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* Feverfew can reduce the number and severity of migraine headaches. A trial of 1-2 months generally is needed to obtain benefits. * No major adverse effects have been reported [...]

NEW YORK -- Extracts of the leaves and fruit of the hawthorn plant (Crataegus laevigata) confer a range of benefits on the aging heart, Dr. Tieraona Low Dog said at [...]

NEW YORK -- Ginkgo biloba extract places patients taking anticoagulants at additional risk for bleeding, Dr. Adrian Fugh-Berman said at meeting on botanical medicine sponsored by the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. [...]

NEW YORK -- St.John's wort can decrease blood levels of cyclosporine, which can be problematic given the immunosuppressant s narrow therapeutic range, Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman said at a meeting on [...]

WHISTLER, B.C. -- The anxiety experienced by nearly half of patients with Alzheimer's disease can be safely alleviated with by the atypical antipsychotic olanzapine, Dr. Jacobo E. Mintzer said at [...]

* Garlic has not been shown to lower elevated lipid levels to a clinically meaningful degree. * Metaanalysis findings indicate garlic may have some efficacy in the prevention of bladder, [...]

NEW YORK -- White coat hypertension is unlikely to occur exclusively in your office. The patient who responds to the stress of an office visit with blood pressure elevations probably [...]

CHICAGO -- A natural treatment for lipid disorders, found in Ayurvedic materia medica, is holding up to promise in clinical trials. Gugulipid, a derivative of resin from the Commiphora mukul [...]

HALIFAX, N. S. - The appearance of the facial lipoatrophy that afflicts many HIV-positive patients improved in 16 sujects who underwent surgical insertion of Core-Tex multistrand implants. This loss of [...]

NEW YORK -- The potential hazards of herbal medicines result in large part from mislabeling, misrepresentation, and misuse, Dr. Varro Tyler said at a meeting on botanical medicine sponsored by [...]

* Iscador is a mistletoe extract that is widely used in Europe as an adjunctive treatment for cancer. Advocates suggest that its effects are primarily on quality of life and, [...]

PHILADELPHIA -- Nearly 5 years of treatment with the angiotensin type 1 receptor blocker candesartan did not provide statistical benefit in the prevention of microalbuminuria in patients with diabetes, according [...]

PHILADELPHIA -- The addition of prednisone to an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor was associated with improved renal survival in a long-term prospective study of patients with proteinuric IgA nephropathy. IgA nephropathy, [...]

PHILADELPHIA -- The use of statin drugs did not significantly delay the decline in renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease in two recent studies, although some benefits were [...]

MINNEAPOLIS -- The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology has issued new consensus guidelines on the management of women with abnormal cervical screening tests and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, emphasizing [...]

NEW YORK -- Data from large observational registries ultimately should provide answers about the long-term risks of lymphoma associated with the tumor necrosis factor-blocking drugs, but for now, questions and [...]

TORONTO -- Aortic calcification was found to be an independent predictor of accelerated bone loss and hip fracture among postmenopausal women in a prospective epidemiologic study, Dr. Laszlo B. Tanko [...]

History of Use The rhizomes and leaves of ferns have been used for a variety of medicinal purposes at least since the days of the Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides. [...]

SAN DIEGO -- A highly anticipated, NIH-sponsored trial evaluating glucosamine and chondroitin in knee osteoarthritis has found an overall lack of efficacy for the popular dietary supplements, although responses were [...]

ATLANTA -- The recommendation for use of the new tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine has been expanded to adults aged 19-64 years, according to a vote by the Centers for Disease Control [...]

EXETER, ENGLAND -- Data emerging from a large German research initiative sponsored by that country's insurance companies continue to support the use of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic pain [...]

SAN ANTONIO -- Febuxostat, the first new urate-lowering agent of consequence to come along in 40 years, has shown superior efficacy for gout compared with allopurinol, Michael A. Becker, M.D., [...]

The Food and Drug Administration has begun a crackdown on companies that manufacture, market, and distribute products containing androstenedione, which is commonly known as "andro." The first step the FDA [...]

Rapidly proliferating 'ephedra-free' weight loss supplements containing bitter orange are not a safe alternative to ephedrine-based products, experts say. A compound present in Citrus aurantium, synephrine, is chemically similar to [...]

ORLANDO, FLA. -- Adding doxycycline to conventional methotrexate treatment for early rheumatoid arthritis provided substantial clinical benefit at minimal expense in a 2-year double-blind study, Dr. James R. O'Dell said [...]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND -- Add the prevention of inflammatory polyarthritis to the list of potential benefits from eating a diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables. For the first time, [...]

NEW YORK -- Treatment of the patient with a history of a tick bite and presumed Lyme disease is now complicated by the increasing likelihood that the tick was coinfected [...]