Herbal stroke remedy no better than dummy pill

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Herbal stroke remedy no better than dummy pill

By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A Chinese herbal remedy marketed to improve stroke recovery failed to exceed the benefits of a placebo in a large, three-month clinical trial. "There's no evidence of efficacy," said Dr. James Brorson, medical director of the University of Chicago Stroke Center, who was not involved in the study. Still, the researchers are not completely discouraged by the results. "Yes, we had hoped for a larger effect, but the results of the trial suggest that this may be the case for certain groups of patients," said Dr. ...

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