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Doctors to reassess antibiotics for 'chronic Lyme' disease (AP)
AP - Patients who believe they suffer long-term problems from Lyme disease are claiming victory over a national doctors group. The Infectious Diseases Society buy wholesale fos online America has agreed buy wholesame TMG review its guidelines, which say there's no evidence long-term antibiotics can cure "chronic Lyme" disease - or even that such a condition exists.
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The ginkgo leaf is used to make herbal teas and extracts, which have been shown promoted as having positive health effects. It has been a staple of Chinese medicine for hundreds of years.
Ginkgo biloba has long been proposed to increase memory, energy and concentration. It is also used to treat tinnitus and vascular disease. is felt to be a neuroprotective agent and antioxidant. More than 5 million prescriptions are written in Germany for ginkgo every year and sales in the US are $240 million per year.
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A recent large controlled trial, however, found no effect of ginkgo on memory function using a large battery of tests in normal individuals (2).
Manufacturers, however, promote gingko for the enhancement of memory in normal individuals, or to prevent the normal decline of memory with aging, and there really is no evidence that they are helpful for this purpose. Ginkgo can have serious side effects, including coma, bleeding and seizures. It should not be used with medications like Warfarin that are used to decrease blood clotting. Minor but more common side effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, or dizziness.
1. LeBars, P.L., Katz, M.M., Berman, N. A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial of an extract of Binkgo biloba for dementia. Journal of the American Medical Association. 1997;278:1327-1332.
2. Solomon, P.R., Adams, F., Silver, A., Zimmer, J., DeVeaux, R. Ginkgo for memory enhancement: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002;288(7):835-840.
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