Chiropractic tested versus doctor's care in back pain study
A New England Journal of Medicine report finds chiropractic manipulation offers only marginal benefit for low back pain compared with a McKenzie method and a $1 pamphlet. In an asthma study, 80 children showed no difference between standard chiropractic treatment and sham manipulations after four months, challenging claims of nerve-function correction.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Daniel Cherkin
University of Washington
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Today’s Journal
Jeffrey Balon
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Asthma drug cuts hospitalization in children study finds
A study led by Dr. Faiqa Qureshi at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters and Eastern Virginia Medical School shows adding ipratropium bromide to standard albuterol and steroids emergency treatment for moderate to severe pediatric asthma attacks reduced hospitalizations by 28 percent. The 1996-97 trial included 434 children ages 2 to 18.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Faiqa Qureshi
Children's Hospital of the King’s Daughters
Astern Virginia Medical School
Qureshi
Cranberry juice linked to urinary infection prevention
Rutgers researchers led by Amy Howell show concentrated tannins called proanthocyanidins in cranberry juice prevent E. coli from sticking to urinary tract cells. Funded by Ocean Spray and reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, the work notes blueberries have similar tannins while many other foods do not.
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Boston
Amy Howell
Rutgers University
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc
New England Journal of Medicine
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