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Supplementation with the natural form of vitamin E (RRR-α-tocopherol) has beneficial effects in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to findings from a late-breaking study reported here at The Liver Meeting 2009: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) 60th Annual Meeting.
The findings, from a prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial, support those from smaller [...]

Proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy for 8 weeks induces acid-related symptoms in healthy volunteers after withdrawal, according to the results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial reported in the July issue of Gastroenterology. “Rebound acid hypersecretion (RAHS) has been demonstrated after 8 weeks of treatment with a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI),” write Christina Reimer, from Køge University [...]