Controversial Atkins Diet may be beneficial for people with epilepsy
...saturated fatty acids (PUFA). This may be another option to control seizures. A diet enriched in PUFA has shown to help in brain development and decreases the excitability of nerve cells that can induce seizures. Additionally, a diet high in PUFA may help against the degenerative effects of Alzheimer dise...Vaccinating school children and high risk groups is best strategy for slowing flu transmission
...ortant to evaluate such a strategy carefully. One option would be to mass vaccinate school children in several states, with other states used as comparisons. "The current vaccine shortage gives public health officials the opportunity to reconsider what we believe is a very important alternative strategy o...Colonoscopy still most effective colorectal cancer screening method
...ccult blood test and barium enema. Each screening option has advantages and disadvantages....Cord blood transplantation now a viable option for adult leukemia patients
...using umbilical cord blood is a standard treatment option for blood disorders in children, but not for adults, due to the difficulty of obtaining a sufficiently large dose of cells. To solve this problem, researchers from the University of Minnesota examined a new technique that combines two cord blood unit...Collaborative care, training boosts adolescent depression treatment in primary care clinics
...ents, and provides an evidence-based psychotherapy option in primary-care clinics can make a measurable difference in outcomes." A common and impairing condition, depression can lead to suicide -- the third leading cause of death among adolescents, and is expected to become the second-leading cause of disa...New treatment guidelines for pregnant women with asthma
...a are insufficient to indicate a preference of one option over the other. Oral corticosteroids may be required for the treatment of severe asthma. The guidelines note that there are conflicting data regarding the safety of oral corticiosteroids during pregnancy; however, severe, uncontrolled asthma poses...New guideline: Corticosteroids recommended for duchenne muscular dystrophy
... to prednisone, is also recommended as a treatment option but is not available in the United States at this time. "Corticosteroids are the only effective drugs in providing improvements in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy," said lead author Richard T. Moxley III, MD, of the University of Rochest...Potential cure for lymphoma in HIV patients
... new study showing that this treatment is a viable option for select Patients with HIV-associated lymphoma w...nt is an available and highly successful treatment option for these Patients," said Amrita Krishnan, M.D., a staff physician at the City of Hope Cancer Center...No advantage of combination drug therapy for chronic hepatitis B Infection
...gylated interferon alpha offers the best treatment option for people with chronic hepatitis B infection. Patients successfully treated for chronic hepatitis B are less likely to develop cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer. Previous research has suggested that treatment either with standard interfero...New therapeutic vaccine for HIV/AIDS eliminates needles and excessive toxicity
...aVir, a novel treatment for HIV/AIDS, offers a new option which complements and improves present drug therap...This treatment possibly offers a new, non-invasive option for HIV-infected patients. "The immune system demonstrated an unexpected capacity for recovery after...Consumers to benefit from organic potato breakthrough
...sumers and farmers alike to takethe healthy eating option and go organic," said Professor Leifert, addingthat valuable lessons from the exercise could be transferred to otheraspects of organic vegetable production. Patrick Holden, director of the Soil Association, said, "The results from the research are go...New CAD system detects colon polyps in colons previously obscured by contrast-enhanced fluid
...efits to the patient of having such a system as an option is that fewer polyps will be missed and the patient's risk of developing colorectal cancer will be reduced, Dr. Summers said. For the study, the researchers analyzed 17 patients who each had at least one proven colon polyp that was submerged in contr...Women need less morphine after hysterectomies with new treatment
...r. Epidurals are currently the best pain treatment option after many major surgeries. However, this is a fairly invasive procedure, which has some risk and also requires more medical resources. "We continue to search for new approaches to using non-opioid treatments that could complement drugs like morphin...New test possible aid to overcoming barriers to colon cancer screening
INDIANAPOLIS --A new option for non-invasive colorectal cancer testing may encourage some people who avoid screening for the deadly disease to be tested. A study published in the December 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reports that a non-invasive test for DNA...FDA approves Enablex for treatment of overactive bladder
...ablex will be especially useful as a new treatment option for overactive bladder." The FDA approval of Enablex was based on efficacy data from four pivotal studies and safety data from studies in which more than 7,000 patients with a mean age of 58 years were treated with varying doses of Enablex. In thes...Home-based treatment as effective as hospital-based treatment for hand eczema
...redness, and blistering of the skin. One treatment option for hand dermatitis is psoralenUV-A (PUVA). PUVA involves the administration of psoralen--either orally (as a pill) or locally (as a hand-bath soak, or applied as a gel or cream)--and subsequent exposure to UV-A light from tanning units. A. Marco va...ZYVOX(R) demonstrates high success rate for patients who develop MRSA surgical site infections
...ion, ZYVOX has proven to be an important treatment option for designated infections known or suspected to be caused by MRSA. To date, an estimated 575,000 patients worldwide have been treated with ZYVOX for its approved indications. ZYVOX is indicated in the treatment of the following infections caused by ...Study finds women hesitant to take tamoxifen as preventive measure
...ure outcomes. Post-menopausal women were given the option of either taking tamoxifen or enrolling in the STAR trial, a randomized study comparing five years of use of tamoxifen and raloxifene, another drug in the same class as tamoxifen. Researchers followed up with study participants at two and four months...Decision to take tamoxifen difficult for many women
... Post-menopausal women in the study were given the option of taking tamoxifen or enrolling in the STAR trial, a randomized study comparing five years of tamoxifen and raloxifene, another drug in the same class as tamoxifen. Researchers followed up with study participants at two and four months to assess ......searchers also say that RGP lenses could be a good option for nearsighted children who can adapt to wearing them. "Severe myopia, which is fairly rare, can lead to a detached retina and permanent vision loss or glaucoma," Walline said. "Theoretically, wearing RGP lenses could lessen the severity of myopia, ...