New technology offers quicker recovery, better results after vision-saving glaucoma surgery
...unts of scar tissue sometimes formed, blocking the relief channel. Patients also experience shorter healing times with the new shunt. The surgery doesn't require a hospital stay and takes less than an hour. A patch is worn over the eye for about a day and vision is blurry for about a week after the procedur...Cancer patients find more pain relief when treatment guidelines are followed
...ased cancer pain management offered effective pain relief in 80 percent of patients compared to 30 percent e...ut when you consider the dramatic increase in pain relief it stops being so much of an economic issue as it is a humanitarian one," said Matchar. Matchar said...For those who take painkillers regularly, a heartburn pill a day may keep ulcers away
...lp ease arthritis pain or other chronic aches, the relief comes with a tradeoff: a quadrupled chance of developing painful ulcers over the long term, as their digestive systems brim with acid that erodes the lining of their stomachs and upper intestinal tract. But a new study may offer a promising way to pr...Alzheimer's Association cautious about new Alzheimer treatment research with antibiotics
...tory effects of these antibiotics may provide some relief in Alzheimer's. "More research is needed to uncover the actual mechanism leading to the results in this study," Thies said. Plaques made mostly of protein fragments called beta amyloid are found in the spaces between nerve cells in the brains of peop...Stanford computer model shows bypass surgery more cost-effective than stents
...r replace the pipes?" Surgery also provides better relief from chest pain. "People tend to think that less invasive is better and that new technology has to be better," said Yock. "There has been so much industry hype for stenting but very little industry promotion of surgery, so patients get an imbalanced ...Antiepileptic drug developed at Hebrew University to undergo phase three clinical trials
... therefore, to develop new drugs that will provide relief to patients who are not seizure-free or who suffer serious side effects from existing drugs. The brain contains amino acids that serve as neurotransmitters, either activating or inhibiting neural transmissions within the central nervous system. Epile...Even though it prevents fracture, HRT not recommended, say Pittsburgh researchers
...mone therapy for any purpose other than short-term relief of menopausal symptoms." The study, part of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), included 16,608 participants ages 50 to 79 years, half of whom took estrogen plus progestin, and half of whom took placebo, for five years. During that time, 733 women...Ultrafiltration device shown safe, effective and reduces hospital stay for heart failure patients
... providing the patient more immediate and complete relief as well as improving the overall standard of hospital cardiac care." Many health conditions such as kidney failure, post-surgical overload and metabolic diseases such as glucose intolerance, hyperglycemia and acid maltase can cause fluid-overload, h...Symptom improvement seen in schizophrenia patients switched to Risperdal Consta
...ised on various antipsychotic medications, symptom relief continues to improve in individuals who switched to Risperdal Consta. These are the key findings of research presented today at the 16th Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)1. In addition, unlike previous studies, patien...New clinical research study evaluates novel cell therapy
... said Verhagen. "Current medical therapies provide relief from symptoms for short periods of time, but then the effect of one dose of medication wears off, requiring patients to take another pill and wait until their symptoms subside again."In the pilot clinical study, which tested the preliminary safety an...Study finds music can ease labor pain
...istress of pain for an hour. For some participants relief was fairly substantial. Phumdoung has found that it can reduce the laboring mother's perception of pain and also her distress. Better pain management may speed recovery from childbirth and improve the mother-infant relationship....Emory researchers find Paxil improves memory and brain structure in PTSD sufferers
... a stress regulator, in the brain; and significant relief of each of the three major symptom clusters of PTSD. "These study findings reinforce that post-traumatic stress disorder is caused by biologic changes in the brain, and that medications like Paxil play a neurobiologic role in its treatment," added Dr...Asthma at school is disruptive to routine underdiagnosed, often poorly understood, survey suggest
...children have the right to easily accessible quick relief inhalers. We want to encourage students who are responsible and developmentally able to carry their inhalers and self-administer medications so that they become independent in their asthma management." According to the American Lung Association, asth...Society lauds FDA menopausal hormone therapy information campaign
... to provide women with other treatment options for relief of menopausal symptoms and prevention of bone loss." "Today, an estimated ten million postmenopausal women in the U.S. use combination hormone therapy products, while others have chosen not to. No matter which alternative women choose, they should ...... According to Dr. Pinto, some patients experience relief after stopping their oral habits brought on by stress. Do You Have BMS? Check For: Burning sensations in mouth area Dry mouth Altered taste perception Changes in eating habits Irritability Depression Changes in medica...Adolescents to benefit from launch of new migraine treatment
... for use in adolescents and will bring much-needed relief to those adolescents affected by this debilitating neurological condition. Imigran 10mg Nasal Spray has a fast and effective onset of action and Imigran 20mg Nasal Spray is already a well-established treatment for adults with migraine. It is estimat...Wrist bands can ease cancer nausea, especially for patients who expect them to work
...ve from chemotherapy were much more likely to gain relief than either patients who were not given the bands or those who received them but didn't expect them to help. That's the word from researchers at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, who carried out the largest scientific study yet of two products that...Three Merck chemists win Heroes of Chemistry award for major asthma treatment advance
... year the FDA also approved Singulair® for the relief of symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients two years and older. Singulair® works by blocking substances in the body called leukotrienes, an underlying cause of asthma and allergy symptoms. "The broad range of invaluable products that o...Anti-asthma medications: Too much of a good thing?
...s are the most widely used treatment for the acute relief of asthma symptoms. Administered to asthmatic patients via an inhaler, nebulizer, in tablet or liquid form, or injection, they cause airway relaxation and reduced airway responsiveness to nonspecific contractile stimuli. This is achieved by drug bind......ggestions, say the researchers. The amount of pain relief experienced by all participants, regardless of tre...er ones, an encouraging sign for their use in pain relief among patients who have a hard time concentrating or who suffer through multiple painful tests and t...