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Licorice as an Agent in Helicobacter pylori Quadruple Therapy Regime
Individuals having peptic ulcer disease positive for Helicobacter pylori infection (diagnosed by endoscopy and biopsy with positive rapid urease test) were treated with either traditional quadruple therapy or quadruple therapy with licorice as a substitution for bismuth subsalicylate. After 4 weeks of treatment, eradication of H. pylori infection was comparable in both groups. -
Exercise and Gut Flora: Suggestions But No Final Answers
Diversity of gut flora was significantly greater in highly trained athletes than in population controls, even after stratifying on the controls¡¯ body mass index. The athletes¡¯ level of exercise and diet may have been responsible, individually or jointly, for this phenomenon. -
Not So Sweet: Artificial Sweeteners Contribute to Dysbiosis and Glucose Intolerance
Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel demonstrated that mice consuming non-caloric artificial sweeteners (NAS; e.g., saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame) in drinking water developed marked glucose intolerance compared to mice consuming only glucose or sucrose in drinking water. -
Primary Care Reports - Full January 2015 Issue in PDF
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Pay Attention! Tai Chi Can Help
Synopsis: A 15-week course in tai chi improved attention scores in healthy university students.
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Massage for Neck Pain: How Much Is Optimal?
This study was performed to assess the optimal amount of time massage should be used to improve neck pain in individuals suffering from chronic (> 3 months), non-specific neck pain. A total of 228 participants were randomized to one of six study groups (approximately 38 participants in each). -
Dietary Flavanols from Cocoa Improve Dentate Gyrus Function and Cognitive Performance in Aging Population
Decline in functional integrity of the dentate gyrus, a hippocampal region, has been observationally seen with aging.1 However, beyond these correlations, direct association between cognitive decline, dentate gyrus function, and the effects of non-pharmacological interventions has not been demonstrated.
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Managing Stress to Improve GERD Symptoms
The researchers’ goal was to address the fact that therapies that are adjunctive to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been under studied. In this clinical trial, an education intervention was examined in adult patients with GERD recruited from rural general practices in England. -
Testosterone Therapy – Recommendations Resulting from Two Recent Clinical Trials
The prescription rate of testosterone therapy has increased dramatically in the last decade, and primary care practitioners are asked on a daily basis about testosterone supplementation. Ingenious marketing has led many patients — many of whom are older and have risk factors for heart disease — to question if testosterone therapy is right for them. -
Clinical Briefs
Johnston BC, et al. Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adults: A meta-analysis.