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Mike Mitka

JAMA. 2001;286:1961.

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A study published in the September 11 issue of Neurology found that among 201 patients with Parkinson disease, 40% used at least one type of alternative therapy and more than half failed to inform their physicians about such use.

The researchers, at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, said the high percentage of patients who did not tell their physicians about alternative therapy use is "concerning," since recent studies have shown that alternative therapies may have potentially harmful effects and interactions with other drugs.

Of the patients using alternative therapies, 26% said they used two therapies, 33% reported using more than two, and 12% used five or more. Of those who took vitamins and herbs, most used vitamin E, which surprised the researchers because a previous study found that vitamin E has no beneficial effect on Parkinson disease (N Engl J Med. 1993;32:176-183). Patients with Parkinson disease who used . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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