Complementary Therapies for Osteoarthritis: Are They Effective?

Drugs for Alzheimer's disease: are they effective?

OVERVIEW AD is a neurodegenerative process marked by neuronal loss and the deposition of abnormal proteins in the form of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Beta-amyloid deposition culminates in the production of extracellular amyloid plaques in the cerebral cortex and elsewhere in the central nervous system (CNS). Hyperphosphorylation of the intracellular tau protein results in neuro...

Needs Assessment Competencies: Are They Important for Extension Educators?

The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of eleven professional competencies related to needs assessment and program development; a secondary purpose was to identify the best time these competencies should be learned. The study followed a survey research design, in which 441 randomly selected extension educators in the North Central Region of the United States responded to a qu...

Are They Found in Different Therapies?

OAO1.01. Are complementary therapies and integrative care cost-effective? A comprehensive systematic review of economic evaluations

Purpose One-third or more US adults, and similar numbers elsewhere, use complementary and integrative medicine (CIM). The results of previous systematic reviews of the economic impacts of CIM are limited and now out of date. The purpose of this comprehensive review is to capture and highlight for policy makers what is currently known about the economics of CIM, and to make recommendations for f...

Antiviral therapies for herpes zoster infections. Are they economically justifiable?

Antiviral treatment of herpes zoster is controversial because of uncertain benefits and relatively high costs. Most studies show that antiviral therapy lessens acute herpes zoster symptoms and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Current clinical recommendations support antiviral treatment of severely symptomatic herpes zoster in all adults, and mild herpes zoster in those 50 or 60 years of age or old...