'Mint' pain killer takes leaf out of ancient medical texts
...ncient Greek and Chinese remedies could offer pain relief to millions of patients with arthritis and nerve damage, a new University of Edinburgh study suggests. The Greek scholar Hippocrates treated sprains, joint pains and inflammation by cooling the skin, and traditional Chinese remedies used mint oil t...Long acting insulin makes the grade
...prices for the product. This decision is a welcome relief to literally hundreds of thousands of people around the country," Mr Conway said. "The finer details are yet to be released, but Diabetes Australia encourages those people living with diabetes to discuss this management option with their GP and/or ...Pest control research leads to pain control discovery
...ing for biological pest controls, may lead to pain relief for sufferers of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, say researchers at the University of California, Davis. The finding, hailed by a noted inflammatory disease expert "as the most important discovery in inflammation in more than a decade," ma...JCI table of contents: September 14, 2006
.... This study indicates that imatinib might provide relief to the many individuals suffering from RA. TITLE: Selective tyrosine kinase inhibition by imatinib mesylate for the treatment of autoimmune arthritis AUTHOR CONTACT: William H. RobinsonUniversity of Stanford Medical School, Palo Alto, Califor...Can Gleevec help patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
.... This study indicates that imatinib might provide relief to the many individuals suffering from RA....Targeting wolbachia, doxycycline reduces pathology of lymphatic filariasis
...asure against transmission, but offer only partial relief for people with adult worms in their blood. The studies suggest that doxycycline, which is already approved for human use, could provide an ameliorating treatment for persons suffering from the ailment, though mass treatment may still be a long way o...Better sludge through metagenomics
...rocess would translate into huge savings and spell relief for environmental engineers. David Jenkins is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. His research spans some forty years of international professional practice in water and wastewater chemistry...Urgent call to action issued to protect world's most vulnerable populations from influenza pandemic
...r. "They seek to ensure continuity of basic needs, relief services, economic systems and governance for populations facing adversity. They often ask whether there is an easily accessible source of information on how to address the rights and interests of disadvantaged people. The checklists are an important...Gene variation affects pain sensitivity and risk of chronic pain
... of chronic pain by providing more aggressive pain relief or choosing less invasive surgical procedures for people at high risk of chronic pain. Several studies have suggested that specific pain drugs or combinations of drugs can reduce the risk of chronic pain after surgery. Dr. Woolf and his colleagues...New biologic treatment for tennis elbow may replace surgery for chronic sufferers
...nto the tendon of the affected elbow provides more relief than more commonly-used therapies which have faile...medicines, bracing or cortisone shots, all without relief of symptoms. Twenty of the original 140 patients evaluated met these strict criteria and were enrol...Hope remains for Alzheimer's sufferers
...rply and many sufferers have experienced a welcome relief from the debilitating symptoms of memory loss and cognitive decline. In 2005, NICE reviewed their previous decision based on the cost effectiveness and clinical benefit of such drugs in mild- and severe-Alzheimer's sufferers, and ruled that the drugs...New genetic test predicts risk of metastasis in patients with deadly eye cancer
...is," she added. "If the risk is low, it's a giant relief and emotional burden off their shoulders. If the risk is high, it enables them to plan arrangements for their family and finances, and make the most of their remaining time alive." Pioneered by UCLA ophthalmic pathologist Dr. Ben Glasgow, the tec...Scrap tires can be used to filter wastewater
...so be used in a mobile treatment unit for disaster relief operations, he adds. Because the crumb rubber is compressible, the porosity of the particles is decreased which resembling an ideal filter medium configuration. It can then be used at higher filter rates while performing similarly to other media now ...NIH launches 'Health Info Rx Program' on newborn screening and related genetic disorders
...op shopping experience. I know that it is of great relief to parents I work with through Hunter's Hope, the foundation to help families coping with Krabbe disease, and parents around the country." Fortunately, most babies receive a clean bill of health when tested. When test results show that a baby has a...Painkillers may threaten power of vaccines
...mated 50 to 70 percent of Americans use NSAIDs for relief from pain and inflammation, even though NSAIDs blunt the bodys natural response to infection and may prolong it. For years we have known that elderly people are poor responders to the influenza vaccine and vaccines in general, said principal invest...Experts advise world policies to cope with causes, rising consequences of creeping desertification
...its impact on food security, and emergency drought relief treats only symptoms of desertification, not its causes. The search for successful new approaches Innovative policy options to provide the human, financial, technological and institutional resources to cope with the desertification challenge are ...New ergonomic backpack lightens the load
...y professions (firemen, first responders, disaster relief workers, and police) as well as in some athletic competitions and recreation," says Rome. "If you have ever tried to run with a heavy backpack, it is almost impossible because of the large shocks to your knees and ankles. What is striking about our e...Tweaking the treatment for restless legs
... other, the break afforded just two more months of relief before the patient needed to again be switched to another treatment. Previous studies typically have not monitored for the problem of augmentation or have been too brief to observe it, but the team hopes more attention will be paid to the issue in re...Active ingredient in common Chinese herb shown to reduce hypertension
...Many patients with high blood pressure have sought relief from complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In so doing, many have consumed danshen, a Chinese herb used in Oriental medicine that promotes blood flow and treats cardiovascular disease. Tanshinone IIA is an active ingredient of danshen. Si...Cypress replanting unsuccessful without dual cultivation with lavender or mycorrhizal fungi
...ried flora, owing partly to its great diversity of relief and landscapes. However, advancing erosion and processes of desertification, combined with the development of human activities, are damaging this biodiversity. One of the representative species of this flora, the cypress Cupressus atlantica, is exper...