A Retrospective Before-After Study Chest June 2017 Volume 151, Issue 6, Pages 1229–1238 Paul E. Marik, MD, FCCP Background The global burden of sepsis is estimated as 15 to 19 million cases annually, with a mortality rate approaching 60% in low-income countries. Methods In this retrospective before-after clinical study, we compared the outcome and clinical […]
Megan Brooks July 15, 2015 Taking micronutrient supplements can help minimize psychological stress following a natural disaster, a new study confirms. “In my opinion, the combined literature now of three studies showing that people benefit mentally/emotionally from nutrient supplementation after earthquakes and floods has really important population health implications,” Bonnie J. Kaplan, PhD, of Alberta […]
Costantini Antonio and Pala Maria Immacolata. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. March 2014, 20(3): 208-211. doi:10.1089/acm.2012.0612. Published in Volume: 20 Issue 3: March 5, 2014 ABSTRACT Objectives: In a previous study on fatigue and related disorders in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), we observed that IBD patients improved after treatment with high-dose thiamine. We […]
Pajardi G, Bortot P, et al, Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2014; [Epub ahead of print] Journal Reference In a study involving 180 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) scheduled to undergo surgical decompression of the median nerve, oral supplementation with a combination supplement containing alpha-lipoic acid, curcumin phytosome, and B-group vitamins, twice a day, […]
By James P. Meschino, DC, MS Dynamic Chiropractic – January 15, 2014, Vol. 32, Issue 02 Doctors of chiropractic and other practitioners who routinely treat neuromusculoskeletal disorders and pain syndromes commonly encounter patients presenting with various types of neuropathies. Included on this list are diabetic neuropathy, compression and entrapment neuropathy, chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, post-traumatic neuropathy, inherited neuropathy […]
James J. DiNicolantonio, PharmD Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute 4401 Wornall Road 600 Kansas City, MO 64111 (607) 738-8853 jjdinicol@gmail.com “Thiamine Supplementation for the Treatment of Heart Failure: A Review of The Literature,” Congest Heart Fail, 2013 Jul-Aug;19(4):214-22. 30309 (3/2014) Kirk Hamilton: Can you please share with us your educational background and current position? […]