Relationships between Hispanic ethnicity and attitudes and beliefs toward herbal medicine use among older adults.

Background: Little is known about the underlying intentions to use herbal medicines among Hispanic older adults. Understanding these intentions is critical to the provision of effective counseling.

Objectives: The objectives were to (1) identify predictors of the intention to use herbal medicines for health problems in the next 6 months among Hispanic and non-Hispanic older adults using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB); and (2) compare their beliefs underlying significant predictors of intention with use herbal medicines for health problems in the next 6 months.

GI risk factors and use of GI protective agents among patients receiving nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.

Background: Patient characteristics increase the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) complications associated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Patients at risk may not be prescribed protective therapies that might mitigate their risk of NSAID-associated GI complications.

Objective: To assess GI risk among Veterans Affairs (VA) patients on NSAID therapy, determine whether therapy conformed to VA guidelines for lessening the risk of GI complications, and identify patient risk factors associated with conformance.

Treatment of allergic and vasomotor rhinitis by the local application of different concentrations of silver nitrate.

In 1980, Bhargava et al. reported a new treatment of allergic and vasomotor rhinitis by the local application of 15 per cent silver nitrate. The results of further studies of the treatment by using different concentrations of silver nitrate ranging from 5 per cent to 25 per cent and normal saline as placebo are presented here; 15 per cent has been found to be the most effective concentration giving successful results in 75.

Treatment of allergic and vasomotor rhinitis by the local application of silver nitrate.

A new, simple and effective local treatment of allergic and vasomotor rhinitis is presented. Using 15 per cent silver nitrate, bilateral chemical cautery of the anterior part of the nasal septum and inferior turbinates has been carried out at weekly intervals on 1 to 5 occasions, in 41 cases. No distinction was made between allergic rhinitis and vasomotor rhinitis.