Thickened baby formula is of modest help in treating gastroesophageal reflux in healthy infants, according to a ****-analysis published online in Pediatrics.
The authors reviewed 14 randomized, controlled trials addressing whether formula thickened with such agents as rice cereal or carob-bean gum reduces the symptoms of infant reflux, a belief they said is "driven in large part by the baby food industry."
More Data on Statins in Primary Prevention — The JUPITER Study
Among otherwise healthy patients with high hsCRP levels, rosuvastatin lowered the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events during 2 years of therapy.
The role of statin therapy in primary prevention is uncertain for patients whose cholesterol levels are not markedly elevated. Among such patients, elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) are associated
Ginkgo extract "cannot be recommended" as a preventive for dementia, concludes a JAMA study.
Researchers randomized some 3000 patients to receive twice-daily doses of Ginkgo biloba extract or matching placebo. Participants averaged almost 80 years of age at entry, when they were either free of dementia or had only mild cognitive impairment; they underwent assessment every 6 months for a median 6 years' follow-up.
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