Botox Treats Excessive Sweating, According To UCSF Study
...at uncontrolled eye twitching, crossed eyes,muscle spasms and, more recently, to treat facial wrinkles and frown lines, saidGlogau. For sweating, Botox® blocks the release of the chemical responsible forstimulating the sweat glands -- acetycholine. The study involved twelve patients (four males, ei...Though rare, victims of lightning strike may suffer
...yndrome, guttural vocalizations, hand tremors, and spasms of major muscle groups. Through a study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, researchers from the Lightning Data Center of St. Anthony Hospital, Denver, are raising awareness of this uncommon, but debilitating neur...Common diabetes drug causes arteries to spasm, endangering heart
... day the mice had severe angina attacks, caused by spasms of their coronary arteries, which cut off the bloo... male mice and 35 percent of females had died. The spasms were caused by the missing receptor, the same one that is targeted by the sulfonylureas. Sulfonylur...Let's talk about sex -- And pain
...or after intercourse (dyspareunia) and involuntary spasms of the vagina (vaginismus). "At the hospital I saw an unusually large number of women all complaining of pain during intercourse," says Dr. Binik of how he ...Medication effective in treating children with autism
...rigidity, difficulty swallowing, restlessness and spasms in children taking risperidone. The trial was conducted by the Autism Network of the Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology (RUPP). Study sites, in addition to Ohio State, were the University of California, Los Angeles, Indiana University, ...Epilepsy drug can stop cocaine use in addicts
...Europe and many other countries to treat infantile spasms and epilepsy, but it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the United States. "Our results, in which 40 percent of hard-core addicts were able to stay clean for more than 60 days, were more spectacular than we wou...UK trial results on value of cannabis for multiple sclerosis patients
...ss, spasticity, shake/tremor, pain, sleeplessness, spasms and lack of energy. Just over half the patients wh... they experienced improvement in spasticity, pain, spasms and sleep compared to those taking placebo. The researchers said that the results needed to be inter...Popular anti-epileptic drug also effective in controlling debilitating symptom of multiple sclerosis
...etam reduced phasic spasticity, which is marked by spasms and painful muscle cramps, in 100 percent of patients in a small clinical study. "It's amazing how many MS patients can't walk, can't move, and you treat their spasticity and they're fine," said Dr. Kathleen Hawker, assistant professor of neurology ...Botox injections restore voices, confidence to voice disorder patients
...dence -- of people with a voice disorder caused by spasms in their vocal cord muscles, a new University of Michigan study finds. Botulinum toxin type A, known as Botox, has been used off-label for years to help people with spasmodic dysphonia, a rare and often-misdiagnosed voice disorder that makes the voi...Medication for multiple sclerosis may help in treating cocaine addiction
... baclofen--a medication often used to treat muscle spasms in people with multiple sclerosis--can reduce cocaine use. The study involved 70 people who participated in a 16-week treatment program for cocaine addiction. Thirty-five received counseling and baclofen, and 35 received counseling and a placebo. Coc...Guideline evaluates treatment of infantile spasms
... 4 to 6 months and stops by the age of 2 to 4. The spasms are a type of seizure associated with sudden flexion or extension movements. Infantile spasms rarely respond to the usual anti-seizure medications. Most children with infantile spasms have devel...Botox could play a key role in pain control during breast reconstruction
... Unfortunately, tissue expansion causes muscle spasms and additional pain. By injecting the muscles with Botox, the spasms, pain, and discomfort significantly decreased. In this study, Dr. Hochberg found patients who received Botox injections used 89 percent less morphine in the first 24 hours after...Whooping cough makes a national comeback
...al infection of the respiratory system that causes spasms of severe coughing and often masquerades as common ailments such as a cold or the flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is estimated that 39 percent of the reported pertussis cases in 2003 affected children betwe...Rat whisking may provide insight into debilitating eye disorder
...esponse gets out of control. The resulting muscle spasms can be so intense that the eyelids remain forcefully closed for several hours at a time. "The human eyeblink reflex circuit appears to share a common anatomy and physiology with the neural circuit that controls rat whiskers," said Kleinfeld. "Act...New study tests amitriptyline for painful bladder syndrome
...als that trigger pain and may also decrease muscle spasms in the bladder, helping to cut both pain and frequent urination. An average of 75 milligrams of amitriptyline a day may begin relieving IC pain within a week. In contrast, doses in the range of 150 to 300 milligrams are generally used to treat depres...GlaxoSmithKline receives unanimous favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
...al infection of the respiratory system that causes spasms of severe coughing. It is spread through airborne droplets of an infected person's cough or sneeze. The first symptoms of pertussis are similar to the "common cold" with a mild fever, runny nose and a cough. Symptoms generally progress to more sev...