Psychological treatment centres: May be less effective than suggested

Review: lactulose or lactitol may improve hepatic encephalopathy but may be less effective than antibiotics.

Review: St John's Wort may be less effective than previously thought in people with depression.

Subcutaneous Tocilizumab May Be Less Effective than Intravenous Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-associated Uveitis.

Volume 44, no. 2 Uveitis associated − Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Subcutaneous Tocilizumab May Be Less Effective than Intravenous ESTEFANIA QUESADA-MASACHS and CONSUELO MODESTO CABALLERO http://www.jrheum.org/content/44/2/260 J Rheumatol 2017;44;260-261 http://www.jrheum.org/alerts 1. Sign up for TOCs and other alerts http://jrheum.com/faq 2. Information on S...

Phage therapy of staphylococcal infections (including MRSA) may be less expensive than antibiotic treatment.

The current drama of antibiotic resistance has revived interest in phage therapy. In response to this challenge, a phage therapy center was established at our Institute in 2005 which accepts patients from Poland and abroad with antibiotic-resistant infections. We now present data showing that efficient phage therapy of staphylococcal infections is no longer a treatment of last resort (when all ...

Rapid treatment of PTSD: why psychological exposure with acupoint tapping may be effective.

Combining brief psychological exposure with the manual stimulation of acupuncture points (acupoints) in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other emotional conditions is an intervention strategy that integrates established clinical principles with methods derived from healing traditions of Eastern cultures. Two randomized controlled trials and six outcome studies using sta...