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A randomized controlled trial demonstrated that "perfect" empathy with patients results in a better immune response, reduction of symptoms, and faster recovery from a common cold.
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This novel, large randomized controlled trial of 808 Indian children with acute dysentery, ranging in age from 6 to 59 months, assigned each subject to one of three arms of treatment for 14 days using a base of standard oral hydration formula for each group: placebo having no additives, zinc 20 mg/5 mL supplementation, or zinc 20 mg/5 mL plus copper 2 mg/5 mL supplementation.
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Studies on the effects of pomegranate juice on CYP-mediated drug metabolism have yielded inconsistent results, but this recently published case report raises the specter of interaction between the juice and warfarin, a drug whose narrow therapeutic window and potential for significant complications are well known.
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Imaging procedures are an important source of exposure to ionizing radiation in the United States and can result in high cumulative effective doses of radiation.
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Vitamin C supplementation prevents increases in endurance capacity and maximum oxygen uptake, because it prevents some cellular adaptations to exercise.
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Internet-based self-management resulted in improvements in asthma control and lung function with resultant increases in the number of symptom-free days. However, this did not significantly reduce exacerbation rates.
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The second competitive, reversible dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor has been approved by the FDA for the treatment type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Most colorectal cancers overexpress cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2). Primary prevention with aspirin (ASA) is associated with reduced risk for colon cancer and colonic adenoma.
