About 70 percent of older adults use alternative medicine
... generally accepted. "Many people are using herbal medicines or massage therapy or other treatments based on wh...take a more comprehensive look at what alternative medicines people are using and how often they are using them. "Alternative medicine provides an important opti...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...age of fertilizers for plants and of nutrients and medicines for livestock. Other agricultural developments include nano-sensors to monitor the health of crops and farm animals and magnetic nano-particles to remove soil contaminants. Water treatment is third-ranked by the panel. "One-sixth of the world's popul...Bugs in the gut could help doctors develop individualised healthcare
...of how microbes in the gut interact with different medicines report scientists from Imperial College London and... the host, could play a key role in modulating how medicines can affect the body. As the community of microbes varies greatly between individuals this could have...Patients' lives at risk from substandard drugs say heart specialists
...e making and trading of substandard or counterfeit medicines was insufficient. "The WHO estimates that up to a tenth of the world's drug trade and a quarter in developing countries consists of fakes. Controlling this phenomenon clearly constitutes a global challenge." Dr Hermentin's team's test on the streptok...New research pinpoints best treatment for stroke
...idates for treatment utilizing either clot busting medicines or clot retrieval devices. The research was presented to leading neurosurgeons at the 73rd annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. The research, which examined 372 stroke patients, is significant because it allows doctor...Who needs health care the well or the sick?
...J. Seventy per cent of the UK population is taking medicines to treat or prevent ill health or to enhance wellbeing. How can this level of medicine taking be appropriate in a population which, by all objective measures, is healthier than ever before? asks Dr Iona Heath. In a study of people living in Bihar (th...Herbal medicine may alter cell response to cancer therapeutic agents
...-pocket spending for complementary and alternative medicines was recently estimated to be $27 billion per year, similar to the out-of-pocket costs for all physician services." She said the herb is being widely used by and recommended to breast cancer patients who are experiencing menopausal symptoms due to re...UK politicians failing to address low morale among doctors
...kes control of decisions about the prescription of medicines and the selection of surgical procedures. Yet this attitude is manifest nonsense. If doctors have any role at all--and perhaps they do not in Dr Reid's world view--it is to establish a partnership with the patient. A partnership based not on power or...Mayo Clinic researchers report on effectiveness of treatments for hot flashes
...ne current data comparing the effectiveness of two medicines -- venlafaxine and a progestational agent -- in combating hot flashes. Previous studies have shown that both venlafaxine and progestational agents substantially decrease hot flashes. This NCCTG trial demonstrated that a single dose of the progestatio...An alternative to prevent UC-associated colon cancer
...rate a common principle: effective prevention with medicines is cost-effective compared to surveillance followed by just-in-time interventions, such as surgery." Statins were originally developed to lower cholesterol, but also have been found to induce the programmed cell death of colorectal cancer cells in th...OTC treatments for reflux fail to match relief of prescriptions
...isease (GERD) often turn to over-the-counter (OTC) medicines before they are formally diagnosed. Symptoms of G...chool of Medicine investigated how effective these medicines were in improving symptoms. Results of the study showed symptoms persisted for most people suffering...Cancer like colonisation for Aboriginal women
...mily in their community with access to traditional medicines and not confined by 'whiteman' methods and medicines in city hospitals, according to the author Dr Deborah Prior. Dr Prior, an academic from The Univers...Combo drug controls hypertension in hard-to-treat patients
...opulation in the U.S. They may require two or more medicines to reach a desirable blood pressure goal. Dr. Saunders says the medication was the only factor being tested in the study. There was no effort to adjust diet or exercise, which can also control blood pressure. "It is fair to say that this control was...Depression common in people with chronic cough
...econgestant for cough from post-nasal drip; asthma medicines for asthmatic cough; and high doses of drugs called proton-pump inhibitors for several months, sometimes combined with other drugs, for GERD-related cough. By the time patients have come to see him, they generally have already seen several other doct...Steroid-free regimen with CellCept found comparable to standard therapy in liver transplantation
...maceuticals Division offers a portfolio of leading medicines in therapeutic areas including cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, transplantation, dermatology and influenza. Roche's Diagnostics Division supplies a wide array of innovative testing products and services to researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals a...Study shows adherence to pulmicort respules, results in fewer ER visits in asthmatic children
..."Adherence to medication, or correctly taking your medicines is a big problem with pediatric asthma, which is why it continues to be a serious health threat," said Don A. Bukstein, M.D., Director of Allergy and Asthma Research, Dean Medical Center, Madison, WI. "This study shows that increased adherence can me...Personalized immunosuppression with leading organ transplant therapy may optimize patient care
...maceuticals Division offers a portfolio of leading medicines in therapeutic areas including cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, transplantation, dermatology and influenza. Roche's Diagnostics Division supplies a wide array of innovative testing products and services to researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals a...Study shows even limited training improves communication with patients from other cultures
...ove that training improved how patients took their medicines or followed their physician's advice, or that training improved the health status of patients or saved money. The researchers reviewed the findings from 34 studies on cultural competency, grading the research for methodology and quality of evidence. ...UNC launches study of liver injury caused by drugs
... medications, nutritional supplements, alternative medicines and herbals. Funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, DILIN will be the first large-scale investigation of severe liver injury associated with drugs. Other DILIN centers along with UNC are at the Indiana Unive...Despite alternatives, addictive drugs most often prescribed for sleep problems
...often a cheaper alternative to some newer types of medicines that don't have the same potentially addictive side effects, said Rajesh Balkrishnan, the study's lead author and the Merrell Dow professor of pharmacy at Ohio State University . "Some of the most vulnerable populations in the United States are at gr...