It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the …

More than 15 million people in the US consume herbal remedies or high-dose vitamins. The
number of visits to providers of complementary and alternative medicine exceeds those to …

Background Many patients report symptomatic relief after undergoing arthroscopy of the
knee for osteoarthritis, but it is unclear how the procedure achieves this result. We …

Context The use of acid-suppressive medication has been steadily increasing, particularly in
the inpatient setting, despite lack of an accepted indication in the majority of these patients …

Background: Red yeast rice is an herbal supplement that decreases low-density lipoprotein
(LDL) cholesterol level. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of red yeast …

Objective Dietary supplements and alternative therapies are commercialized as a panacea
for obesity/weight gain as a result of the minimal regulatory requirements in demonstrating …

Herbal medications are commonly used for clinical purposes, including the treatment of
cardiovascular conditions. Compared with conventional medications, herbal medications do …

Many patients use herbal supplements to treat chronic cardiovascular conditions and often
combine herbal ingredients with cardiovascular medications. However, physicians do not …

ContextSome research findings based on observational epidemiology are contradicted by
randomized trials, but may nevertheless still be supported in some scientific circles …

A systematic review of the literature on the effect of tai chi exercise on blood pressure (BP)
was performed. The authors searched Medline, CAB, Alt HealthWatch, BIOSIS previews …