TY - JOUR T1 - From the journals, April–May 2006 JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 465 LP - 465 VL - 56 IS - 527 AU - Richard Lehman Y1 - 2006/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/56/527/465.abstract N2 - 1567 Homocysteine is a tricky blighter: unstable in blood, linked with cardiovascular disease, lowered by several B vitamins — folic acid, pyridoxine and cobalamin. But the big Canadian HOPE 2 trial showed no protective effect from these vitamins in people with vascular disease or diabetes, although they did lower homocysteine.1698 ‘I'm afraid there's nothing we can do to stop the poor mite vomiting’, you say, carefully moving to a safe place and switching on the fan. Oh, but soon there will be. Ondansetron as a melting tablet reduced vomiting in children with gastroenteritis in a big placebo controlled US trial.1787 The amount of levothyroxine that people absorb is reduced if they carry H pylori or take regular omeprazole.1796 More bad news about the antioxidant vitamins C and E: they don't prevent pre-eclampsia in nulliparous women.1879 A self-expanding stent is what … ER -