-
The traditional culinary and medicinal spice turmeric (curcuma longa) is sometimes referred to as the "golden spice of life." Native to South and Southeast Asia, this plant is now widely cultivated.
-
Although depression is a serious condition that needs to be treated, many women are reluctant to take antidepressant medications during pregnancy. Depression during pregnancy tends to be underdiagnosed and undertreated.
-
This unique meta-analysis of antidepressant drug therapy for depression focused on randomized, placebo-controlled trials of at least 6 weeks' duration and included subjects with a wide range of symptomatology, from mild to very severe.
-
A meta-analysis of 40 randomized controlled trials found evidence of reduced anxiety among patients with chronic illnesses who exercised regularly.
-
Feinstein and colleagues assessed the association of religious activity with concurrent risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and with later adverse cardiovascular events. They found that those who were more religious were less likely to smoke and more likely to be obese, even after controlling for several other demographic factors.
-
Results of this longitudinal observation study reveal that, in people with stable coronary artery disease who were followed for 5 years, baseline levels of omega-3 fatty acids were inversely related to leukocyte telomere length, the latter a unique marker of aging.
-
-
The Institute of Medicine received funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to recommend a list of top priorities for the initial focus in comparative effectiveness research (CER).
-
The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law in March 23, 2010, contains a Physician Payment Sunshine Provision that requires pharmaceutical and biotech companies to report all gifts and compensation made to physicians, including researchers.
-
Research organizations increasingly provide guidance to investigators, assisting them with compliance and regulatory documentation, but typically they leave the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training to sponsors and others.
