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...treat depression, does not help children with ADHD to concentrate or curb hyperactivity any more than a rice-protein placebo over an eight-week period. It's the first such study to tackle the question of St. John's wort's effectiveness against ADHD in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial...
...first study of St. John's wort and ADHD in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, these findings are important not only for ADHD patients but for the even larger community that relies on naturopathic and alternative therapies to relieve everything from infections to depression. "One lesson from this paper is that it shows that a lot of alternative therapies can be studied in a rigorous way," says Dr. Eugenia Chan, director of the ADHD program at Children's Hospital in Boston...
...when patients may face constraints that make the standard dietary and exercise guidance tougher to follow. Sequist emphasizes that these lessons are not aiming to teach doctors "what a black patient thinks," but to get doctors to find out what their patients actually do think. Results of the trial won't be available until later this year. But, if it works, it could be a huge boon to treatment for all kinds of chronic conditions. "I think the issues are all the same," Sequist says. "They're around medication adherence and patient engagement...
...Thursday's opening round suggested, however, that the case will pivot on two factors: the rulings and conduct of Judge Ralph Kohlman, the Marine colonel presiding over the trial; and the wily intentions of Mohammed, who seems to be guiding his fellow defendants and setting defense strategy...
...appearances, an option Judge Kohlman has said they are free to exercise. Since all five have opted to legally represent themselves, if they also decided not to show up, that could speed the proceedings along by cutting down on legal maneuvers or the number of objections. A smoother, faster trial might well please the Bush Administration and perhaps even the al-Qaeda prisoners themselves, who are seeking to delegitimize the U.S. legal process and, if Mohammed is to be taken at his word, to pursue "martyrdom." Should the two sides concur on speeding the legal process for their own political...