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Functional gastrointestinal disorders in children: Effectivity, safety, and tolerability of the herbal preparation STW-5 (Iberogast ®) in general practice
CONCLUSIONS: The treatment effect of STW-5 in this study was in its range comparable to according data from controlled clinical trials with predominantly adult participants.Thus, supporting robustness of these data generated in an uncontrolled observational setting. The results of this observational study indicate that STW-5 may be an effective and well tolerated treatment option also for children with FGIDs.PMID:35998755 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2022.102873
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - August 23, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Radke Michael Vinson Bettina Lehmann Eckehard Source Type: research

Was enough, and is enough, being done to protect the primary care workforce from COVID-19?
Br J Gen Pract. 2021 Feb 22:bjgp21X714953. doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X714953. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:33619047 | DOI:10.3399/bjgp21X714953
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - February 23, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Denise Kendrick Raymond M Agius John Fr Robertson Herb F Sewell Marcia Stewart Source Type: research

Questions about complementary and alternative medicine to the Regional Medicines Information and Pharmacovigilance Centres in Norway (RELIS): a descriptive pilot study
Background: Provision of clinically relevant information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to health care professionals is not well described. The aim of the study was to assess questions about CAM to the Regional Medicines Information and Pharmacovigilance Centres in Norway (RELIS). Methods: All question-answers pairs (QAPs) in the RELIS database indexed with alternative medicine from 2005-2010 constituted the study material. A randomly selected sample of 100 QAPs was characterized with regard to type of question (category, patient-specific or general), occupation and workplace of enquirer, the type of in...
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - February 14, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jan SchjøttHilde Erdal Source Type: research

Should You Rely on Your Doctor?
By David Spero We gave our neighbor Sylvie a ride to her doctor. In the car, the talk turned to medicines. Sylvie said she was on seven or eight drugs. She didn't remember what they were all for, but said, "I leave that up to my doctor." I'm scared for Sylvie. She has high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, and asthma. She's a wonderful person, but she has a tough life, with custody of her young grandchildren and a part-time job. I can see why she might rely on her doctor to make all health decisions, but in my experience, that plan usually runs into trouble. Her medicines could have side effects or interactions she doesn't...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - August 21, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: David Spero Source Type: blogs