Chiropractic tested versus doctor's care study findings
In Boston reports, two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine find chiropractic care offers little more than a pamphlet for back pain and shows no benefit over sham treatment for childhood asthma. The back pain trial with 321 participants compared manipulation to the McKenzie method, yielding only marginal improvement.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Daniel Cherkin
University of Washington
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Today’s Journal
Jeffrey Balon
Toronto
Asthma drug adds to treatment cutting hospitalizations
A New England Journal of Medicine study found adding ipratropium bromide to albuterol and steroids during severe childhood asthma attacks reduced hospitalizations by 28 percent. Led by Dr. Faiqa Qureshi at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters and EVMS, 434 children aged 2 to 18 were studied in 1996-97, with half receiving two doses of ipratropium.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Faiqa Qureshi
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Qureshi
Cranberry juice may prevent urinary infections study finds
Rutgers University researchers led by Amy Howell show concentrated tannins in cranberry juice called proanthocyanidins block E. coli from attaching to urinary tract cells. Funded by Ocean Spray, the test tube work also notes blueberries contain similar tannins while lemons oranges apples and carrots do not.
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Boston
Amy Howell
Rutgers University
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc
New England Journal of Medicine
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