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Newly released online discount coupons combined with callback-services help consumers to safely find cheap prescription drugs. RefillPill.com, a leading webportal to find medication, has released a special...
According to Harvard Medical School an estimated 24 million people in the United States suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS. Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder that interferes with the...
Garlic: Yes, it will punch up your spaghetti sauce. It's also a natural disinfectant and is believed to help fight colds, flu and other infectious diseases. It also helps lower cholesterol and acts...
Hemorrhoids - known not so fondly as "hemmies" are swollen but normally present blood vessels in and around the anus and lower rectum that stretch under pressure, similar to varicose veins in the...
I actually went through periods where I would cry, or really, really worry about walking out and like letting people see me. I’ve been through all these topical treatments; I’ve been...
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is the virus that infects human body and destroys the body system. It weakens the body's immune system, making it difficult to fight infection. A...
Peplin Limited expects to announce results of the first of its phase IIa clinical trials in the week of 28 November 2005. This clinical trial is one of four phase IIa clinical trials of...
Weight loss can become a reality with acupuncture. In today’s time it is considered as a new alternative medicine in most western cultures. In reality acupuncture are practiced medical...
What is pain? Pain is the body's warning system, alerting you that something is wrong. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as an unpleasant expression associated with...
In a national study of children in motor vehicle crashes, researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia report that traumatic stress can occur without injury. Looking at a wide range of...
During the course of study, the researchers genetically modified rice so that it produced molecules found in Japanese cedar pollen - a plant which commonly causes hay fever. According to New...
"I was just standing outside my house talking to a friend and suddenly I felt this very hot sting on my finger." Bonnie Buchberger had just been stung by a yellow jacket. "Within 20 minutes I was...
Cobalis Corp. announced today the final statistical analyses on allergy patient symptom scores collected during the first of two required FDA- approved Phase III Clinical Trials for the Company's...
Avoidance is always the best treatment for allergies regardless of which allergens are the triggers. Interestingly enough, the most effective, least expensive, and simplest options are not always...
Although almost half (48 percent) of cancer patients treated with chemotherapy and radiation are using at least one type of complementary and alternative medical therapy (CAM) treatment, a majority...
Former high school athletes, distance runners, walkers, bikers, and millions of health-conscious middle-age Americans that engage in leisure time physical activity twice a week or more are excited...
While it's well known that memory skills deteriorate as Alzheimer's progresses, recent research by Balota and study lead author, Associate Professor Janet Duchek, suggest breakdowns in attention may...
New preliminary research findings show frontline healthcare providers are not following guidelines on the management of anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction, according to findings presented during...
Worrisome results from a new pan-European survey of over 250 cancer patients find patients with cancer are failing to receive appropriate treatment for anemia and therefore suffering un-necessarily...
The researchers say they found the use of a cardiopulmonary heart pump during coronary artery bypass grafting, or CABG, surgery does not significantly damage such high-level mental tasks as thinking,...
LymphaCare, the NJ based medical product company has added the Healthlight Infrared Therapy brand to its product line. Healthlight is manufactured by the same Albuquerque, NM based company that...
Ankylosing spondylitis, or AS, is a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine, although other joints can become involved. It causes inflammation of the spinal joints (vertebrae) that can...
Eating disorders are on a rise in today's world. People in our time can go to any extent to attain a slim figure. They tend to skip food and go for excessive dieting which can be fatal to their life....
Tayeb Hussain, rushed to Medical College and Hospital with a painful stomach on a Sunday, died without a single doctor anywhere near his bed. Alleging negligence, his family has lodged complaints...
Sativex uses two key components from a cannabis plant, Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), which have been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties. Cannabis can significantly ease...
Loss of mobility can be devastating: Osteoarthritis of the knee is a common disorder. Due to modern medical advances, more than 25 per cent of the population is older than 60 years but still looks...
The number of people who suffer severe asthma attacks and need to stay in hospital for treatment could be halved with the introduction of a new injection treatment, according to The Times, a British...
What do all of these individuals have in common? An active 13 year-old becomes breathless shortly after her soccer games and coughs on a cold winter's night. A young woman has a dry, hacking cough...
Scientists may have uncovered a reason why men who are socially isolated tend to have more cardiovascular disease. Those without adequate support networks had elevated levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6),...
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that affects the skin. The word "dermatitis" means inflammation of the skin. "Atopic" refers to diseases that are hereditary, tend to run in...
Ashamed for the loss of his hair, Emperor Julius Cesar took on his last resort and hid his bald head under a laurel wreath. But if he were to resuscitate today, the Roman ruler would be astonished to...
Infants are aware of elimination from birth and often cry or give other signals to be changed. If we respond positively and proactively, they will continue to work with us toward being able to...
A joint venture between Eli Lilly and Company and ICOS Corporation announced positive results from a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study of tadalafil in the treatment of lower urinary...
People with bipolar disorder have an average of thirty percent more of an important class of signal-sending brain cells, according to new evidence being published by University of Michigan...
Last February, a Jewel-Osco in Chicago refused to refill a birth-control prescription. Under federal "conscience clause" laws, a pharmacist is not required to participate in filling prescriptions...
The babies of women with diabetes are two to five times more likely to develop birth defects than offspring of women without the disease. A recent study in animals by scientists at Joslin Diabetes...
The findings "suggest in a sense some undertreatment of our older patients," Dr. Brenda K. Edwards of the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, told Reuters Health. However, she noted, the...
Janzen had read enough to know that her incontinence probably was related to her three pregnancies, so she didn't hesitate to bring up the subject with her ob/gyn and to make an appointment with a...
Blood in the urine is called "hematuria" and can indicate quite severe problems. Bleeding can arise within the urinary system in areas such as the kidneys, bladder, prostate or other parts of the...
Boils are the volcanoes of the human body. They pop up like Popocatepetl and erupt like Etna, cascade like Kilauea and leave a crater akin to Krakatau (east of Java). At no time are they as...
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Lunar iDXA(TM), a new bone mineral density system...
A collaboration of researchers, led by Dr. Martine Roussel (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital), has developed a novel mouse model of medulloblastoma - the most prevalent malignant pediatric brain...
In Australia, doctors and medical groups such as the Cancer Council have pushed for Herceptin to be available with government subsidy to women with early-stage breast cancer. Without subsidy the...
However, milk and egg allergies are commonly outgrown. Bhui's advice to mothers is not to give a baby eggs until two years, and nuts and peanuts until three years. This will reduce the baby's chance...
A hearing impairment is a decrease in one's ability to hear (i.e. perceive auditory information). While some cases of hearing loss are reversible with medical treatment, many lead to a permanent...
Many patients diagnosed with back pain caused by degenerative disc disease are left wondering exactly what this diagnosis means for them. Common questions that may be on a patient’s mind...
Children who are dehydrated due to gastroenteritis respond as well to the sports drink Gatorade as they do to the pediatric formulation Pedialyte, according to findings presented at the 70th annual...
Owners of a nursing home for the elderly at Swaffham are campaigning to extend their premises to provide much-needed care for patients suffering from dementia. But planning officials are recommending...
It was found that the active treatment, which included standard cognitive-behavioural approaches and behavioural changes, resulted in decreased depressive symptoms immediately after treatment and at...
Millions affected by chronic skin disease could benefit from new product. Stiefel Laboratories, the world's largest independent pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology, announced that its...
A new report released by the Yale Schools of Public Health and Medicine in conjunction with the Institute for Alternative Futures reveals that if the healthcare system in the United States continues...
Hydrocodone is an effective antitussive (anti-cough) agent, and as an opiate it is also an effective analgesic for mild to moderate pain control. Five mg of hydrocodone is equivalent to 30 mg of...
Also known as "water diabetes", it is often mistaken for diabetes mellitus/sugar diabetes. It is a rare disease, not widely diagnosed, in which the kidneys produce abnormally large volumes of dilute...
Some of the more common complications of diabetes occur in or on the feet. Proper foot care can however help to alleviate the symptoms, says a media release from Medi-Clinic....
Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the body does not produce enough insulin or the insulin that is produced is ineffective. Insulin is produced and secreted by the pancreas and is needed for...
When you become a mother, everything is exciting about your new baby - their tiny fingers and toes, their ever-changing eye color, and their tiny coos and cries throughout the day and night. But what...
Diarrhea (AmE) or diarrhoea (CwE) is a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery or loose bowel movements. In the Third World, diarrhea is the most common cause of death among infants,...
A newly discovered hormone plays an important role in the digestion of fat, cholesterol, and fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamins A, E, and D, according to a new study in the October 2005 issue of...
When it comes to Healthcare, knowledge is more than just power. It's peace-of-mind. The more informed people feel about their health, the more comfortable they feel making Healthcare decisions...
Dizziness (Latin: "Vertigo") is the sensation of instability. The term is fairly vague, and can include a number of more specific conditions, ranging from harmless to life-threatening. One of the...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) officially launched their nationwide pilot Yellow Card patient self-reporting scheme in the United Kingdom. Across the UK, anyone who...
Dyspepsia is a constant pain in the stomach. Constant pains include indigestion and heartburn. Another discomfort is nausea. Functional dyspepsia has no visible cause. Other forms may be identified...
Fran Heller’s cover story on Peter Morgenstern-Clarren (When love is not enough, CJN, Oct. 28) was painful and enlightening to read. Certainly the pain, confusion, and chaos involved in the...
Earwax, also known by the medical term cerumen, is a yellowish, waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and many other mammals. It plays a vital role in the human ear canal, assisting in...
New research shows benefits of Elidel® in eczema patients who require an alternative to conventional steroid treatment. Over 46% of Elidel patients clear or almost clear of facial eczema after six...
The message from a new hard-hitting anti-smoking campaign is that nearly every smoker has the early stages of emphysema. While most smokers are aware that tobacco can cause cancer, many do not...
Novartis said in a statement that it had concluded a deal with Chiron to acquire all the remaining shares in the US company for $5.1 billion. In September, Chiron had rejected a $4.5 billion dollar...
On TV there's never any problem, but let's be honest, when we're not so young anymore, a lot of us get a lot less restless. In fact, the latest studies show the number of men hit by erectile...
Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia is characterized by joint pains and swelling (arthritis), enlargement of the spleen, skin vasculitis with purplish patches, and nerve and kidney disease. This can...
Oral Estradiol therapy may worsen insulin resistance in obese menopausal women with metabolic syndrome, whereas transdermal estradiol has no significant effect on insulin resistance, according to a...
To understand the eustachian tube one must understand the middle ear and its function. The middle ear is a sealed, air filled cavity which gives the eardrum the ability to move easily, a property we...
Grady Dessert needs to see his family doctor. He may have an ear infection, and to Dr. Sarah Sams, it's a familiar story. "That's probably the biggest reason they come in is the child wakes up during...
Previous studies have shown that exercise programs aimed at improving older adults' balance and agility may help them avoid falls. But the question has been whether classes offered in the community...
As anyone who suffers from these knows, allergies can ruin a week, a month or even the entire year. While seasonal allergies are common in the spring and fall months, ocular allergy symptoms can...
Artificial tears: Lubricants--also called artificial tears--are synthetic (man-made), water-based solutions that are used to lubricate the eye and thicken tears. Artificial tears are formulated as...
Sherri says, "But the risk of infection in the U.S. is very, very low with the good antibiotic drops that we have." But say you decide to take the risk; you now have to wonder, will surgery on such a...
Striving for physical fitness is not to be taken lightly. The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports cautions that unless you are convinced of the benefits of fitness and the risks of...
Fever, also known as pyrexia, or a febrile response, is a medical symptom which describes an increase in internal body temperature to levels which are above normal (37°C, 98.6°F). Fever should not be...
The Canned Food Alliance and Produce for Better Health Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables in the American diet, have joined forces to keep color on...
Swiss Medica, Inc. today announced the launch of a national awareness program by the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) for the Company's new patented, clinically tested O24 Fibromyalgia product...
First aid is the immediate and temporary aid provided to a sick or injured person until medical treatment can be provided. It generally consists of series of simple, life-saving medical techniques...
In a more general meaning, physical fitness is a general state of good somatic health and abilities. A handicapped person may nevertheless be physically fit. Fitness helps them to compensate...
Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of flu viruses. The most familiar aspect of the flu is the way it can "knock you off your feet" as it sweeps through entire...
An estimated 4 per cent of adults and 8 per cent of children in the 380 million EU population suffer from food allergies, according to the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases...
If more pressure is put on a bone than it can stand, it will split or break. A break of any size is called a fracture. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open fracture (compound...
Frostbite (congelatio in medical terminology) is the medical condition where damage is caused to skin and other tissues due to extreme cold. It is related, but not identical, to hypothermia. The...
Novartis announced that it has signed a global (excluding Japan) development and commercialization agreement with Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., for Y39983, a Rho Kinase inhibitor for topical...
Dear Mayo Clinic: I have been diagnosed with gout. I am taking allopurinol, but I have not been given any advice about what I should or should not eat. Is there a particular diet for the prevention...
If you are one of the unlucky fellows who is becoming "follicly challenged" over time, you don't have to sit back and helplessly watch your hair fall out. There are treatments available that will...
The hamstring muscles are located in the back of the thigh and injuries can be acute or chronic. Sprinting subjects these muscles to high tension loads and sudden tears can occur. The recent Olympic...
In a nutshell, the results suggest that with higher HDL levels, little benefit is achieved with statin therapy. "This was quite a surprise," lead author Dr. Christopher J. Packard, from the...
Got stress? If so, you’re probably one of the majority of Americans who has suffered from at least one stress headache in the past year. You probably also know that at the very basic level...
Time, unfortunately, doesn't stand still and wait for parents to teach themselves healthy parenting. So while you're still trying out techniques to aid your toddler's mental and emotional...
The slimming drug Xenical is now available without prescription as part of a new initiative designed to combat the epidemic of obesity, but will improved access to these types of treatments help or...
A number of recent articles in the media suggest that youth are not recognizing the daily threats to their ears. They regularly attend literally deafening shows and even quiet moments are plugged-in...
After a patient suffers a heart attack, minutes lost can mean heart muscle lost, which leads to permanent damage and less chance of surviving. About two-thirds of all heart attack patients have...
There are four heart valves, and all of them can leak after they close. The four valves of the heart are the aortic, tricuspid, mitral and pulmonary. The aortic and tricuspid valves are located where...
Palpitations are heartbeat sensations that feel like pounding or racing. You may simply have an unpleasant awareness of your own heartbeat. You may feel skipped or stopped beats. The heart's rhythm...
The heart also secrets ANF, a powerful peptide hormone, that affects the blood vessels, the adrenal glands, the kidneys and the regulatory regions of the brain to regulate blood pressure and volume....
Heartburn interferes with daily life for millions of Americans and can cause other health problems if it persists. The Early Show medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay explains that heartburn, also...
Bothersome, painful heel spurs can be successfully treated with low dose radiotherapy, researchers reported here at the 47th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and...
Hematuria refers to the excretion of abnormal quantities of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) into the urine. Some experts believe that any amount of RBCs in the urine seen on more than one occasion is...
One Connecticut man found out during a physical exam that he has it. Jerry Boldrini is a familiar face here at the pheresis unit at Yale-New Haven Hospital. "I think it was caught on time," says...
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new hepatitis A vaccine for those between 12 months and 18 years of age, according to the Center for Disease Control. The vaccine does not protect...
Originally known as serum hepatitis, Hepatitis B has only been recognized as such since World War II, and has caused current epidemics in parts of Asia and Africa. Hepatitis B is recognized as...
The experimental treatment includes a once-a-week shot of Pegasys, a long-acting form of interferon known as pegylated interferon, along with daily antiviral pills called ribavirin. The standard...
Millions of people are taking beta blockers to lower high blood pressure. They work by making the heart beat more slowly and less forcefully. A new study, however, suggests that people with high...
Ninety percent of patients with hypothyroidism have high levels of cholesterol. Did you know that the average cholesterol levels of patients with hypothyroidism is 30 to 50 percent higher than the...
The Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, company said the effect of the gel, called Savvy, could not be determined in the trial, but it should continue to be studied for its effect in preventing the...
Imagine if testing for HIV was as simple as a pregnancy stick test. A quick swab of your gums, and 20 minutes later a thin red line on the device could be the difference between a healthy life and...
Urticaria or hives is a relatively common form of allergic reaction that causes raised red skin welts. Urticaria is also known as nettle rash or uredo. These welts can range in diameter from 5 mm...
Then she heard about Women's International Pharmacy in Madison, Wis., and Youngtown, Ariz. Women's International is one of what appears to be a growing number of pharmacies making and selling...
I'm going through menopause, and my doctor has recently prescribed hormone therapy to help with the symptoms. The problem is this: I read somewhere that taking hormones post-menopause can heighten...
More than 300 men with prostate cancer who had a PSA level of 20 or higher were split into two groups. The first group, with 151 patients, received hormone therapy for less than one year. The second...
Hot flashes (or flushes as they're more commonly called in some parts of the world) remain an important and seriously under-played side effect of tamoxifen and other hormone treatments for breast...
You are, as the expression goes, what you eat. After all, the very tissues of your body, the fuels that power every cell, the hormones that keep you humming, all must ultimately be furnished by the...
The HIV, is a retrovirus that primarily infects vital components of the human immune system such as CD4+ T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells. It also directly and indirectly destroys CD4+ T...
Fizzy colas may increase consumers’ risk of hypertension,or high blood pressure, that can lead to strokes and heart disease, suggests a new medical study, raising new problems for stumbling...
Hyperthyroidism (or "overactive thyroid gland") is the clinical syndrome caused by an excess of circulating free thyroxine (T4) or free triiodothyronine (T3), or both. Major causes in humans are...
Pregnant women with hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) have a four-times greater risk for miscarriage during the second trimester, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical...
He said this was one of the reasons why a bowel perforation was discounted by doctors, who treated the former office clerk for constipation and chest infection before it was found she was actually...
Lizbeth Delgado is one month and not too happy about her first vaccination shot. But her mother, Silvia Delgado, like most moms, knows it's important, "I think every children needs immunization."...
A prominent consumer advocacy group known as Public Citizen has urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to demand addition of black box warnings to the labels of Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, as...
An international group of scientists has produced a catalog that could tie a person's family history to his or her risk of getting common diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, heart...
The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent this illness is by getting a flu...
Last Tuesday, week we looked at insomnia and emphasised mainly on the fact that our attitude and habit to sleep is one major cause. Today, more emphasis will be laid on information about how doing...
There’s no argument that an insulin pump is the best choice for diabetes management for a very young child. Many articles have appeared in the past five years that support this opinion. If you...
Insulin is secreted by groups of cells within the pancreas called islet cells. The pancreas is an organ that sits behind the stomach and has many functions in addition to insulin production. The...
New urology patients are often confused by the various terms used to describe bladder conditions and symptoms, such as urinary tract infection (UTI), bacterial cystitis, urethritis, urethral...
Most of these users have self-diagnosed themselves as having irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon. And many of them are embarrassed by their condition and often experience great discomfort...
"Exjade provides a significant advantage to adults and children who suffer from iron overload due to multiple red cell transfusions. This oral therapy will allow greater patient compliance and will...
There is a growing body of medical evidence that demonstrates IBS is an underappreciated medical condition that can significantly reduce a person's quality of life. Those with IBS often miss work,...
Generalized itch, for obvious reasons, is more difficult to treat. Itches can also occur with or without skin lesions (e.g., bumps or blisters). An itch that is accompanied by lesions usually should...
But on clinical examination they are almost always healthy. If blood test is repeated, only one test comes abnormal and that is rise in bilirubin level. It is difficult to make them believe that they...
Biologists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory created the diet and licensed it to a Web site, AntiJetLagDiet.com, which charges a fee to calculate what someone should eat...
Indianapolis researchers from the newly formed International Kidney Stone Institute announced today that they have determined the location where kidney stones are formed, a critical factor in...
Knee pain usually results from overuse, poor form during physical activity, not warming up or cooling down, or inadequate stretching. Simple causes of knee pain often clear up on their own with self...
Q: I think I am lactose intolerant, since I seem to get bloating after I drink too much milk. My husband thinks I am nuts, since it does not happen every time I drink milk, and he says lactose...
LASIK, an acronym for Laser- In Situ Keratomileusis, is a form of refractive laser eye surgery procedure performed by ophthalmologists intended for correcting the vision in order to reduce a person's...
In addition, many medical and dental supplies contain latex, including gloves, urinary catheters, dental dams and material used to fill root canals, as well as tourniquets and equipment for...
Constipation is a condition that is characterized by infrequent bowel movements that are painful or difficult, or stools that are hard in consistency. Infrequent bowel movements alone are not a...
"There was no apparent safety concern for patients whose resultant LDL on intensive therapy was lower than current guidelines. There was a trend toward improved clinical outcomes in the lowest LDL...
The cause of lichen planus is not known, however there are cases of lichen planus-type rashes (known as lichenoid reactions) occurring as allergic reactions to medications for high blood pressure,...
Exjade is the first orally administered medication to be approved for this use. Treatment for iron overload, which can damage the heart and liver, had previously required daily prolonged drug...
The extract, a derivative of oleanolic acid, is a building block of many plants, including herbs, and has known anti-inflammatory effects. Recently created by chemists at Dartmouth College, the...
The liver is an organ in vertebrates, including humans. It plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body including detoxification, glycogen storage and plasma protein...
Traction was introduced before it was properly evaluated in high-quality randomized trials, and as an intervention is already part of usual practice, said lead author Judy M.A. Clarke, M.D. It is...
As we observe Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November, the events of this year become particularly poignant. The death of ABC news anchor Peter Jennings, a former smoker, was one such event. Another...
The Lungs are paired organs in the chest that perform respiration. Each human has two lungs. Each lung is between 10 and 12 inches long. The two lungs are separated by a structure called the...
The epigenetic research focuses on histones, the tiny spools in the nuclei of cells around which DNA winds and compacts when it is not in the process of copying in cell division. Epigenetic changes...
The "Age Related Eye Disease" or ARED study proved certain vitamins can help slow the progression of macular degeneration. A viewer wants to know if two supplements call lutein and zeaxanthin will do...
This outbreak and the serious cases that arose would not have occurred if long-standing measles vaccination guidelines had been followed, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and...
Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. Even so, if diagnosed and removed while it is still thin and limited to the outermost skin layer, it is almost 100% curable. Once the cancer advances...
The Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner has this morning issued a warning to the Federal Government that its industrial relations regime could damage the health of Australian men and their...
Evidence strongly links sleep disturbances, hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness to menopause, but the group of medical experts said hormone therapies for menopause can pose too much of a...
A migraine is a throbbing or pulsating headache that is often one sided (unilateral) and associated with nausea; vomiting; sensitivity to light, sound, and smells; sleep disruption; and depression....
Gestational sac aspiration is an alternative to the dilation and curettage surgical procedures typically performed on more than half the women who miscarry, said Dr. Michael Fakih, professor of...
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, motion sickness occurs when the brain receives conflicting signals from the motion-sensing parts of the body, such as the ears and eyes. This may...
There has been an increase in mumps among Western Isles teenagers and young adults, who would not have had the opportunity to receive the recommended two doses of the MMR vaccine in the routine...
Researchers from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, are leading the assault into understanding the erratic, painful and involuntary muscle contractions they refer to as exercise associated...
In medicine, a muscle relaxant is a drug that causes skeletal muscle contraction to cease. Muscle relaxants are used to facilitate surgery, to enable tracheal intubation and to facilitate mechanical...
Nail fungus (onychomycosis) is a fungal infection of the fingernails and toenails. These fungal infections usually cause discoloration, thickening and often softening of the nails...
Narcolepsy is a condition in which people fall asleep suddenly during waking hours. If they lose muscle control, it is called cataplexy. Some narcoleptics can even fall asleep and collapse while...
The accumulation of fat in the liver, or "fatty liver," resulting from accumulation of central body fat, and perhaps not alcohol consumption, may represent an important underlying mechanism for the...
Both diseases are lymphomas, a type of cancer that originates in a subset of white blood cells called lymphocytes. The difference between Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's is in the particular lymphocytes...
Nosebleed as a result of fracture through a rugby impact. A nosebleed or nose bleed, medically known as epistaxis, is the relatively common occurrence of hemorrhage (bleeding) from the nose, usually...
She felt that people looked at her differently - and even treated her differently. All because she, like 61 percent of adult South Carolinians, was overweight. "I was just so uncomfortable all the...
The new findings challenge the belief that because osteoarthritis is a "wear and tear disease," exercise will not strengthen joint cartilage and may actually have a harmful effect. Contrary to that...
There are several steps you can take to prevent osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is largely preventable for most people. Prevention of this disease is very important because, while there are treatments for...
For some women, a broken bone is the first obvious symptom. "The beauty of the Dexi-Scan is it tells us about bone density and about risk of fracture. That's why screening becomes very important,"...
British researchers conducted face-to-face interviews with more than 1,900 American and European individuals with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which includes persistent and...
Herbal supplements such as Ginkgo have generated interest for their potential preventive effects, but there is a "lack of scientific evidence" to support their use for this purpose, Dr. Bin Ye from...
Two years ago, Denise Gormley's doctor discovered a large mass during a routine pelvic examination. A subsequent CAT scan and surgery showed Gromley had ovarian cancer. She was successfully treated...
Asthma is a disease in which there is a brief, temporary (transient)narrowing of the airways in the lung (bronchospasm). This contraction prevents air from moving in and out of the lungs easily. As a...
Conducted by an independent research firm, the annual survey is the ninth commissioned by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). It shows that one in five U.S. adults got a therapeutic...
The interim analysis of one of the largest phase III studies investigating the first-line treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer shows that adding Xeloda(R) (capecitabine) to standard chemotherapy...
Venlafaxine (Effexor XR) and paroxetine are effective in the short-term treatment of panic disorder (PD), according to research presented here at the 55th annual conference of the Canadian...
Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The word pediatrics is derived from two Greek...
Other causes of conjunctivitis include thermal and ultraviolet burns, chemicals, toxins, overuse of contact lenses, foreign bodies, vitamin deficiency, dry eye, dryness due to inadequate lid closure,...
There are several ways to prevent infectious pneumonia. Treating underlying illness (such as AIDS) can decrease a person's risk. Smoking cessation is important not only for treatment of any...
Pneumonia fills the lung's alveoli with fluid, keeping oxygen from reaching the bloodstream. The alveolus on the left is normal, while the alveolus on the right is full of fluid from...
We think of most plants, especially herbs, as being useful to us for food, medicine, fragrance or beauty. Some plants are even known as nature's miracles that provide the source for medical...
Many conditions mimic the signs and symptoms of poisoning, including seizures, alcohol intoxication, stroke and insulin reaction. If you can find no indication of poisoning, don't treat the person...
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters,...
In the news release, FDA Accepts Application Requesting Approval of REMICADE® in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis, issued earlier today by Centocor, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are...
The retina is a thin disc-shaped layer of light-sensitive tissue on the back wall of the eye. Its job is to translate what we see into neural impulses and send them to the brain via the optic nerve....
Using a humanized mouse model that mimics the effects of human rheumatoid arthritis (RA), researchers have discovered that protein growth factors called cytokines in the immune system have both pro...
Rosacea is a skin disease that affects the middle third of the face, causing persistent redness over the areas of the face and nose that normally blush - mainly the forehead, the chin and the lower...
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is an atypical form of pneumonia. It first appeared in November 2002 in Guangdong Province, China. SARS is now known to be caused by the SARS coronavirus...
I did not realize this was such a problem, said Richard Beers, a senior Spanish major who attended the event. What can we do? In Lin’s eyes, educating the general student population about...
New research into the efficacy of Arnica Gel for osteoarthritis of the fingers has demonstrated excellent results and has been submitted for publication. Arthritis affects over 8 million people with...
Inhabitants of South-East Asia and Africa have been using papaya fruit and leaves for a long time to heal wounds and burns. Now, Russian scientists have confirmed curative properties of the exotic...
Every person has hundreds of bursa scattered throughout the body. The function of a bursa is to decrease friction between two surfaces that move in different directions. The bursa can be thought of...
As long as vitamin D status is ensured, calcium intake levels of more than 800 mg/d may be unnecessary for maintaining calcium metabolism. Given an adequate amount of vitamin D, it may be unnecessary...
Kim Rosendahl prepares to serve in a match against Tom Dimich contested some weeks ago at the Thief River Falls racquetball club. During an hour of competition racquet ball participants can burn...
Do you recall this serenity prayer? I read, think about or stare at this prayer once a day as a reminder of the choices that are available to me. There are many things in this world that we can...
Purdue scientists who recently streamlined a common chemistry lab tool have joined forces with a biomedical group at Vanderbilt University to make the invention potentially valuable in hospital...
Columbia researchers said their study suggests Zyflamend has the ability, in vitro, to reduce prostate cancer cell proliferation by as much as 78 percent and confirms Zyflamend has COX-1 and COX-2...
More than 20 million Americans suffer from cataracts and chances are, as you age, you will too. Cataract surgery is the most-commonly performed surgery in the U.S., yet most patients still need...
A team of researchers - led by Introgen (NASDAQ: INGN), Dr. Kelly Hunt of the University of Texas' M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the Catholic University of Korea - conducted the study....
Most women to some degree are bothered by cellulite. Cellulite is a condition that gives the skin a dimpled appearance. Cellulite is usually most prevalent in the thigh, hip and buttock areas....
No. In fact cervical cancer is one of the easiest cancers to detect thanks to the PAP smear test. This test checks the cervix for abnormal, pre-cancerous cells that could eventually develop into...
Varicella-zostervirus (VZV) is a member of the herpes virus family, and is most well known as the cause of varicella. Like other herpes viruses, VZV can establish a latent infection in nerve...
New survey data show that 97 percent of Americans with high cholesterol report awareness of the update to the national cholesterol guidelines published last year, but only 64 percent of these adults...
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say this is caused by a number of factors, including anxiety due to the possibility of an underlying serious illness, physical discomfort, anger and frustration with...
Chronic obstructive lung disease appears to be more prevalent in Latin America than previously thought, according to an independent study of residents of Mexico City and four other major Latin...
The Natick, Mass.-based company recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its new Artisan 2x8 surgical lead to be used with the company's Precision spinal-cord...
The nose is separated into two passages by a wall of cartilage called the septum. The nasal passages are lined with a membrane that produces mucus. Mucus is one of the body's defense systems. The...
George Best’s problems, initially stemming from liver failure, are reminders that drink can lead to disaster. In the West the most common cause of cirrhosis is alcohol. In those between 45 and 65,...
The kids have been back in school for about 10 weeks, and some have started to come down with colds or other viruses. Although state officials have yet to diagnose the first case, flu season is right...
The summer is gone and everyone will be freezing in the next few weeks. When winter comes around, the colds and car problems attack. Being located within the mountains, North Greenville is fond of...
A California pediatrician says he may have found the "off switch" for crying infants. "This may be the solution to a 3,000-year-old medical mystery of what causes colic," said Harvey Karp, MD,...
Vitamins C, B6, D and folate appear to reduce risk of colon adenoma in both smokers and non-smokers, whereas beta carotene may only have a protective effect in non-smokers and an adverse effect in...
A new study by Appalachian State University researchers has found that exercise is the best protection against catching a cold.For more than 10 years, the researchers have studied the relationship...
Lack of access to medical treatment, soaring cost of surgery and subsequent medication are the primary reasons of increased mortality among children with congenital heart diseases, writes Dr...
Brands for this natural plant-based product include Ex-Lax Senna and Senokot. It's good for the short-term treatment of constipation. But not for any other bowel or abdominal problem: a good...
The invasive coronary angiogram was accidentally discovered by Sones in 1965 at the Cleveland clinic angiogram laboratory, when he accidentally injected dye into the right coronary artery, got some...
After a heart attack or heart procedure, life changes are in order for most patients. It takes about a month to recover from open heart surgery. That includes five to eight days in the hospital and a...
OBJECTIVES: Neuropsychologic assessment after coronary artery bypass graft surgery indicates cognitive deficits, but data on their effect on health-related quality of life are relatively sparse. The...
Corticosteroids are a class of medications that are related to cortisone. Medications of this class reduce inflammation powerfully. They are used to reduce inflammation caused by a variety of...
But in many instances, the drug natalizumab will be no better than a placebo, said the study published in the November 3 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine. Crohn's disease is an...
Cystinuria is an autosomal recessive defect in reabsorptive transport of cystine and the dibasic amino acids ornithine, arginine, and lysine from the luminal fluid of the renal proximal tubule and...
The smell and taste of original Listerine are so distinctive that, once experienced, they can never be forgotten. Gargling with this mouthwash can't be described as pleasant. The taste is bitter. It...
After giving birth, about 70-80% of women experience an episode of baby blues, feelings of depression, anger, anxiety and guilt lasting for several days. About 10% of new mothers develop the more...
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) involves symptoms that occur in relation to the menstrual cycle and which interfere with the woman's life. The symptoms usually begin 5 to 11 days before the start of...
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an inflammatory disease of the bile duct, which leads to cholestasis (blockage of bile transport to the gut). Bile is necessary for the absorption of dietary...
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an inflammatory disease of the bile duct, which leads to cholestasis (blockage of bile transport to the gut). Bile is necessary for the absorption of dietary...
Columbia researchers said their study suggests Zyflamend has the ability, in vitro, to reduce prostate cancer cell proliferation by as much as 78 percent and confirms Zyflamend has COX-1 and COX-2...
Inflammation of the prostate leads to pain, often during voiding but also in back and rectum. Frequent urination and increased urgency may suggest a cystitis (bladder infection). Ejaculation may be...
Dear Dr. Donohue: I have a very severe case of psoriasis. My entire body is affected. I have had it for many years, but not this bad. I have tried many different creams and lotions, but nothing is...
High-doses of sildenafil (Viagra) could safely bring relief to selected patients suffering from acute complications caused by pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to two studies presented...
Rashes may cause the skin to change colour, itch, become warm, bumpy, dry, cracked or blistered, swell and may be painful. The causes, and therefore treatments for, rashes vary widely. Diagnosis must...
Reactive arthritis is a condition with symptoms similar to arthritis or rheumatism. It is caused by another illness, such as Crohn's disease, and is thus "reactive", i.e. dependent on the other...
The anti cancer-drug paclitaxel (Taxol) may also prevent skin thickening and small blood vessel destruction in people with scleroderma, according to a study that offers new clues into the causes of...
Rosenthal et al. (1984) first described seasonal affective disorder (SAD) as a pattern of recurrent depressions with a winter onset and a full remission the following summer. The emergence of...
Nearly 40% of deaths in America can be attributed to smoking, physical inactivity, poor diet, or alcohol misuse-behaviors practiced by many people every day for much of their lives. Adopting healthy...
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is an atypical form of pneumonia. It first appeared in November 2002 in Guangdong Province, China. SARS is now known to be caused by the SARS coronavirus...
With sexual conduct and the rise of STDs, a major concern in the U.S., a study was conducted to identify how men and women truly behave in the bedroom...
Dr. Kunio Kitamura is head of the Japan Family Planning Association. He specializes in dealing with issues such as sex, birth control, abortion, puberty worries, sexually transmitted diseases,...
Shin splints are a condition where there is pain in the anterior tibia caused by overuse of the legs. They are most common in inexperienced runners who overtrain, but anyone engaging in running or...
Once chickenpox infection has run its course, the virus is not eliminated; rather, it retreats to clusters of sensory nerve cells usually located near the spinal cord where the virus persists in a...
Findings will be presented at the American College of Chest Physicians CHEST 2005 meeting in Montreal. "This study suggests that sinusitis is more common than we had previously thought in people with...
Sjögren's is one of the most prevalent autoimmune disorders, striking as many as 4,000,000 Americans. Nine out of ten patients are women. The average age of onset is late 40s although Sjögren's...
ELEANOR HALL: Skin cancer remains the most common form of cancer in Australia, and more than a quarter of a million of us are diagnosed with it every year. But researchers in Queensland say they've...
The Consumer Protection Board (CPB) said Tuesday that it has detected unwholesome synthetic preservatives in seven out of 10 commercial natural skin care products that are supposed to be...
The disorder, often undiagnosed for years, causes sleeping people to temporarily stop breathing. A number of studies have found links between sleep apnea and serious cardiovascular disease. But it...
Dale Wrighenberry, 48, feels like a new man, now that he's getting a good night's sleep. At Second Breath Sleep Medical Clinic in Durham, Dale was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. He now uses...
Chronic bronchitis is a chronic inflammatory condition in the lungs that causes the respiratory passages to be swollen and irritated, increases the mucus production and may damage the lungs. The...
The study estimates that 20.9 percent, 44.5 million people, are current smokers, down from 21.6 percent in 2003 and 22.5 percent in 2002, according to an article in this week’s issue of...
But a new study shows it may cause serious health problems for the person doing the snoring, reports CBS News medical correspondent Elizabeth Kaledin. If you've ever slept next to someone who snores,...
Social anxiety, sometimes known as social phobia, social trauma, or social anxiety disorder (SAD), is a common form of anxiety disorder that causes sufferers to experience intense anxiety in some or...
A scratchy throat and burning sensation when swallowing are the classic symptoms of the always-dreaded sore throat, most of which are caused by viral infections. "While you may want the doctor to...
At 70 years old, Beverly Bennett has been smoking an average of a pack a day for 54 years. She quit for about nine months in the 1990s but started again. Now, she is determined to give it another try....
Strep throat is an infection caused by the bacterium, Streptococcus pyogenes. It is spread through person-to-person contact with contaminated nasal secretions or respiratory droplets. Symptoms...
Stress is the "wear and tear" our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment; it has physical and emotional effects on us and can create positive or negative feelings. As...
Flexibility is the ability to move a joint throughout its range of motion. Maintaining flexibility is necessary for optimal performance of your body. A body that is flexible is less prone to injury...
Taking high doses of B vitamins may help reduce the risk of a second stroke and heart attacks, according to a new analysis...
A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. In brain tissue, ischemia, a reduction of blood flow, leads to an ischemic...
Step 3:Repair enzymes in the cell try to repair the damage to the DNA chain as quickly as possible. This damage and repair happens all the time, and the tempo of repair can keep up with a certain...
Synthroid is the brand name used by Abbott Laboratories for levothyroxine sodium (T4, a synthetic thyroid hormone) product. Levothyroxine is the basic T4 thyroid hormone responsible for metabolism....
About 76% of men treated for testicular cancer who attempt to father a child are able to do so, but success is strongly associated with the type of treatment received, according to a study published...
Long term use of L-thyroxin, the principal hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, reduces the risk of colorectal cancer by 50 percent, according to a study presented today at the American Association...
Simply put, thyroid nodules are lumps which commonly arise within an otherwise normal thyroid gland. Often these abnormal growths of thyroid tissue are located at the edge of the thyroid gland so...
According to a study presented at a cancer prevention research meeting this week, L-thyroxin, the principal hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, can reduce the risk of colon and rectal cancer by...
Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 61-year-old male who was diagnosed by my primary care physician with tinnitus because of a low tone ringing in my left ear. My doctor said that this condition comes with age and...
Getting your tonsils out has always had two good points - ice cream and bedrest. A new technique may mean tonsillectomy patients no longer have any excuse to lie about eating the cold stuff...
Bacteriological examination focused on the aerobic and anaerobic flora from ectomized tonsils in 17 patients with recurrent tonsillitis, in 8 patients with hypertrophy of the tonsils and 122 children...
Background: Total hip replacement performed through a small incision theoretically results in less trauma to the underlying structures, reduced blood loss, less pain, and a shorter hospital stay, but...
Under the plan, Brandon’s three orthopedic surgeons will deliver arthroscopic operations at the Minnedosa District Hospital. We’re increasing the capacity of this region to look after its...
Although 25 percent of the population of Western nations have elevated serum triglycerides levels, there is still lots of confusion about what triglycerides are and how they relate to cardiovascular...
Many different preventive medications are available, and the choice of medication depends on many factors such as co-existing conditions including high blood pressure, diabetes, or pregnancy (among...
Patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis have higher rates of remission and improvement when treated with an investigative once-daily formulation of mesalamine, SPD476 (Mesavance),...
A urinalysis (or "UA") is an array of tests performed on urine and one of the most common methods of medical diagnosis. A part of a urinalysis can be performed by using urine dipsticks, in which the...
Surgical treatments to correct urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse in young women also improve sexual function, according to researchers reporting at the Clinical Congress of the American...
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that begins in your urinary system. UTIs can be painful and annoying. They can also become a serious health problem if the infection spreads to your...
It is "multidisciplinary" in that the discipline includes management of "medical" (i.e., non-surgical) problems such as urinary infections and "surgical" problems such as the correction of congenital...
Studies in monkeys and women suggest that unlike traditional estrogen therapy, a diet high in the natural plant estrogens found in soy does not increase the risk of uterine cancer in postmenopausal...
Once again, flu season is upon us. From October through early spring, the influenza virus overwhelms many Stanford students with crippling symptoms ranging from aches and pains to extreme exhaustion...
Vein gymnastics in the barefoot park Dornstetten, Germany.Varicose veins are more common in women than in men, and are linked with heredity. Other related factors are pregnancy, obesity, menopause,...
A new anesthetic technique for vasectomy that does not involve the use of needles has been shown to be safe and effective, according to a recent study presented by Dr. Marc Goldstein of...
Vertigo is the sensation of spinning while the body is stationary. With the eyes shut there will be a sensation that the body is in movement; if the eyes are open the surrounding will appear to move...
Julia Vandenberg is back to being an active 9 year-old, thanks to Viagra. Yes, Viagra. It’s the one drug that is successfully treating her pulmonary hypertension, a disease that had robbed her...
Calcium intake levels of more than 800 mg/day may be unnecessary for maintaining calcium metabolism if vitamin D status is adequate, according to a study in the November 9 issue of JAMA: The Journal...
A wart is a generally small, rough, cauliflower-like growth, typically on hands and feet. Warts are common and contagious, and are caused by a viral infection, specifically by the Human Papilloma...
"I was always kind of a hefty kid but I was never, I never really felt like fat or felt like one way or the other about it," he says. Justin made the change because of a dare, his friends told him he...
The service is designed to enhance the existing services provided by the local practice and other health facilities, and thus further enhance the health and well-being of the residents of the...
A wound is type of a physical trauma wherein the skin is torn, cut or punctured. Not only do severe wounds pose a significant chance of death due to loss of blood, there is increased chance of...
Treatments and products (including anti-aging creams) promising to reduce, remove or prevent age-related wrinkles is big business in many industrialised countries. Despite great demand, most such...
Dr. Sophia M. Ehrstrom, of the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, and colleagues, reporting in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, note that the problem of recurrent yeast infections is...
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