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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.

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.

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.

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).

Pay Attention! Tai Chi Can Help

Synopsis: A 15-week course in tai chi improved attention scores in healthy university students.

Clinical Briefs in Primary Care

Clinical Briefs in Primary Care

Needle (or Laser) the Knee for Relief from Chronic Osteoarthritis Pain?

Synopsis: In people with chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis, needle and laser acupuncture fared no better than sham laser acupuncture for a variety of parameters at 12 weeks and 1 year.

Yoga and Vasomotor Symptoms: Does a Meditative Movement Practice Improve Menopausal Symptoms?

Synopsis: In a randomized controlled trial, the implementation of a regular yoga practice was not shown to significantly improve vasomotor symptom frequency or bother at 6 and 12 weeks. However, it was associated with a significant improvement in Insomnia Severity Index.

Diagnostic Testing for Lyme Disease

In August 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 300,000 cases of Lyme disease (LD) are diagnosed each year and that the 30,000 reported cases is 2008 are a gross underestimation.