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Acute bronchitis inflammation of the large airways presenting with cough is one of the most common diagnoses seen in primary care. Usually caused by viral infections, it is self-limited and antibiotics generally are not recommended.
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Ninety-six women with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy during a 5- to 6-week interval were randomized to either a qigong group or a wait-list control group. The results indicate that the women in the qigong group had clinically significantly less depressive symptoms and better quality of life than the control group.
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In patients with hepatitis C, having already been treated (unsuccessfully) with interferon, three times daily silymarin in two doses (both supratherapeutic) did not change serum ALT after 24 weeks.
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Grapefruit is a popular fruit worldwide because it is tasty, nutritious, and increasingly viewed as healthy. The original grapefruit was white and very seedy, but varieties have been selected to give seedless and more red cultivars.1
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This large, prospective, cohort trial followed women for 10 years using validated food questionnaires to assess if the consumption of walnuts, other tree nuts, and peanuts was associated with the incidence of the development of type 2 diabetes.
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Mouse studies have found that dietary choline is associated with increasing levels of plasma trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) and increasing risk of atherosclerosis — a process that is likely mediated by gut microbiota. Two human clinical trials support these findings. The first demonstrates that phosphatidylcholine (PC) increases plasma levels of TMAO. Following broad-spectrum antibiotic use (and subsequent reduction in gut flora), production of TMAO was reduced after a PC challenge. A large population study demonstrates the connection between TMAO and cardiovascular disease.
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CAM use by children with cancer being treated at a hospital in Turkey was common and led to several perceived benefits — such as increased blood values, morale, and general condition — but did not affect overall survival.
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Cannabis sativa and indica are fragrant flowering plants native to South Central Asia. Their psychoactive properties have been known and used in some form or another for thousands of years in cultures as diverse as ancient Romania and China.
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April 2000; Volume 3; 37-40
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April 2000; Volume 3; 40-44
