about HTN.
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Drug combinations for hypertension; tenecteplase for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; CAM most commonly used for back, neck, and arthritis pain; FDA Actions.
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This issue deals with a common but often frustrating and unrewarding condition that confronts primary care physicians: fibromyalgia.
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Results of the SELECT trial, a large randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial designed to help determine whether selenium, vitamin E, or both could safely prevent prostate cancer in middle-aged and older men, were not to be published for another four years. Interim analyses, however, revealed no benefit from therapy, and even some potential health concerns.
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This article was a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-quality randomized controlled trials determining the effect of fiber, antispasmodics, and peppermint oil in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, and demonstrating superiority of the three examined therapeutic modalities as compared to placebo.
