Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients and their parents have a high propensity to use complementary therapies to relieve pain. Medications and exercise therapy are a cornerstone of conventional treatment with a substantial rate of inadequate pain relief and the potential of side effects from pharmaceuticals. This session will highlight the evidence behind treating intestinal permeability...

Se-Yoon Kim, M.S., Hyungsuk Ph.D., Doyoung Kang, B.S., Junhyuk Ko, Jongyeon Koh-Woon Bo-Hyung Jae-Heung Cho, Mi-Yeon Song, Won-Seok Chung, Ph.D.. J Korean Med Rehabi 2022;32:131-40. https://doi.org/10.18325/jkmr.2022.32.3.131

Nomifensine, a tetrahydroisoquinolone antidepressant which facilitates dopaminergic and noradrenergic transmission, was studied in 28 Parkinsonism patients most of whom were also receiving conventional medications. Double-blind evaluations revealed a moderate therapeutic action at a mean dose level of 150 mg daily. Adverse reactions were encountered, similar to those identical by levodopa.

INTRODUCTION Pharmaceutical residues and other organic wastewater contaminants (OWC) have been shown to survive conventional water-treatment processes and persist in potable water supplies. OBJECTIVE To estimate the geographical distribution of the Predicted Environmental Concentration (PEC) of selected drugs prescribed by office based physicians in the United States (US), after non-metaboliz...

BACKGROUND Patients with multiple chronic conditions often have multiple prescribers, which has been associated with greater health care utilization and medication nonadherence in claims-based analyses. This qualitative study was conducted to understand the reasons why patients have increasing numbers of prescribers of medications and to understand patient perspectives on advantages and disadva...

BACKGROUND AND METHODS Anthroposophic treatment for migraine is provided by physicians and includes special artistic and physical therapies and special medications. We conducted a prospective cohort study of 45 consecutive adult outpatients (89% women) starting anthroposophic treatment for migraine under routine conditions. Main outcomes were Average Migraine Severity (physician and patient rat...

BACKGROUND An open-label, randomized controlled trial compared clozapine with physicians'-choice medications among long-term state hospital inpatients in Connecticut. The goal was to examine clozapine's cost-effectiveness in routine practice for people experiencing lengthy hospitalizations. METHODS Long-stay patients with schizophrenia in a state hospital were randomly assigned to begin open-...

Aconite is a plant with deceptively beautiful flowers that contain deadly cardiotoxin. toxicity presents often fatal ventricular arrhythmias are refractory to conventional antiarrhythmic medications. An electrical storm (ES) an acute cardiac emergency carries high mortality. We report one such case of aconite presenting ES was managed successfully hemodynamic support, overdrive pacing, and char...